Writing in local Aussie IT news site, Delimiter , Renai LeMay reports on an article in The Register about Yammer trials by local government in Australia being abandoned. If you look carefully at Yammer, you will also see that the emphasis is now on supporting their premium paying customers to make the use of their tools more successful. MORE >>

An announcement about the Yammer roadmap, now part of the Microsoft family, was anticipated in the lead up to the SharePoint Conference 2012. No surprises that Yammer and the SharePoint & Office suite will work together more closely - this is API-based, through the Yammer Open Graph. Putting Social to Work. Game changing? MORE >>

I caught up with some of the Yammer team this morning, including Chief Customer Officer David Obrand, while they are in town for the Yammer on Tour series. . was particularly interested in talking with them about Yammer’s shift to activity streams. Collaboration Enterprise 2.0 MORE >>

If you are still trying to get your head around the deeper implications of the Yammer & SharePoint roadmap announcement , here is some further reading: Hold tight - its just a bump in the road. What will win out of Yammer Groups and SharePoint Communities? What about Yammer? The analyst's view. MORE >>

Collaboration Dropbox Email file sharing Huddle YammerA few weeks ago, electronic mail, or email as it’s now affectionately known, hit the respectable age of 40. Email has transformed the way people shop, bank, communicate with family members and do business. But is it about to hit a midlife crisis? Email is a great communication tool. MORE >>