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A Definitive Guide to Social Intranet Strategy

February 18, 2012

Original Source: The Social Intranet Infographic: 10 Steps to a Social Intranet, The Social Intranet Infographic, Prescient Digital

A social intranet is only one part technology, and two parts people and process. In fact, technology is only an enabler, and may only be worth 20% of the total value of an intranet.

Truth be told, a successful social intranet is remarkably similar to an intranet. Not unlike like the high-performance sports car to the family car, a high-performance social intranet resembles the corporate, family intranet at first glance… but only when it’s not performing to expectations. A flourishing social intranet needs many of the requisites of a regular, run-of-the-mill intranet: well-defined governance and process(es), highly engaged people, and highly functional technology. But the devil is in the non-technical details: the process.

People and process drive the social intranet – governance and content make it sing.

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What's In Your Social Intranet? Top 10 Most Common Intranet Tools [Report]

January 10, 2012

Wondering how other organizations are faring with the social transformation of their corporate Intranets? The Go To” report for companies interested in knowing what other companies are doing has just been released by Prescient Digital Media.

The Social Intranet Study December 2011 examines social media use on corporate intranets and the magnitude, use, and popularity of social media by employees and executives. The study findings and analysis are based on  the survey conducted between late May and early June 2011 by Toby Ward, Prescient Digital Media, in association with the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). The results reveal  rapid adoption of social media on the corporate intranet in the past year.

The survey was completed by over 1,401 participants in small, medium and large organizations in all types of industries, from all corners of the globe.

The Top 10 Most Common Intranet Tools

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Social Knows: List of Companies and the Names of their Corporate Intranets

December 1, 2011

Hello, Boris, you AND me, Pitstop – it’s just some of the names from various corporate intranets.

Some companies give their internal portals just a name. Other companies choose to give their internal portals a complete identity. There are some companies who go the simple route and just call it what it is: Intranet. If you are a company who still operates on multiple portals such as the corporate intranet, the HR portal, and the collaboration portal.. the name becomes that much more important in helping your employees distinguish one portal from another. Coming from a corporate background where all the companies I’ve worked for have had a “branded” intranet, it still surprises me to hear many companies out there don’t. Personally, I like a branded intranet. It’s an easy way to strengthen corporate culture, support brand identity and make your intranet a “destination” not just a “site.”

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Mid-Year Evaluation of Your Social Intranet

August 4, 2011

http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/332904-2504-4.jpgSo, technically it’s past the mid-year point, but in the HR technology world… this is the time that mid year reviews are completed. And it got me to thinking about the social technology goals that I had outlined for this year and where I currently stand with them. And I invite you to do the same.

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not as far as I’d like: shrinking budgets, reorganized resources and modified priorities have slowed down my progress of creating a social experience for employees. I imagine that I’m not the only one in this situation. So, to break the ice, I thought I would provide a little insight into the projects I’ve been working on, what I accomplished and where I hope to go in the second half of the year (and beyond).

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Is a Social Intranet Your Company's Holy Grail or Holy Mess?

May 10, 2011

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WriF8m2mVt0/S8iI_FvqUTI/AAAAAAAAFbY/99lnBFZLtwI/s400/039_31522monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-posters.jpgIf there is one thing that became pointedly clear during my attending and speaking at the J. Boye Intranet conference last week, it’s that we are all experiencing different aspects of what it means to become a world-class corporate (social) intranet. The typical shelf life of an Intranet implementation averages about 18 months. This timeline can easily be extended when you add on the complexities of social layers. So if you feel that your company has been struggling for some time with not only the correct strategy, but also the implementation tactics of a social intranet… don’t feel bad.

You are not alone.

And, if the attendees of the Intranet track are any indication, you are most certainly in good company.

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Knowledge Management: Creating a Social Intranet Where Your Employees can Learn

April 9, 2011

This is Part II in the “Learn, Plan and Do” series  that explores the use of social technologies to take your intranet to the next level, to create a social intranet. But hopefully you will find that it goes even further.. to not only create a social intranet, but to also introduce your employees to an integrated social experience.

Collaboration has become more than just a hot topic. It’s now the primary focus for companies who are seeking to tap the power of social media technologies for their organizations. The movement of the social business is progressing so rapidly, that it leaves a lot of companies scratching their heads more often than coming up with real executable strategies. When companies approach me and say they are struggling with getting support for collaborative technologies, my question back is always: Define your goal without using social media buzzwords. Simplify your thoughts and return to focusing on the business goal you are ultimately trying to achieve.

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List of Social Intranet, Enterprise 2.0, Collaboration, Engagement, and HR Technology Experts

March 21, 2011

Below is what’s intended to be a growing resource list of professionals, bloggers, enthusiasts and experts who focus on creating a social workplace through — but not necessarily limited to — collaborative technologies, corporate social media, intranets, employee engagement or HR technology. If you or your community (more than one contributing author) would like to be included, please submit your information via the contact form or by commenting below and we will be sure to include you.

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Creating a Social Intranet where Employees can Learn, Plan and Do

March 13, 2011

This post is the introduction to a new three part “Learn, Plan and Do” series that explores the use of social technologies to take your intranet to the next level, to create a social intranet. But hopefully you will find that it goes even further.. to not only create a social intranet, but to also introduce your employees to an integrated social experience.

Special note: Proud to say that this post made Ragan’s HR Communicator on March 17, 2011. Thank you everyone for your tweets, retweets and comments. The Social Workplace only truly exhibits the essence of social media when you contribute to it. Thank you!

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A Social Intranet – Part 2: Critical Steps to Building a Social Intranet

December 14, 2010

Having just launched a new intranet site that allows for a more collaborative and, what I hope is considered, a more productive environment, this post from the IABC CW Bulletin resonates very strongly with me. So much so that I thought I would make it available here. Enjoy! :-)

Social Intranets: The magic is in the culture, not the tools

by Stephan Schillerwein

Using social media successfully in internal communication can be much more challenging than using it externally. With external social media use, the rest of the organization doesn’t necessarily need to get too involved or fundamentally change how it operates. The opposite is true for the internal use of social media: If you want a social intranet to truly take off, the entire organization has to get on board and gradually change its way of working and communicating.

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A Social Intranet – Part 1: Two-Way Communication between Management and Employees

December 13, 2010

Having just launched a new intranet site that allows for a more collaborative and, what I hope is considered, a more productive environment, this post from the IABC CW Bulletin resonates very strongly with me. So much so that I thought I would make it available here. Enjoy! :-)

Making Your Intranet Social

by Jonathan Pollinger (via IABC)

Social media continue to see huge growth: Facebook now has over 500 million users and Twitter has 175 million. In November, YouTube announced that 35 hours of video are uploaded onto its servers every minute.

In this hyper-social environment, people prefer to take advice and recommendations from friends and other consumers, and are less trusting of traditional broadcasting and advertising. (In a May 2010 survey from Alterian, 95 percent of respondents indicated that they don’t trust advertisements.) Two way conversations between consumers and brands is now the norm. There’s been a media power shift because it’s not just the BBC, ABC or Channel 9 who have the capability to communicate to large audiences. Everyone now has the ability to broadcast and to communicate via blogs, across social networks or by uploading video.

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