SAS Knowledge & Insight

37 ways of using Yammer effectively

I believe this perfectly summarises why Yammer is the perfect companion to email systems and intranets in medium to large companies. Lively community of practices and idea generation are only two of the many positives of using Yammer. We should really consider it as a tool to support internal comms.

"As with any new Facebook feature, one of the main questions that comes to mind is what Graph Search means for brands and marketers. One of the sources of information that Graph Search uses are brand 'likes', e.g. shops my friends like. This will encourage brands to make more engaging pages and get as many fans as possible, aiming to come up first in people's searches (sort of a Google SEO strategy)  However,  just because you like a brand, that does not mean that you engage with them or have bought / will buy their products."

How you can embed social technology and behaviour into the entire HR process and employee lifecycle

Video interview with Angela Ahrendts on how Burberry uses social media etc for its employees

findings from a recent survey on use of social media platforms in large organisations with recommendations

"BUSINESS Tablettes : les ventes explosent, Apple "

How to get in sync with 1,100 people across 32 offices. Nice case study. Very visual solution, prefer this to the utilitarian look of Yammer

Sasja Beerendonk explains why and how gamification can be used to make employees understand how Connections can be used to collaborate in a new way. 

So this is what happens when you try and do a responsive site and get it wrong...a site as a warning of what not to do...

Good piece on the Economist blog about how brands are adapting to consumers' and users' shift in attitude to personal identity and social media