Reflecting on this superb quote from one of my fellow IBM colleagues, Adam Christensen, of the role of social media in the corporate environment: "That culture is, in my view, the most overlooked, underestimated factor determining whether social media succeeds or fails in a company.". MORE >>

IBM, which has quietly supported many telecom players, is now stepping up its mobile profile, buying up Israeli mobile app provider Worklight and releasing a new device management tool for enterprise customers. The moves help IBM capitalize on the push toward mobile by companies as they manage an exploding number of devices and apps. MORE >>

This is the third of a three part series on IBM Connections , their collaboration platform. recently had an extended conversation with Suzanne Livingston, Senior Product Manager for Connections. In the next major release, Connections will offer an enhanced dashboard to monitor adoption and community vitality.  MORE >>

This is the second in a series on an IBM social media press event I attended last week following part one posted yesterday. Jeff Schick, VP social software, mentioned that IBM Research has done a study on the implications of using social and infusing collaboration into commerce experience. Joan DiMarco next spoke on IBM Research. MORE >>

IBM has taken a novel approach through its experimental application, Social Lens. recently attended a media session at IBM and got a demo of the Social Lens application among others (see 2 010 Update on IBM Social Software Efforts: Part Two ). Here is a good idea and smart approach to content overload.     MORE >>