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B2B ecommerce is undergoing a radical transformation, but brands still face many challenges, according to the 2013 Ecommerce Report by Intershop.

More and more as companies think of new ways to compete in the war for talent - and as they adjust to create shared value of their communities and their people - we'll see them partnering with industry organisations, schools and universities to breed new talent. 

results of the 2011 SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Tracker Survey*, a new semi-annual survey on the state of employee engagement and recognition conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to meet up with some other intranet folk for lunch at the central London offices of ACCA. Besides spending a very pleasant hour or so nattering away, Toby Moseley and Sarah Moffatt also gave us a quick tour of ACCA's brand new intranet, Arthur.

Another example of news content curation by a big brand (CapGemini) to aggregate content, and share interesting content with its audience, without having to produce it 

The majority of FTSE 100 companies have failed to fully embrace social media activities and risk being overtaken digitally by smaller and more agile firms, according to a new report.

90% of organizations are not currently set up to operate in, or better yet, capitalize on the new Social Media world. To make the transformation, we're calling all "Ringmasters" to step forward and lead their organization in re-engineering the consumer-to-brand relationship.

The DMA has launched a new service for its members, outlining the various requirements for running promotions on social media platforms.

Many of the biggest companies in the world are using software to recruit their workforce, so how can you beat the odds in the most competitive job market in history?

"Meet Identified.com. It's a new network that has emerged to connect younger professionals with one another and also the businesses that hope to hire them. "

New York Times study

"… teenagers have a weak grasp of the availability of jobs - and large numbers will be aiming for jobs that are in short supply.  For instance, there are 10 times as many people aiming for jobs in the culture, media and sports sector than there are jobs likely to be available. And even though almost a quarter of jobs are in the distribution, hotels and restaurant category, only about one in 40 youngsters are considering careers in these industries. Fewer than one in 30 young people are considering jobs in banking and finance, even though one in five jobs are expected to be in this sector."

Facebook is changing. Surely you've noticed. Your best friends are getting buried beneath memes; your mom is getting pushed aside byimage spam. Your social graph is becoming secondary to your interest graph. Worried about competitors like Tumblr and Twitter, and urgently in need of new revenue flow following its rocky IPO, the biggest social network in the world is drifting away from its social core.Say hello to the new Facebook. You won't find many people here. But you will find a lot of trash.