Social media is not just about conversations; it’s also about collaboration.With this in mind we thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the most well known collaboration tools on the market at the moment. Adobe Acrobat – Acrobat.com allows teams to work collaboratively on documents through their browsers. Atlassian Confluence – offers a powerful wiki-based solution to enterprise collaboration. Basecamp – collaborative messaging and file sharing. Campfire by Basecamp implements real time chat for collaboration. MORE >>

I work in a collaborative agency. We genuinely believe that collaborations and creativity can work harmoniously together. also think, further than that, collaborations can create a new wave of co-creation and creativity. Collaborations seem to be a bit of a watchword at the moment. Everyone from Brian Solis to AMVBBDO are dropping the word “collaboration&# into presentations, conference talks and as many tweets as their fingers can type. Love is what drives collaborations. The Collaboration Funnel 3.0. There is a good reason for this. MORE >>

They cheered each other on while in the midst of a fierce battle to beak a record (this was more competition than collaboration - but there was a collaborative spirit!). Oh, they may wear a collaborative mask in public, but when the chips are down or the spotlight is on - they say "ME" or "I" or "MINE" instead of a "we" or "our." . But give collaboration a chance - even with competitors. Collaboration + Competition = Contagious Creativity. The NEW Social Learning - A Guide to Collaborative and Collective Intelligence.  . Monumental performance. MORE >>

Collaborating is one of those things we all do every day. We don’t think about every interaction we have and then wonder, “hey, did I just collaborate?” This is why it’s always amusing to have discussions on the value of collaboration because we are essentially trying to value something that we are already doing and have been doing for many many years. Why don’t we try NOT collaborating and see what happens? Designing for collaboration starts with the people at your company and encouraging them to share and communicate with one another. MORE >>

On Friday’s I’ll be reviewing a vendor in the emergent collaboration space and will provide an overview on that vendor which includes aspects from leadership and vision to technology and market focus. They believe the current generation of products is still struggling with the engagement and work focus part of collaboration. Jostle believes that whereas the consumer web is about peer-2-peer, enterprise collaboration is more about groups and teams. These types of tools are: Disruptive to implement, until you get mass collaboration this isn’t really effective. MORE >>