Web, social networking at work
Posted by Jacque on September 30th, 2007
Best of Web, Social Web
Business Weeek’s online (Sept. 30) special tech report focuses on the Best of the Web, Scaling the Social Web, the 25 most influential people on the Web, and more.
Online players from media giant Viacom to auctioneer eBay are adding networking features for their users. Fierce competition is leading to the integration of social networking tools into many established Web sites. But it’s not just a matter of getting attention, it’s keeping them coming back that counts.
The water cooler Web
Also from Business Week recently: they notice that companies are adopting social software technology to create internal networks. It’s an efficient way to find in-house expertise, discover new recruits, and share information within their own walls.
Business Week gives the example of the Film Foundation in Los Angeles using Lotus Connections, an IBM product, to help manage an educational film program. “Workers can archive research documents, share calendars, chat, and blog. A team of 60 researchers, writers, teachers, and filmmakers is putting together a curriculum, distributed free to schools across the country, that teaches students how to understand the visual language of films.”
I think large non-profits in the library world, such as associations and library systems, could take useful advantage (and a number are) of social networking to build communities around special interests and accomplish a variety of goals. Are you involved in one of those?
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