Microsoft design point is to co-mingle structured collaboration tools alongside social computing tools - it's unrealistic to think of social computing disconnected from collaborations strategies find knowledge, share ideas, work in teams, feel valued, manage projects, build= a network and use content Microsoft also thinks of the IT Pro ... Notes from Christian Finn, Director, Social Computing 13 sessions in "social track"

I am at a Microsoft event in Christchurch (New Zealand), co-presented by Intergen New Zealand . The event is focused on how to use various Microsoft technologies for emergency response. You can learn more about the initiative at Microsoft Citizen Safety Architecture, at www.microsoft.com/csa . The architecture describes how to use various Microsoft technologies to support agencies and organizations focused on citizen safety. There's about 50 people here for the 2 hour session.

I thought I would offer some comments on some UC predictions offered by Gurdeep Singh Pall, who heads Microsoft's UC group: No Jitter | Microsoft: Gurdeep's UC Predictions single identity with presence at the core is spot on - but it makes you wonder why Microsoft does not openly share its rich presence information? 1. UC gets unified The term "unified communications" has long been muddled and miss-used, and the problem is made worse by vendors who slap a "unified" label on products that are anything but.

With Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Interesting - but I remain quite skeptical - especially regarding "MOSS 2007 as your default option for enabling and managing social networks for business use". This situation can influence decision-making - people may prefer to evolve with Microsoft over the next couple of years as they figure this space out - especially for internal deployments. Collaborative Thinking Perceptions on collaboration and social software by Mike Gotta

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I’ve been co-designing and c0-facilitating a number of workshops for the CGIAR and FAO over the past few years about knowledge sharing, and more recently, this phenomenon people call “social media.” thought I’d share a few of them on this blog.  Do you know how to do this on Google, Yahoo or Microsoft search? 8221; Part of this work has been to  comb through resources and create some launch pads that are relevant to NGOs and non profits. I

I really do enjoy seeing this type of innovation coming from Microsoft - the SharePoint team could learn a lot by working more closely with these folks - and consider leveraging their solutions for the next release of SharePoint. Brier Dudley's blog | Microsoft debuts Vine in Seattle: Twitter+Facebook on steroids | Seattle Times Newspaper It's been awhile since Microsoft introduced a game-changing social Web application, but Vine -- a service that's debuting today with a beta test in Seattle -- could be a contender. Vine is a hyperlocal, personalized

It is a way for the Royal Bank of Canada to share its ideas and information about innovation, business change and the financial services industry. The HSBC Business Network is an online community for both customers and non-customers, allowing businesses and entrepreneurs to share information with and gain information from their peers. Wesabe is a money-management site and online community for people who want to share advice about For this week’s instalment in our series of online community examples we turn to the financial services industry. Online communities

Christen Anderson of Microsoft SMB shares two suggestions for SMB marketers to engage in Social Media. Tags: Microsoft Social Media MGX1 Recorded at MGX10 ...Tags: