Comments on: Facebook for the Enterprise

By: sikiş

sikiş — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:53:36 +0000

Re: Linux: I haven't seen anything compelling yet, but I imagine something will emerge.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:44:20 +0000

You have to check out ” target=”_blank”>http://www.manymoon.com
It is touted as the first social productivity application for the web and a secure Facebook for the enterprise!!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:44:20 +0000

You have to check out www.manymoon.com It is touted as the first social productivity application for the web and a secure Facebook for the enterprise!!

By: rob_freebor8945

rob_freebor8945 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000

I hope you don't mind but I'm going to direct EVERYONE I can that I meet in the enterprise space to this blog post…..FB for the enterprise….we finally have social networking that is actually worthwhile?!?!

By: Zeroth

Zeroth — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:53 +0000

"if you using a Microsoft-based infrastructure today." I kind of have an issue with that. For a startup, the costs to startup are significantly lower with going with F/OSS solutions. Its assumed that anyone running the servers will be paid the same, regardless of the platform, and not having to pay for licenses, or worry about them gives startups a huge advantage.

On that note, are there going to be any Social software solutions for the enterprise that actually work on Linux?

By: jeff_nolan3536

jeff_nolan3536 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:53 +0000

Zeroth,
I don't think any startups are going with this enterprise 2.0 stuff... not because it doesn't work for them but because startups don't have the organizational girth to require these solutions. For better or worse, startups and small companies alike operate in more of an ad-hoc mode that is better fitted for consumer/individual user services that are then force fit into a team environment.

Irrespective of that, I think you would agree with the assertion that there is a significant market of Microsoft based IT shops, hence there is a significant opportunity for companies building on the MS stack.

By: bfeld

bfeld — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:53 +0000

Re: F/OSS vs. Microsoft-based infrastructure – my assertion here is that if the Microsoft-based infrastructure is already in place, this works great. A raw startup with no tech infrastructure has a wide variety of interesting choices, including being 100% in the cloud. We have companies doing each of these (MSFT, in the cloud / web apps, and F/OSS). There are different advantages and weaknesses in each situation.

Re: Linux: I haven't seen anything compelling yet, but I imagine something will emerge.

By: Chris Treadaway

Chris Treadaway — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:53 +0000

I've found a few consulting opportunities in this area… helping enterprises use Web 2.0 technologies/widgets along with Sharepoint to build "social portals". We are likely to do a lot more work in this area (and we may very well focus on it 100%) instead of consumerish Facebook or other social apps.

By: latenightweb

latenightweb — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:53 +0000

that is cool, microsoft buyout?? new website doesn't seem as professional though.

By: Rob Freeborn

Rob Freeborn — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:09:14 +0000