SharePoint 2013: it’s not about the technology
I’m here to deliver a message that you might find surprising, maybe even perplexing. Actually, it’s not my message, it’s a message from Sam Marshall, author of DWG’s new report on SharePoint 2013. And to be totally accurate, the message isn’t just from Sam: his report not only resulted from his hands-on research into SharePoint…
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Should your next intranet be on SharePoint 2013?
The launch of SharePoint 2013 at the start of this year marked the ten-year evolution of Microsoft’s intranet and collaboration platform. In this time it has grown from a fairly simple document-centric tool to cover a range of uses: as an intranet for published information, both corporate-wide and for business units as a portal to…
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Aug 6th webinar – Live tour of GfK’s SharePoint social intranet
IBF Live – intranet and digital workplace insights in a monthly online broadcast Digital Workplace Live is the unique online show from IBF. Going out live on the first Tuesday of every month it offers live tours and expert insights on intranets, social and collaborative software, mobile apps and the broader digital workplace. Learn about subscribing…
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See Accenture’s Jive-based social intranet on July 2nd
IBF Live – the online broadcast featuring the best intranets from around the world Digital Workplace Live is the unique online intranet show from IBF. Going out live on the first Tuesday of every month, it’s unmissable for anyone who works with intranets, portals and digital workplaces. July 2nd episode: Accenture’s Jive-based social intranet On Tuesday,…
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The curse of intranet quick links (and how to do them right)
Many intranets feature a list of “quick links”, intended (one assumes) to give users access to important or popular content or services at the touch of a button. Intranet quick links take up valuable space on the intranet homepage and seem almost universal. But they so often go wrong. Indeed, some commentators would have them…
Blog Intranets Usability & design Two intranet tours, open source vs. SharePoint
IBF Live – the online broadcast featuring the best intranets from around the world. Digital Workplace Live is the unique online intranet show from IBF. Going out live on the first Tuesday of every month, it’s unmissable for anyone who works with intranets, portals and information workplaces. 2 April episode featuring: Safeway’s open source intranet and Group…
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Fortune 500 intranet managers bare their souls at DWG’s member meeting
Imagine you’re in a room full of intranet managers from some of the largest companies in the world and you’re going around the circle honestly discussing your toughest intranet challenges and recent successes. That’s how every DWG member meeting starts (what is an DWG member meeting?). What we call the “Stop Press” session allows all…
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Breaking the chain – death to email
Being a recent arrival to the hilly city by the sea that is Brighton, England, IBF dispatched me off to the Meaning conference, organized by Nixon-McInnes. The conference was aiming to look at the future of business, and specifically how can business do and be better. I packed my conference iPad, dropped the kids at…
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Social intranets part 1: adoption and integration
The term ‘social intranet’ is now firmly established in the intranet industry. It describes intranets which have moved from a more traditional model, based on centralized corporate communications, to those that are more focused on user-generated content, collaboration, two-way communication and a variety of ’social’ tools. Moving to a greater participatory model changes the fundamental…
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The “hidden gem” that is DWG Research
Over in the UK the nation is getting into party mood as we start the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It’s also a year of celebration at DWG (formerly IBF) as it’s our 10th year anniversary and we’re excited about the New York and London member meetings coming up on 13-14 June. Something I’m very passionate…
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Join eBay and ADP on IBF Live!
Don’t miss IBF Live on May 1st! Our featured studio guest is Ramin Mobasseri, Enterprise Portal Solutions Manager with eBay, who shows how eBay uses Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) to easily find experts, share ideas, enjoy social learning, get connected with company leaders, recognize and reward users, engage the entire workforce, and influence decisions made…
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Intranet Love Affairs: Sending love and praise in the enterprise
On IBF 24 in 2011, one of my favourite items was the demonstration from Love Machine, one of a set of new technology start-ups involving Philip Rosedale, founder of Second Life, and Ryan Downe, who walked us through the functionality. Their other projects include “Coffee & Power” and the “Worklist”, both also very interesting in…
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