SharePoint and FaceBook
It’s great to see a SharePoint Forum entitled Social Computing, well done that man.
In my opinion Moss2007 is well positioned to bridge the communication gap within the organization. I can already see Moss making a huge difference in the workplace and I’m sure it’s already influencing the way people make decisions and communicate ideas / business practices.
Correct me if i'm wrong but we’re now seeing an unprecedented user driven evolution of company Intranets beyond their usual document management and content management requirements. With the advent of Facebook, SharePoint is well positioned to become the business driven FaceBook of the company Intranet and for the amount of time I spend on Facebook that’s no bad thing.
To date Intranet systems from a variety of distributors have been business process driven, finally it’s nice to see a product that also engages the user and delivers something interesting beyond a forum, users are after all the lifeblood of the business, aren’t they?
So come on all you company CEO’s open your eyes to the benefits of inter-organisational Social Networking tools and help radicalize the way people do business.
And come on all you IT managers, let SharePoint breath, don’t be scared of Mysites and let your users help influence the way your intranet grows. SharePoint is ‘collaboration’ after all.
Andrew Florendine
