This is another in a series of my notes on IBM Connect 2013. am very pleased to be back again after the last two years thanks to IBM’s support. These notes cover the Monday Press Session: Reinventing the Inbox with Ed Brill, Director, Social Business & Collaboration, IBM. and IBM docs.    MORE >>

Forrester thinks that activity streams are becoming a critical resource for organizations that work collectively: sales teams, project teams, and executive staff, for example. IBM Lotus Connections. Many social business tools provide this kind of functionality, including: IBM Lotus Connections. Touchdown. Documents to Go. MORE >>

Personal support networks are one type of SNS affordance employees can exploit when seeking information, mentoring, advice, problem-solving help, or opinions on the “folklore” of another group or business area. Interviews can also “bring a story to life” and can actually reflect an individual’s own experience with personal support networks. MORE >>

Easy access to and tracking of projects has become more critical as workers go mobile and teams assemble remotely, and right now, the pairing of large files and email takes its toll on speed and storage capabilities, lessening productivity. Companies mentioned in this report include 39signals, Dropbox, IBM and YouSendIt. MORE >>

recently had the opportunity to speak with Ethan McCarty, Senior Manager, Digital and Social Strategy at IBM about Social Business and what the technology giant was doing in this area. Rick Liebling: First, what was the impetus for Social Business @ IBM ? Ethan McCarty: IBM has a long history of digital collaboration. MORE >>