On the Web
Choosing Web Tools: Best-Fit Versus Good Enough?
Bob just decided to set up an office wiki and wants to know if he ought to use Wikipedia’s MediaWiki or maybe Microsoft’s Sharepoint wikis. Alice has heard a lot about microblogging and can’t choose between Twitter and Laconi.ca. How much time is Bob going to spend researching his choices? Does it really matter if [read more...]
Marketing Geek Dinner in Dallas, Social Media Breakfast in Memphis
The October edition of Social Media Breakfast Memphis is going on right now at the Crescent Club in Memphis. I’m bummed to be missing it, especially since Bob Hazlett is giving a presentation on corporate blogging’s greatest misses. I’ll console myself by following along via twitter. On the brighter side, I stumbled my way a [read more...]
Another Great Time at SMB Memphis
I just got back from an exciting session at the September edition of Social Media Breakfast Memphis. Just like last time, I met some interesting people and had a great time learning and sharing with social media enthusiasts from a wide range of local businesses. For an introduction to social media breakfasts check out my [read more...]
Social Networking Behind the Firewall at Microsoft, Best Buy, IBM, and More
Here’s a good write-up from Computer World last week (thanks Mike Gotta) about successful in-house social networks set up at some major companies like Best Buy and Deloitte. Each seems to be home-grown and show parallels to Facebook and to MySpace. These are pretty tech-heavy organizations, so you can’t necessarily expect the same level of [read more...]
