How do we know what to look for in search tools, services to add into the mix, and or design elements that will make an impact? It was an issue before social tools and has the potential to only get worse now with the new silos brought by some social tools.   The problem is that tools are limited. Nice name. MORE >>

Connectbeam is one of those first-movers in the market that often gets overlooked but they continue to do some creative things (see below). While initially identified as a social bookmark system for the enterprise (an "internal delicious"), the company has done a credible job of expanding the conversation beyond a tooling discussion. MORE >>

Getting an internal Facebook (social network and group feature) is a standalone tool, it has nothing to do with the Intranet, does it? In this sense it seems designed tools like Thoughfarmer are combing the best of both worlds: Doing work/finding stuff. Company information, tools and news. individual sensemaking. Related. MORE >>

tools relate to each. Tools like Connectbeam that help you find the right people can address this. However, now we have much better tools to address these issues. Second, make decisions based on transparent criteria and a robust fact base – The necessary robust fact base can be augmented by the many eDiscovery tools (e.g., MORE >>

Some clients use blogs, wikis and social bookmarking because they are baked in but these tools are not a starting point. Sharepoint is seen as more effective than other tools for team collaboration but less for wikis and blogs. in terms of users. Last year Microsoft sold over 1B$ (US) of Sharepoint. have seen all of the above myself. MORE >>