Mindjumpers

AUGUST 3, 2012

Most people wrongly assume social enterprise networks are simply Facebook for business. If that were the case, Microsoft wouldn’t have dropped $1.2 Such platforms as Yammer, Chatter and Jive certainly look and feel similar to Facebook – with a news feed, groups, friends and status updates.

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Social Enterprise Yammer Jive Crowdsourcing 209

Firebelly

JULY 16, 2012

Big companies have been acquiring social media startups a lot lately. Here are 3 must-reads on some of the larger acquisitions and, more importantly, why these companies feel the need to become more social. Salesforce Buys Buddy Media To Ride Social Media Marketing Wave.

Yammer 183

Yammer Social Media Social Enterprise Microsoft 183

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2012

This is Episode 22 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. Read on for insights from Evan and some social media news from Eric and Jim ( this week : Facebook changes users’ email addresses without permission, LinkedIn offers targeted status updates, and Microsoft acquires Yammer).

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Yammer Microsoft Communities LinkedIn 114