EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
I don't mean for advertising purposes.
I mean as collaboration tools.
I hear about stuff like this: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120626/DEFREG02/306260009/U-S-Military-Launch-Website-Mirrors-Reddit?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE more and more.
I've also seen twitter-like platforms developed for the workplace to take advantage of the benefits, knowledge, retention, etc... that social media can bring.
So, is something in use by your company? How?**
**EMCE is inquiring about your company, yet remains secretive about his own 6/26/2012 4:19:46 PM |
qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
we've been using yammer for a little over a year with pretty good results (probably 1/3-1/2 the company is actively engaged on the site).
mostly to share information of general interest to our industry and employee milestones. everything official and important still goes out on the company email all user listserv
[Edited on June 26, 2012 at 4:29 PM. Reason : oh, and also for letting people know when there are leftovers from luncheons in the breakroom ] 6/26/2012 4:22:32 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
all are blocked.
youtube isn't, though the images/thumbnails are...
youtu.be (or whatever the shorthand url is) is blocked though... 6/26/2012 4:24:36 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
^^ Microsoft bought them fairly recently, no?
It'll be rolled into sharepoint soon enough
[Edited on June 26, 2012 at 4:28 PM. Reason : carats are the internet's dunce cap] 6/26/2012 4:27:34 PM |
qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
yup. $1.2 billion
sharepoint can DIAF though and i for one will not be yampointing 6/26/2012 4:30:59 PM |
djeternal Bee Hugger 62661 Posts user info edit post |
I hear that in other markets my company uses a Facebook page as a management (or more precisely, micromanagement) tool. They require their employees to update the page every night with pictures/agendas so they can make sure they are doing their jobs.
Thank God we don't use that method here. In my market we use a Google Doc that is shared by the whole region. But I don't even remember how to log into it. We did a photobucket thing for about a month as well, and again I did not contribute much
[Edited on June 26, 2012 at 4:33 PM. Reason : a] 6/26/2012 4:32:15 PM |
Wolfmarsh What? 5975 Posts user info edit post |
We also have yammer, but I refuse to use it.
The pointless bullshit our people put out there is ridiculous. It reads like an Onion blog.
"Spending the day tweaking our ROI based processes to facilitate change across the silos."
Shit like that. 6/26/2012 4:41:22 PM |
BigHitSunday Dick Danger 51059 Posts user info edit post |
nope as far as i know
its a european company though 6/26/2012 5:10:53 PM |
wolfpackgrrr All American 39759 Posts user info edit post |
If it exists, my HR has found a way to utilize it. 6/26/2012 8:15:07 PM |
BettrOffDead All American 12559 Posts user info edit post |
we have a social networking thing
no one uses it, but you can just say people are your assistants, so i just randomly put coworkers names up as my assistants
dumb dumbs 6/26/2012 9:45:01 PM |
DJ Lauren All American 15721 Posts user info edit post |
I like Tophatter.com 6/26/2012 9:47:53 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
We use a microblogging platform, which was internally created a few years back and is really an open source project. It has it's advantages such as the ability to create groups or subscribe to people/projects that interest you. However, I would say not everyone is as active as I would like to see.
[Edited on June 27, 2012 at 9:16 AM. Reason : J] 6/27/2012 9:12:56 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
mine tried twitter... didn't fly.
"hey guys i'm doing prefunctional checks on air handlers today"
"STFU" 6/27/2012 12:35:22 PM |
Pikey All American 6421 Posts user info edit post |
Thy just recently unblocked Facebook and Youtube here.
They are trying to push this Yammer bullshit, but I'm not having it.
qntmfred, why do you hate Sharepoint? I kinda like it. 6/27/2012 12:41:31 PM |
ShawnaC123 2019 Egg Champ 46681 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah. There's a company specific network similar to twitter. I guess it's helpful sometimes but I usually forget about it. 6/27/2012 5:45:45 PM |
sawahash All American 35321 Posts user info edit post |
we just use skype 6/28/2012 8:24:01 AM |
Fry The Stubby 7783 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ try developing for it. 6/28/2012 8:27:27 AM |
EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
1. I have always liked, and appreciated Fry as a user and a person.
2. I think one of the biggest obstacles of this social media as the main form of e-communication in the workplacw is that it cannot replace email in terms of effectiveness - are you reaching all of your intended audience?
3. I, too, don't particularly care for sharepoint. 6/28/2012 8:37:44 AM |
qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
lol the new guy just posted the fake "today is the day marty mcfly went to the future" pic 7/12/2012 9:34:43 AM |
settledown Suspended 11583 Posts user info edit post |
we have internal blogs and a microblogging app 7/12/2012 9:40:28 AM |