Michael Sampson - Currents

AUGUST 31, 2015

In a month I’ll be attending and speaking at Collabosphere 2015 , the PGi / Central Desktop user conference in Austin TX. In advance of my two sessions I spoke with some Central Desktop customers about their adoption framework, and it was heartening to hear the strategies employed. When executives sponsored the use of Central Desktop, and were actively involved themselves in the use of the tool, results were better than when executives were indifferent.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

AUGUST 29, 2012

Central Desktop's annual collaboration conference for customers and partners is happening October 21 to 23 in Santa Monica. Here's the agenda as it stands today: Early bird registration ends September 15. Conference Notes

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Michael Sampson - Currents

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Central Desktop released an infographic, featuring nine types of collaborators : Types include the ringleader, the stealth ninja, and the socialite, among others.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Central Desktop have announced today its first ever user conference - coming up in September 2011. I can't attend due to other commitments, but it's looking good this far out: " Please join us at Collabosphere 2011: Elevate, Central Desktop's first annual user conference!

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Michael Sampson - Currents

MARCH 23, 2011

Central Desktop released Common Ground , a new collaboration solution for marketing agencies: " Central Desktop, provider of the industry-leading cloud-based social collaboration platform for businesses, today announced the availability of its CommonGround edition, a new collaboration solution designed to help marketing agencies maximize billing hours and increase client retention. Central Desktop has long offered the first, and is now moving into the second.

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Central Desktop Desktop 2011 Retention 89

Michael Sampson - Currents

MARCH 19, 2010

This report analyzes the use and effectiveness of user adoption strategies for the Central Desktop service, among a reference group of current Central Desktop client organizations. Central Desktop Plus Other Tools (Question 1). Smaller Organizations Use Central Desktop (Question 2). This report is for any organization looking at using the Central Desktop service, who wants to make effective decisions about user adoption. Published: March 2010.

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Central Desktop Desktop Approach Adoption 89

Michael Sampson - Currents

MARCH 19, 2010

This report analyzes the use and effectiveness of user adoption strategies for the Central Desktop service, among a reference group of current Central Desktop client organizations. Central Desktop Plus Other Tools (Question 1). Smaller Organizations Use Central Desktop (Question 2). This report is for any organization looking at using the Central Desktop service, who wants to make effective decisions about user adoption. Published: March 2010.

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Central Desktop Desktop Approach Adoption 89

Portals and KM

AUGUST 25, 2010

According to a new Forrester report, The Next Wave of O?ce ce Productivity. by Sheri McLeish with Matthew Brown and Joseph Dang, Microsoft Office continues to dominate both in the enterprise and at home to no surprise. However, changes are affecting enterprise productivity strategies, such as Web 2.0, enterprise 2.0, and the consumerization of IT.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

JUNE 8, 2009

One of my clients is looking for a search product, at the desktop level. they disallow Google search on the desktop, due to performance reasons. Here's the situation: - they use Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007. they use Symantec Enterprise Vault to archive email. they find the search tool in Outlook 2007 no good. they find X1 Search stops working, and when it does work, it isn't fast enough.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

APRIL 29, 2011

Box announced SimpleShare , a desktop application for seamlessly sending files, images and screencasts to the cloud: " Today, the Box team is happy to introduce our newest desktop application, SimpleShare. Instead of taking a screenshot, saving it to your desktop, then uploading it to Box, Simple Share allows you to draw a region and instantly get a shared link to the image. You can even drag files from your desktop to the SimpleShare icon to instantly send them to Box. ".

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Portals and KM

MARCH 20, 2009

There is both an increase in cloud offerings to enhance connectivity and an increased connectivity between desktop applications and web services. Liz mentioned one non-profit that kept track of their events on a desktop database hosted on a single laptop.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

MARCH 23, 2010

The first document is now done: the analysis of the results from over 200 organizations using the Central Desktop service. Somewhere people have to be trained on the basic concepts of the tool—how to describe Central Desktop, what its various tools are, how it works conceptually. For purchasing details (and free access to the Summary), see User Adoption Strategies: The Central Desktop Approach.

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Central Desktop Desktop Adoption 2010 89

Michael Sampson - Currents

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Increase Visibility, an online marketing services firm, is using Central Desktop to support team communication and client tracking. A case study on the Central Desktop web site says: " With more than 300 clients, five company divisions and 15 teams, Increase Visibility needed a central hub to house all of its project and client information. Using Central Desktop as a centralized repository for files and discussions improved Increase Visibility's productivity by at least 50%.

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Central Desktop Desktop 2011 Retention 89

Portals and KM

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

I have written about Central Desktop several times (e.g. Central Desktop Moves Up with Enterprise Edition and How Barack Obama is Using Web and Enterprise 2.0 in the US Primary Campaign Through Central Desktop ). If they saw conversations about Central Desktop or relevant social media issues, they would join the conversation. Isaac said they were able to respond to questions about Central Desktop, as well as both positive and negative issues.

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Central Desktop Desktop Conversation 2009 116

Michael Sampson - Currents

JULY 7, 2011

I will be presenting a webinar in conjunction with Central Desktop on July 19 (US time) on user adoption - the title is Why Winging It Isn't a Strategy : " Can you be successful without a plan for rolling out your collaboration initiative to users?

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Central Desktop Desktop 2011 Adoption 89

Web Community Forum

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Making web apps more desktop-like means removing security features. And I understand Google’s interest in making web appls feel more like desktop apps. I also approve of the idea that we want web-based applications to look, feel, and respond like native desktop applications.

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Web Community Forum

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Making web apps more desktop-like means removing security features. And I understand Google’s interest in making web appls feel more like desktop apps. I also approve of the idea that we want web-based applications to look, feel, and respond like native desktop applications.

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Desktop 2008 gMail Application 46

Portals and KM

AUGUST 20, 2009

Google recently purchased video compression provider On2 Technologies for about $106.5M. As Gartner’s Andrew Fran k writes, this is a “relatively small sum in the heady world of Internet valuations, for a company that’s been steadily losing money on less than $20M in annual revenue.” However, they have an interesting technology and the On2 purchase may be the clear signal of the plans Google has to enable video beyond the computer, taking it out of the home office and into the living room.

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John Tropea - Delicious Collaboration

APRIL 8, 2006

Quick Tour Central Desktops SaaS social technology platformis built for next-generation business teams that want to save time, cut costs and manage daily workactivities. Web-Based Software Central Desktop for Salesforce.com Why Central Desktop? What Others are Saying See How Customers are using Central Desktop! Real-Time Collaboration - Schedule and host web meetings through Central Desktop and share information in real-time.

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Nancy White

AUGUST 7, 2008

I have let my replacement cycle get out of synch and am going to have to replace both my desktop and my laptop, but the laptop is more mission critical. Home About Full Circle Contact Resources Wiki Full Circus Full Circle Associates connections for a changing world, online and offline… Aug 07 2008 Crap free computers Published by Nancy White at 6:53 am under technology stewardship It is getting to be that time again — computer replacement.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

JULY 20, 2011

Webinar - Why Winging It Isn't a Strategy View more presentations from Central Desktop. Yesterday I presented at a Central Desktop webinar on the topic of user adoption. The specific focus was on the importance of having a strategy, and not "winging it." Slides are above.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Today, we’re enabling co-authoring in Excel on Windows desktops for Office Insiders Fast. Roll forward a few months, and co-authoring in Excel on Windows desktops was released to Office Insiders Slow – in the 1707 (“201707”) release of Excel.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

MAY 12, 2010

As a follow-on to the publication of User Adoption Strategies: The Central Desktop Approach , I will be presenting a webinar in conjunction with Central Desktop on the key findings of the research. " You are invited to join a free webinar hosted by Central Desktop's CEO, Isaac Garcia, with special guest Michael Sampson, renowned Collaboration Strategist and independent advisor on collaboration strategy best practices.

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2010 Central Desktop Adoption Desktop 89

Michael Sampson - Currents

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Both are free, and integrate with Dropbox for synchronization to a desktop or laptop computer. Mindjet released apps for the iPhone and iPad , to allow mind mapping on the go. See the App Store for Mindjet for iPhone. Idea Management

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2011 Desktop Synchronous Integration 89

Michael Sampson - Currents

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In late September I had the privilege of attending and speaking at the Collabosphere 2015 conference in Austin TX, hosted by Central Desktop. Thanks much to the Central Desktop team for their scheduling flexibility at the last minute. My trip was shorter than originally planned due to family circumstances, but I was still able to present the two sessions I had agreed to present. It was great to be there.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

OCTOBER 27, 2016

At its reveal event in New York yesterday, Microsoft introduced the Surface Studio, its first desktop computer under the Surface brand.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

AUGUST 26, 2015

In a month I’ll be in Austin TX for the Collabosphere conference hosted by Central Desktop / PGi. I’ve got a couple of sessions to deliver at the conference (Monday and Tuesday at 2.15pm), and will be on the ground in Austin for five days.

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Portals and KM

APRIL 20, 2012

They have added a native Web version to go along with the existing desktop Adobe version.    Many other collaboration platforms began as a Web app and then created a desktop app with a subset of the functions. For Convo the desktop version is fully featured.

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Community Guy

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Firefox Mobile (aka Fennec) Will Sync Tabs with Firefox on Your Desktop [Fennec]. PHOTO: Less as a sales tool: five by Haagen-Dazs. The LEGO Group Makes Fast Company's Top 50 Innovative Companies!

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2009 Desktop Mobile Innovation 89

Collaborative Thinking

JULY 16, 2009

Adobe Wave: Lets publishers “wave” hi to users directly from the desktop. For example, if you’re a reader of VentureBeat , and want VentureBeat article links to appear on your desktop as soon as they’re published, Adobe Wave lets you select that option.

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2009 Desktop Widget Myspace 130

Portals and KM

APRIL 9, 2012

They have added a native Web version to go along with the existing desktop Adobe version.    Many other collaboration platforms began as a Web app and then created a desktop app with a subset of the functions. For Convo the desktop version is fully featured.

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2012 Desktop Enterprise Phone 130

Portals and KM

OCTOBER 13, 2008

To help with today’s tough economic times, Central Desktop , the social technology platform used by the Sierra Club and Obama Presidential Campaign, is announcing a call for entries to win a year subscription of Central Desktop. I have written about them (see Wiki-based Collaborative Platform with Central Desktop ) and about their work with the Obama campaign I see How Barack Obama is Using Web and Enterprise 2.0 in the US Primary Campaign Through Central Desktop.).

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Portals and KM

OCTOBER 31, 2012

According to Lavenda, the new plug-in for Office Web Apps (OWA) provides the same integration of SharePoint collaboration and social capabilities in the cloud-based email client as they do on the desktop.   Below is a sample desktop screen of harmon.ie

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Michael Sampson - Currents

MAY 28, 2015

In late September, Central Desktop, a PGi company will be hosting its annual conference in Austin TX – Collabosphere 2015. I’ll be there, and am delighted to say that I’ll be speaking too. My talk is on user adoption: Make-or-break user adoption strategies for every business.

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Michael Sampson - Currents

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Pete outlines three advantages of desktop computers becoming more phone like , with the first being simplicity. The rise of the iPad and iPhone prove that there's huge demand for such simplicity, and that desktops too will need to become more streamlined. He notes the downside too: " The main reason Apple wants to make Macs work like the iPhone and iPad is simple. Or rather, simplicity.

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Phone 2012 Desktop Mac 89

Portals and KM

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Now harmon.ie ® has created a way to bridge the gap between Apple and Microsoft to create a unified social user experience for the enterprise across the iPad, iPhone and desktop with harmon.ie Connect for SharePoint has announced that they offer users the following capabilities:  Same Activity Stream across the Desktop and Mobile Devices – Any action performed through one harmon.ie offers at full SharePoint solution for mobile and desktop. I have covered harmon.ie

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Portals and KM

JANUARY 18, 2013

I have covered Moxie Software ™, enterprise social software provider, before (see Moxie Provides Free Desktop Sync Capability with Moxie Spaces and Moxie Announces Spaces to Enhance Customer Engagement ). 

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Michael Sampson - Currents

MAY 5, 2010

Central Desktop released Central Desktop for Office , a new co-authoring add-in. Central Desktop users can open / edit / save Central Desktop files using Office. The new release " eliminaties the need to upgrade to Microsoft SharePoint/Office 2010 for the same functionality ," says Central Desktop. Supports simultaneous co-authoring of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. -

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Portals and KM

AUGUST 31, 2012

Moxie Provides Free Desktop Sync Capability with Moxie Spaces.   The AppGap posts began toward the end of January 2008.    Here, I am primarily doing product commentaries with a few other things thrown in. Below are the ones for August. There will be more in September. Interview with Cisco’s Raj Gossain. eXo Expands its Cloud IDE Cloud-based Development Platform. Spigit Offers ICON as Free Service to Expand Crowdsourcing. New harmon.ie

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Collaborative Thinking

MARCH 3, 2009

Twitter-style Application Expands Socialtext's Enterprise Collaboration Platform with Secure Social Messaging Application -- Socialtext Desktop Public Beta, Powered By Adobe AIR. Socialtext also announced the public beta availability of the Socialtext Desktop, a rich desktop application powered by Adobe® AIR®, for monitoring and participating in social networking, collaboration and social messaging. Related Stories: Socialtext Signals and Socialtext Desktop Buzz.

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