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  • de-Hao 6:49 pm on December 21, 2008 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: blogging, enterprise 2.0, lifestream, lifestreaming, , , social web   

    My Winter Slack, Blogging, LifeStreaming, Social Media and the Future! 

    I had to step away from my blog for a split-second, it seems. Next thing I know the rest of the “social web” is racing right past me with full steam – even with the audacity to wave “bye” at me. Make it hurt, ‘why doncha’! It doesn’t surprise me though – the speed with which new advancements are unveiled in the ever-growing web order is not out of this world – the information technology area has always been notorious for forging ahead anytime I go to catch my breath. I am convinced that the 6-month “effective half-life” hypothesis that used to be the norm is quickly losing its promise of diminutive stability. For my loyal audience, I apologize for the long drought. For all “Ye” believers with no boundaries, “Yes, I’m here…” I might have sunk my teeth into a little too much – arguably, even more than I can chew – in trying to juggle doctoral studies, teaching, working and staying committed to my entrepreneurial cravings (can’t forget family and friends). In any case, I survived November (the most stressful month I’ve ever crossed paths with) and December is flying by very quickly. January is always my favorite, probably because it plays host to my birthday.

    Enough about me and my excuses for not keeping my blog fresh! : )

    As I ponder my return to active blogging and how to model my blog in a way that allows it to outlive the ever-decreasing “half-life” of IT advancements, I am tempted to examine the future of blogging as we know it. Micro-blogging tools like Twitter seem to be trading places with what we typically categorize as weblogs. Even so, the concept of “LifeStreaming” seems to be gaining grounds as the future of blogging, from what I’ve seen thus far. I have been preaching about the “aggregation” of social media for god-knows-how-long. Maybe it’s time to practice what I preach?

    Blogging is fascinating and can be quite rewarding from both a professional and personal standpoint yet we all know that people are reading less literature today than they did yesteryear. If that postulation is anything to go by, perhaps blogging in the midst of the fleeting social media haven lends itself better to “LifeStreaming” than to ‘old-school’ blogging. So I ask myself, if “LifeStreaming” is the future of blogging what shape will corporate blogs take in the future? For individuals who participate actively in what is termed the “social web”, a “lifestream” makes sense; hitherto, for a traditional organization that is not active in the “social web”, maybe this is not for you?

    All and still, I can think of a few organizations that maintain a Facebook presence, a LinkedIn group, a MySpace page, a Plaxo Pulse presence and perhaps a Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, SlideShare, or FriendFeed account. If you can relate, maybe this is the time to start looking at the promise of a “LifeStream” of some sort.

    On my list of admirable “LifeStream-like” blogs are:

    Is there a place for “LifeStreaming” in Enterprise 2.0? With a carefully crafted web strategy, any form of regulated social media aggregation can offer untold benefits to the enterprise folks.

    P.S.: I want the “MacBook AIR” for Christmas. Santa, I hope you are paying attention this time! : )

     

  • de-Hao 1:09 pm on February 22, 2008 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , community server, community strategy, corporate social networking, , enterprise 2.0, , , , web 2.0 and enterprise   

    Social Networking for the Enterprise: Build or Join? 

    It is quite apparent that social networking plays a key role in our personal (and even professional) lives these days. For the vast majority of us (people of this age), when we are not poking around on “Facebook” in our spare time, we are certainly staying in touch with professional contacts, recruiters , et cetera on “LinkedIn” or perhaps mini-blogging on “Twitter”. Then there is little sister “MySpace” , cousin “Pulse”, niece “Hi5” and so on.

    Like I alluded to, in my previous posting titled “Web 2.0 in the workplace – “Time to join In”! (Part II)”, it’s time for the corporate world to start considering web 2.0 elements particularly community-based solutions in their intranet, extranet and/or internet web strategy. I covered this subject quite extensively, in one of my previous blog posts (“My Workplace”: The Future of Online Communities at Work), a few months ago.

    In any case, with each passing day, I find myself listening to some of my very savvy friends/peers discuss this topic to no end. I’m convinced beyond reasonable doubt, that this is a very hot area worth your rapt attention. If you are one of the lucky executives who are finally at the crossroads with building a community outfit on your domain but don’t quite know which path to choose, check out Jeremiah Owyang’s (Sr. Analyst at Forrester Research: Social Computing) list of white label social networking tools. While you are at it, I encourage you to listen to Jeremiah’s 20-minute (MP3) audio post on the “Join or Build” (your own Social Network) dilemma.

    As a huge advocate for using Web 2.0 tools in the Enterprise environment, I look forward to installing and reviewing some of the solutions on Jeremiah’s list. I can’t help but mention that my evaluation is likely to be biased towards solutions built on the Microsoft .NET architecture – probably because I have spent quite some time developing my career within the .NET space. Needless to mention, I am inclined to believe that majority of the companies in the Midwest Region (my primary audience) happen to be conservative; and hence are more likely to favor MSFT solutions.

    High on my list of corporate social networking tools to evaluate include:

    • Microsoft SharePoint (MOSS)
      – very hot area for collaboration, etc. in the MSFT world
    • Community Server
      – it powers MySpace’s newly re-launched forums (Scalability: CHECK!)
    • BlogTronix
      – at first glance, it looks like a very good competitor in this space
    • Ektron CMS400.NET (7.5+)
      – social networking features were just introduced in version 7.5

    NOTE: I will be attending the Ektron Local User Group meeting in Milwaukee WI early next month. I hope to report on what Ektron brings to the table so far as social networking is concerned. There will be a few presentations from Ektron executives on this subject. Keep an eye out for that blog post as well as my evaluation of the other afore-mentioned solutions. Feel free to throw any suggestions, good feedback, and comments on here.

    FURTHER READING:

    Check out the following TechCrunch Reviews and Charts regarding this subject:

    CHARTS:


    REVIEWS    :

     

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