Companies are looking to implement more social tools within their internal structure and to engage employees in collaboration and knowledge-sharing. But how does company management do this effectively, beyond just picking the right technology? At Net:Work, representatives from Humana and SocialCast weigh in. Read More »
Archive for December 2010
For organizations to successfully recruit and retain the best people, human resources departments must move beyond the typical command-and control management structure and unleash their people and processes, according to speakers at GigaOM’s Net:Work conference. Read More »
New tools are making workers more productive and driving cost savings across organizations, Cisco SVP Debra Chraparty said at Net:Work today. But those tools don’t always mean a shorter leash; in fact, 66 percent of workers say they would take a pay cut for more flexibility. Read More »
Today on the Net: Qualcomm is telling FLO TV users where to recycle their devices and how to get their money back, Blockbuster passed on the chance to collaborate with Netflix and uTorrent users can now share personalized RSS feeds. Read More »
Heated rivalries keep everything interesting, so it’s good to see that “Do No Evil” Google is up to the task of trading blows with Microsoft in the cloud collaboration space. Today, it took offense to being omitted from bidding in the USDA contract that Microsoft… Read More »
With remote work, comes the need for tools that are simple enough to allow you to focus on the work at hand. At Net:Work, Renee Niemi, SVP of Communication Solutions at Plantronics, unveiled several new devices and an app to simplify voice communication. Read More »
The convergence of cloud computing, more empowered employees and on-demand infrastructure is driving adoption of technologies — from workspaces like Box.net, Huddle and Cetnral Desktop to customer-powered support communities like Get Satisfaction — that foster high-impact collaboration and with that, innovation. Read More »
OK Go have amassed close to 110 million views on their YouTube channel – but the site’s partner program hasn’t made them rich just yet, I was told by Tim Nordwind and Damian Kulash in a video interview that also revealed surprising news about Michelle Obama. Read More »
How do companies get their massive distributive work forces to innovate and collaborate when they’re thousands of miles apart? For social enterprise company Moxie Software and design firm IDEO, the answer was merging their ideas into a product called Spaces. Read More »
Getting companies to adopt online tools and social collaboration software is getting easier, but the hard part is making sure employees don’t give up on the tools in the face of an overload of information. That’s the next big battle in shifting the way people work. Read More »
At Net:Work, executives from CloudCrowd, Amazon Mechanical Turk, uTest, and LiveOps discussed the flexibility involved in crowdsourced work — both for the companies, which can expand the workforce to meet increased demand, and for individuals, who have greater choice in how and where they work. Read More »
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