It’s 2AM, Do You Know Where Your Organizational Information Is??

21st October, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - No Comments

The reality is that organizations are generating more and more information on an hourly basis. Take a moment and think about all the documents, spreadsheets, presentations, emails, voice mails, and sticky notes you generated on a daily basis just 3 years ago. Now, add modern day blogs, tweets, text messages, forum posts, comments, status updates, videos, podcasts, and wiki posts to your list and what do you get? More information? Definitely! But the larger problem is the fact that the information is now spread out in more places, making it harder for other employees and customers to find it.

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Book Review: What Every Intranet Team Should Know by James Robertson

13th October, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 2 Comments

Regardless of whether you are a seasoned Intranet Professional or just getting started with your first Intranet design, I highly recommend adding What Every Intranet Team Should Know by James Robertson of Step Two Designs to your library. At 110 pages, this handbook packs a wealth of valuable information into a quick-read offering a background understanding of the evolution of Intranets, guidance on identifying the needs of your organization, and useful tips on designing a solution that meets those needs.

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Do You Know Your Employees? Social Intranets As The New Talent Management System

27th September, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 1 Comment

Imagine, for a moment, that you have accepted a new position as a corporate executive tasked with figuring our how to make your company work better, faster, cheaper. Along with the details of your position, you have been informed that you have access to a wealth of competitive intelligence, product experience, and innovative thinking at your fingertips. Sounds like a recipe for success, right?

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Intranet Best Practices – Balancing Sensitive Information With Organizational Culture

20th September, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - 4 Comments

Building a great Intranet environment is often about balance. Balancing acts like those between openness and security, corporate needs and individual desires, and the balance between content and culture often make for long meetings and tough decisions. Internal communicators and Intranet managers often have to determine how much to share and the right format in which to share it.

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Intranet Best Practices – Provide Users With An Advanced Search Option

26th August, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - No Comments

Searchability is key in allowing your users to find content on your Intranet. While most users are happy with conducting a simple keyword search using a single text box, an advanced search feature allows users to find information and find it faster.

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Intranet Best Practices –
Building A Federated Search Strategy

17th August, 2009 - Posted By Sean R. Nicholson - No Comments

If you haven’t figured it out already, it’s a Google kinda world out there and your Intranet users expect your search functionality to provide them with accurate, relevant results to their search queries. With that in mind, if you haven’t already begun the process of building a federate search strategy, it’s time to do so.

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