Socialized

OCTOBER 22, 2009

You’re part of a small group receiving this feature, so don’t tweet about it yet! Not only would this be cleaner for all, it would eliminate the need for annoying hashtags for these kinds of applications. People interested in an event could join a list and then could watch and participate in a closed environment.

Yammer 140

Yammer List Microblogging Twitter 140

Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Asking this group of users to go from this to using a wiki was a gigantic step that they weren’t ready to take. Before rolling out ANY type of social media application, whether it’s blogs, or a wiki, or microblogging, make sure that you do an assessment of your user culture first.

Gov 2.0 63

Gov 2.0 Wiki Social Media Yammer 63

Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Use an open source microblogging service like Yammer or QikCom. If your organization already uses Instant Messaging, microblogging offers the potential to turn those one-on-one conversations into group collaboration. Think of it like an IM platform where every IM you send is open to everyone else in the network.

Gov 2.0 56

Gov 2.0 Web 2.0 Social Media Wiki 56