Social business networks allow employees to collaborate anytime and anyplace.
I’ve been hearing more and more about the benefits of social business networks. The difference between a business social network and a regular social network is that these are open only to those within an organization and selected partners and individuals. The goal is for employees to connect with each other collaboratively, regardless of where they live and work.
Among the things you can do:
- Post messages to any or all of your co-workers
- Create public and private groups
- Upload and share files, and
- Track information that is owned by you or by others
Corporate users of social business networks like Yammer, Chatter and Jive claim measurable gains from these tools. A few notable examples of how social business networks are making organizations more productive:
- FlexJob’s CEO, Sara Sutton, says they’ve significantly reduced company email
- PerkStreet Financial finds their network helps streamline project management
- Deloitte finds the network boosts employee recognition and engagement, and
- Centerstance’s Managing Partner, Greg Lueck, says Chatter helps them find experts faster
You can learn more about how government is using social business networks through DigitalGov University’s on-demand training video Yammer: The Power of Social Networking Inside Government Agencies. We’ll be offering sessions on similar tools as part of our FY13 training schedule.
For additional information check out our previous blog posts:
Does your agency use internal social business networks? Share your insights on the benefits and lessons you’ve learned.
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10 comments
pool online says:
September 4, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC -5 )
this can bring employees closer to each other and offer them a solution to keep in touch !
Sua chua may tinh says:
September 3, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC -5 )
Social Marketing is the general trend of the current business, in fact some businesses operate rely on customers from Social network
MLM Prospecting says:
September 3, 2012 at 6:23 pm (UTC -5 )
This is GREAT info!
steel says:
August 31, 2012 at 10:03 pm (UTC -5 )
Thanks for sharing benefits of social business networks. the biggest difference between business social network and a regular social network, one is business for personal, another is social for public.
Shitij says:
August 28, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC -5 )
Hi Lisa
Social media is the next big thing and every business whether on big or on small scale will benefit
Thanks for sharing this awesome piece of info
ExcitedEYE says:
August 24, 2012 at 2:09 pm (UTC -5 )
We use social networks sites at work for mostly marketing and “social” information about work. We use other social tools like Hipchat and Github for actual work, file sharing, idea networking etc… It seems there is a tool for everything these days… :)
Jessica Davis says:
August 24, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC -5 )
Social Business Networks will be extremely beneficial to large businesses. However, don’t you think it would reduce human interaction?
It's Kevin says:
August 16, 2012 at 11:57 am (UTC -5 )
Hey thanks for the info!
victoria-alimentacion infantil says:
August 4, 2012 at 3:42 pm (UTC -5 )
I think it´s great, too.
Herbata says:
August 3, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC -5 )
This is great idea.