Great ideas for using social media internally

I got a note from someone who read my last post wanting more details about what we talked about in that impromptu session last week in Vegas. First, I have to say it’s really funny to me that I hear more from people about my blog posts in e-mail and on Twitter...

Give ’em what they want

Last week I attended the opening keynote at the Ragan Social Media Conference in Las Vegas (#socmedlv on Twitter) and a friend turned to me and said “I wonder what they’re doing about Al not being here.” Turns out, the conference team didn’t...

Can the tiny gain attention from the huge?

Microsoft. For some that right there says all I need to say. As a long-time Mac user, I had often joined in the Microsoft bashing. But in the past two years I have become a fan of their MOSS 2007 (SharePoint) tool.  It’s got some great stuff in it. We’ve...

Corporate experience makes the grade

Last week, my husband and I watched the newest episode of CSI. The original leader has left the show, replaced by Laurence Fishburne (who I love) as a sort of mousey professor. Now, you would think that a professor would have real-world experience to lean on, right?...

Intranet/portal governance: ignoring the most important step

More than a dozen of the participants in my virtual conference session this week for Ragan fessed up to having intranet chaos. Why is it that so many organizations allow their intranets and employee portals to fall into ruin? I’ll tell you why. Because the big...