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8/1/2010
As organizations wrestle with the prospect of blogging but first question to come to mind is the most basic… why blog? A number factors come to play that should have all organizations, irrespective of size, looking to leverage the power of blogging. Amongst these drivers are the democratizatizion of the Internet, scaling beyond traditional communications and marketing, one to many conversations, evolution of electronic conversations, as a baseline to Facebook and Twitter, and to be a part of the online conversations and not merely the subject of them.
In today’s Social Media Samurai I run through these common drivers and more presenting the case as to why all organizations should be leveraging the power of blogging.
Why Blog Video
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7/22/2010
With the release of SharePoint 2010, customers are seeing a huge leap forward in social media capabilities that were previously supplied via software vendor add-ons like NewsGator SocialSites for SharePoint 2007. With advances like the revamped MySites, updated blogs and wikis, tag clouds and more many clients have been asking me the question, “Mike do I really need NewsGator for SharePoint 2010?” A few weeks ago I sat down with the folks from NewsGator and they showed me their all new SocialSites for SharePoint 2010 and all I can say is wow!! They took the great work done by the SharePoint team, then put things in to overdrive and really took it to a whole new level that all clients should at least take a hard look at as they look to leverage social media capabilities both internally and on the Internet.
In today’s Social Media Samurai episode I run through what NewsGator terms their great eight primary features of the new SocialSites for SharePoint 2010. These include:
- Advanced RSS
- Social Profiles
- Expertise Discovery
- Ideas
- Communities
- Activity Stream
- Rich Clients
- Microblogging
NewsGator SocialSites Video
So now that I may have piqued your curiosity around around SocialSites why don’t you head on over to the NewsGator site and check out their offering in more detail.
SharePoint 2010 and NewsGator SocialSites are a powerful one two combination that can really push your social efforts to the next level so check it out today.
6/24/2010
Social Media is everywhere you look these days. Enterprises are scrambling to understand the how and why to engage in this medium as part of customer relationship building. In today's Social Media Samurai episode I walk you through some key Social Media do’s and don’ts. Additionally, I discuss some examples so that you can help drive the public conversation around your organization rather than just being the subject of it. This video was originally posted to the online virtual event Dynamics Week. The event dates are June 14-18, 2010. If you hurry you can still join the fun there as well as be eligible to win a new Netbook so check it out.
Social Media Do's and Don'ts Video
6/18/2010This week marked the launch of a week long virtual event by the Microsoft Dynamics group. The event is/was held at http://www.dynamicbusinessweek.com For the event I was asked to participate by providing some tip around social media for CRM folks. The following is a write-up of the short session I delivered: “Social Media is everywhere you look these days. Enterprises are scrambling to understand the how and why to engage in this medium as part of customer relationship building. The Social Media Samurai walks you through some key Social Media do’s and don’ts as well as examples so that you can help drive the public conversation around your organization vs being the subject of it. Finally the Samurai discusses Social Media integration opportunities with Microsoft Dynamics CRM.” The virtual conference is free and if you register today you can even win a new Netbook. So what are you waiting for. Head on over to Dynamics Business Week and check out some of the great content there. 
4/20/2010
In this Social Media Samurai special edition I discuss and demonstrate bridging the physical and virtual divide with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and Microsoft Tag. SharePoint 2010 provides the premiere web 2.0 platform for rendering rich content and media anywhere, anytime, and anyplace. Microsoft Tag provides the ideal bridge to connect your organizations physical presence with the rich mobile experience served up by SharePoint 2010.
SharePoint Tag Video
Learn more about Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and Microsoft Tag via the links below:
2/17/2010
The use of video in today's social media world has become quite mainstream. Video is a powerful messaging medium capable of delivering a much richer experience to end users than print, at a much easier entry point for the content contributor. Devices like the Flip camcorder and other make it as easy as point and clicking. Organizations that understand the power of video in social media are seeking new ways to leverage it and empower a greater array of users to become content contributors. In this episode of the Social Media Samurai I discuss: 1-my recent purchase of a Flip for my wife and why 2-First hand experience in enabling roving videographers for content generation 3-Cisco’s efforts during this Olympics to empower the athletes themselves as content contributors.
Empowering Users Video
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