About Contact Web Strategy Vault Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang | Social Media, Web Marketing Jeremiah Owyang discusses how web tools and social media enable companies to connect with customers List of “White Label” or “Private Label” (Applications you can Rebrand) Social Networking Platforms, Community Platforms February 12th, 2007 | Category: White Label Social Network , Industry Index , Social Networking Left Graphic: Forrester Wave™: Community Platforms, Q1 ’09 Important Update:

Google is hosting a webinar on February 12 at which one of its Apps customers will talk about the experience and benefits of shifting from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps. " Next Thursday, February 12, we're pleased to welcome Jud Clift, President and Founder of ASE Technology, who uses Google Apps to manage his print technology business. Contact synchronization also will be improved .... From Exchange to Google Apps ... These talks are informal and open.

Available immediately, the new MessagePhones offer advanced features, such as push email and synchronization services, mobile instant messaging, a full HTML web browser, and access to social networking sites. On February 21, all Central Desktop users will automatically be upgraded to this new version, which features a completely redesigned and more intuitively organized user interface. Synchronica MessagePhone ... Synchronica released MessagePhone, a low cost smartphone with a keyboard, aimed at emerging markets. "

Using its WeaveSync technology - an indexing, matching and synchronization tool for documents - TextFlow offers a more simplified way to manage input, as well as merge and track suggestions and text contributions from multiple writers at once. Central Desktop 2.0 ... Central Desktop released a major update to its hosted collaboration service, with a revised UI, an online file viewer, improved wiki navigaton, and more. "

Key features of the new version include: (1) Display any number of Exchange calendars from distinct users in a single SharePoint calendar; (2) Create, edit and delete an Exchange calendar event via SharePoint calendar with full synchronization of SharePoint and Exchange calendars; (3) Color-code events from different calendars; and (4) Set tooltips for calendar events displaying description, timeframes, event participants or any other event field. " More - Microsoft After RIM ... Is Microsoft about to make an acquisition of RIM? "

For devices that support the open SyncML protocol, Google Sync will allow for two-way contacts synchronization. Mobile Working ... The Bottom Line on BBC last week talked about mobile working. " It was an excellent discussion with important points raised around meeting people in person, eye contact, the power of serendipitous conversations in the office, being able to visually assess products (and how that can’t be done remotely).

Social Calendaring now includes automatic RSS feeds and iCal event subscription to enable easy out-of-the-box synchronization with personal and corporate calendars. " More Day CQ 5.3 ... Day Software released version 5.3 of its content management system, and included new social collaboration capabilities, among others. "

With Huddle for Microsoft SharePoint 2010, enterprise teams can invite external users into their daily workflow and synchronize their SharePoint document libraries with content stored on the Huddle network, or even on other SharePoint sites. Gartner on Social Media at Work ... Gartner offers 5 predictions for 2010 and beyond about social software at work. #1

This exclusive feature will enable users to synchronize assigned phone calls and meetings from the SugarCRM system in their Zimbra calendar .... Co-Working ... Co-working provides an opportunity for people working remotely from work to still have time with others. " Though working from home has advantages - increased autonomy and no need for a lengthy commute, for example - the solitude can sometimes drain motivation.

Third, virtual teams should try to use synchronous communication for convergence and social/relational tasks. What: Research article on communication in virtual product development teams Posts it is related to: Freeing Yourself from Email , The Evolution of Harmful Email Habits , How do I begin to Improve the Functioning of my Virtual Team? Bottom line: The authors of the article