Cyber Monday: Happy Holidays to Social Businesses
Wed, Dec 4th 2013 5:12a Colleen Burns Cyber Monday proved to be the biggest shopping day of the year, especially for digital commerce. IBM’s Digital Analytics Benchmark reported that on-line sales were up 20.6 percent for 2013 compared to last year’s figures. How people make decisions and actually buy has shifted once again and three key trends are emerging:
(1) Mobile sales are skyrocketing! Not that long ago, there were plenty of retail experts who doubted that mobile shopping would never really take off. [read] Keywords: ibm
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I am an owl. I do not Tweet.
Thu, Apr 11th 2013 9:18a Colleen Burns Understanding your social style: I am an owl. I do not Tweet.
By Tina Williams, IBM Program Manager for Social Business Initiatives @ideasattjw
Are you reluctant to start Tweeting? Getting involved in social networks like Twitter for business use hasn’t been natural for me. In a business environment, I tend to spend a lot of time listening and learning at first . Then, when I feel confident in my understanding, I begin voicing my opinions.
I hadn’t thought much about how the w [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Community Webcast Replay - OpenNTF Updates
Tue, Mar 5th 2013 6:12p Joyce Davis By Joyce Davis
IBM Collaboration Solutions community manager
Starting this month, I'll be blogging on our Social Business User Group site (SocialBizUG.org) at a blog called Community Manager Corner. There, I'll be sharing my thoughts on collaboration, community and social business. I'll also post updates and news from the IBM Collaboration Solutions community. I'll continue to post the community webcast replay here, but wanted to encourage you to join SocialBizUG.org to get invol [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Need a plan to fund your social software projects?
Mon, Jan 28th 2013 3:15p Donna Bieg Need a plan to fund your social software projects?
by: Mel Treco, IBM Global Financing, Sales
Connect 2013 promises to be full of
exciting technology and business ideas that will take your business to the next
level. However you may be wondering how
to fit a new project into your existing budget. Do not let these budget obstacles stand in
your way of your goals to build a smarter workforce and deliver an exceptional
customer experience - we have options for you to help you get started t [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Change is social
Sun, Jan 27th 2013 4:14p Colleen Burns Change is social
By Sasja Beerendonk, Collaboration Consultant, e-Office
Those attending IBM Connect may be very familiar with socializing and networking, but your employees might not be adopting this new way of collaborating so easily. In my session 'Become a Social Business: Leverage User Adoption Through Gamification' I explain why and how gamification can be used to make employees understand how Connections can be used to collaborate in a new way.
Here's a little something out [read] Keywords: collaboration
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IBM Champion Twitter photo game at IBM Connect
Fri, Jan 25th 2013 1:15p Donna Bieg By Donna Bieg IBM Social Engagement and InsightsIBM Champion Twitter Photo Game at IBM Connect Attending IBM Connect?
Join the fun! Get to know our IBM Champions in this Twitter Photo
“icebreaker” game. These Champions are recognized as leaders and
influencers in the Social Business community. How to play:Introduce
yourself to an IBM Champion and ask if you can take a photo of yourself
with them. Post it to Twitter using the #IBMChamp hashtag for a chance
at a giveaway. Take yo [read] Keywords: ibm
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Social Buzz talk series: The past, present, and future of data
Wed, Jan 23rd 2013 10:15a Colleen Burns Social Buzz talk series: The Past, Present, and Future of Data
By Donna Bieg, IBM
Attending IBM Connect? Take a break and recharge your mobile device in the Social Cafe, while listening to short informative social talks by industry leaders from TechCrunch, Deloitte Digital, Redbook Thought Leaders, customers, business partners, IBM, and IBM Champions.
A wide variety of social topics will be presented, including: Social enablement, collaboration, mobile apps, social networking, and comm [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Social Buzz at #IBMConnect: We've got the schedule
Wed, Jan 23rd 2013 9:15a Colleen Burns Social Buzz at IBM Connect: We've got the scheduleBy Donna Bieg, IBM Social Business
Take a break and recharge
your mobile device in the Social Cafe, while listening to short informative
social talks by industry leaders from TechCrunch, Deloitte Digital, Redbook
Thought Leaders, customers, business partners, IBM and IBM Champions.
A wide variety of social
topics will be presented, including: Social enablement, collaboration, mobile
apps, social networking, and community management. Sto [read] Keywords: collaboration
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IBM Community Webcast Replay - SocialBizUG.org
Tue, Jan 22nd 2013 9:17p Joyce Davis By Joyce Davis
IBM Collaboration Solutions community manager
Our monthly IBM Collaboration Solutions community webcast is one way our members connects with each other to discuss topics relevant to collaboration and social business. In this webcast, we talked about how to "get social" at the upcoming IBM Connect conference - whether or not you're able to make it to Orlando! Members of the Wellesley Information Services team also joined us to share how they help support the worldwide user g [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Let's Get Connected: How to be a socialite at #IBMConnect
Mon, Jan 21st 2013 8:16a Colleen Burns Let’s get connected:
How to be a socialite at the most important Social Business event of the year!
By Marjorie Madfis, Digital and Social Strategist, IBM Software
With IBM Connect 2013 just a week away, we want to be sure you are socially prepared to make the most of the conference. If you haven’t registered yet, there is still time. Register now and then come back read this post. But if you aren’t able to join us in Orlando, don’t let that stop you from participating!
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Why technical and business leaders must attend IBM Connect 2013
Tue, Jan 15th 2013 2:14p Colleen Burns Why technical and business leaders must attend IBM Connect 2013
By Alistair Rennie, General Manager, Social Business
I'm excited that in just a few days, I'll be heading to Orlando to join many of you at IBM Connect 2013. I always look forward to this conference, and as we mark our 20th anniversary, we are pulling out all the stops -- giving you a bigger and broader conference agenda than ever before. We are bringing together both technical and business leaders from around the world as [read] Keywords: collaboration
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My company is too small for social business
Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 9:14a Colleen Burns My company is too small for social business
By Adam Smye-Rumsby, Client Technical Professional, IBM Collaboration Solutions
A colleague was recently looking for guidance on how to help a client that was unsure as to how they would benefit from implementing an enterprise social networking platform as part of embracing social business. The client's point was that in their company of 700 employees, “everyone knows everyone already.” This got me thinking about some concerns I have for s [read] Keywords: collaboration
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The Power of 30: It Takes 30 Days and 30 People
Tue, Oct 23rd 2012 10:11a Colleen Burns It Takes 30 Days and 30 People
External usage? Yes, create a community for your vendors, your customers or your potential customers. Make it easy for them to leave you feedback, take part in discussions and get real time product management feedback during your development efforts. Shaping your product as you go is not new, but giving everyone the opportunity to be a part of it is something new. And it takes so little effort that after 30 days you may be amazed just how fast your world grows [read] Keywords: admin
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How IBM Connections Makes My Job Easier
Thu, Oct 18th 2012 6:12a Colleen Burns How IBM Connections Makes My Job Easier
By Paul Band, IBM Software Services for Collaboration
A short while ago I was involved with a complex proposal to migrate a customer's collaboration environment from a competitor's technology to an IBM solution. The solution involved new hardware, a range of software, and services work. It was for a large customer with over 100,000 users.
Hmmm, where do I start?
The first thing I did was update my current status in Connections to let my n [read] Keywords: administration
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IBM Collaboration Solutions Community Webcast - IBM Connections 4
Wed, Sep 12th 2012 8:10a Joyce Davis By Joyce Davis
IBM Collaboration Solutions community manager
Today, in IBM's latest social business announcement IBM Connections is once again highlighted as the industry-leading social software platform: "The new capabilities in Connections 4 integrate social networking, sophisticated analytics, and industry leading content management to help clients generate tangible business value from their social business investments." I'm excited to share the replay of last Friday's communit [read] Keywords: collaboration
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