In an article published late last year , collaboration champion Brian Solis commented, “we’re blinded by the [social] networks and our need to listen, respond, and update. In reality, that description extends beyond social media to any form of online collaboration, including team members collaborating on work projects. MORE >>

Today, we formally announced our findings from the field research project on social networking conducted August-November 2008. Burton Group Uncovers the Realities of Social Networking in the Enterprise - MSNBC Wire Services - msnbc.com. Many organizations are yet to make an enterprise-wide decision on social networking tools. MORE >>

As organizations explore the use of social networking, the enterprise is no longer the only participant in managing identity. An employee’s social network site profile, social graph, and use of other social tools and applications enable them to construct additional identity facets to suit their own needs. social networking, etc. MORE >>

For the last decade I have examined and applied social network analysis in and across organizations, for example in large professional firms , technology purchase decision-making , high-performance personal networks , and other applications. Use social network analysis to uncover creative leadership. Collaboration Enterprise 2.0 MORE >>

While enterprise social networking has been covered extensively in the media and by IT analyst firms, one of the least discussed aspects of the topic has been the issue of design and the potential impact of design on employee adoption of such tools and applications.  e-mail, community site, social collaboration platform, etc.). MORE >>