SocMedSean - Social Media Sean

SocMedSean - Social Media Sean

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10 Signs Your Organization Hasn’t Quite Figured Out Enterprise 2.0

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Ready to roll out your new Enterprise 2.0 Strategy? Looking to save the company millions by implementing an internal social strategy? Think that implementing a blog will help you increase sales, cut support calls, and help unclutter your email Inbox?

Before you jump into the deep end and propose implementing any E2.0 solutions, you might want to take a look around and assess whether your organization has an understanding of what E2.0 really is and whether it is ready to take on an internal social strategy.

I sure wish Facebook would add a “Tweet This” button

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Has one of your Facebook friends ever posted something on your Facebook wall or to your news feed that you wish you could share on Twitter? If so, and you’d like for Facebook to recognize that people who Facebook also Tweet, spread the word by clicking the Like button. Send the message that you want to Tweet from Facebook!

Facebook As A Company Intranet Is A Nightmare Waiting To Happen

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Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about whether Facebook is a suitable platform for organizations to build a corporate intranet. The fact that most employees are already on Facebook, combined with the low pricepoint (aka Free) often leads fiscally-focused executives to make statements like “Why build an Intranet, we can just use Facebook.”

Are Social Media Coupons Bad For Business?

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For a while now, consumers have been questioning what economic value social media offers to them. Geolocation services like FourSquare, GoWalla, Yelp, and (most recently) Facebook Places all ask consumers to check-in and disclose their location and buying habits but little has been given back to the consumers. To fill that desire, sites like Groupon have offered members the ability to purchase discounted coupons on the Web, leveraging the power of group buying. My experiences with Groupon have been outstanding and have found opportunities to visit local establishments and eat at half price.

Facebook Places Is A Big Privacy FAIL

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Earlier this week, Facebook announced the launch of it’s new geolocation feature named “Places”. If you previously have been ignoring services like FourSquare, GoWalla, Yelp, and WeReward you might want to start paying attention RIGHT NOW!

Online Form Builder: A Hidden Gem of Intranet Productivity

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Survey after survey indicate that some of the most popular applications on organizational Intranets are the employee directory, the cafeteria menu, and HR forms. What those surveys often don’t mention is the fact that many of those HR forms are still in MS Word or Adobe PDF format and aren’t able to be completed from within the browser.

Twitter’s New “Who To Follow” Is A Welcome Addition

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In case you haven’t visited the native Twitter website lately (really…who actually uses Twitter to tweet?), Twitter has added a nice little widget to the user home page providing suggestions as to who might be good folks to follow. The suggestion widget is similar to Facebook’s Recommendation widget and attempts to predict good matches based […]

“Social” Devices Are Blending Social and Medical Technologies

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Imagine a world where an adhesive strip applied to your skin can monitor your physiological state and alert you or others when specific changes occur. Parents could monitor their kids playing outside and know when they might be overheating or dehydrated, caretakers of elderly family members who live alone could be alerted if heart rate or respiratory changes occur, doctors can be alerted if patients forget to take their medications.