2. Making sense out of “social software” visualization Wiki’s Blogs Social Networks AJAX RSS Mash-ups Social Computing MySpace Tags Web 2.0 del.icio.us Flickr REST ATOM LinkedIn folksonomy Consumerization Digg bookmarking Communities Video Sharing Avatars Facebook Does any of this matter in ‘real business’ today???
3. Lotus Connections Buzz IBM to Sell Internet Social-Networking Software for Businesses , Jan 22, 2007 “ Social-networking sites are not just for teenagers. They have business uses too” April 7 th , 2007 IBM's Social Networking Push, Jan 22, 2007 Playing Well with Others , June 18, 2007 CNBC, Jan 22, 2007
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6. Changing Demographics Drives a Need to Empower the New Generation of Business Leaders 19% of the entire American workforce holding executive , administrative and managerial positions will retire in the next five years Source: Beazley, et. al, Continuity Management, Mackay, Alan. “Mature Age Workers: Sustaining Out Future Labor Force.” An Ageless Workforce - Opportunities for Business' Symposium Conference Paper. August 27, 2003. www.ageing.health.gov.au/ofoa/wllplan/aawpapers.htm , Time to act quickly on aging.” The Japan Times Online. August 23, 2002 www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?ed20020823a1.htm , A. Paulli, “Pension systems and gradual retirement in Italy”, September 2000, p.17 , In the year 2000, there were more people receiving pensions in Italy than people working (22 versus 21 million) Within the next seven years, 33 million people in Japan (26% of the population) will be over 65 years old By 2016, the number of individuals aged 60-64 in Australia is expected to almost double
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9. “ Indicate your level of trust in the following types of ads” % trust somewhat or completely Source: Forrester Research and Intelliseek Low Trust in Advertising Drives the Need to Connect Consumers
10. If those are the needs, what’s the solution? Need for Innovation Need for Execution Need to Empower Need to Connect Enterprise social software will be the biggest new workplace technology success story of this decade. 30% of enterprises will openly sponsor internal…social sharing spaces to help employees find others with similar interest, skills, backgrounds and experiences. - Gartner, “ Predicts 2007 – Big Changes Ahead in the High Performance Workplace”, Dec 5, 2006
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12. IBM Lotus Connections Software Communities Blogs Dogear Activities Profiles Lotus Connections ® is social software for business that empowers you to be more innovative and helps you execute more quickly by using dynamic networks of coworkers, partners and customers.
13. Lotus Connections provides 5 key services Communities Create, find, join, and work with communities of people who share a common interest, responsibility, or area of expertise Blogs Use a weblog to present your idea and get feedback from others; learn from the expertise and experience of others who blog Dogear Save, organize and share bookmarks; discover bookmarks that have been qualified by others with similar interests & expertise Activities Organize your work, plan next steps, and easily tap your expanding professional network to help execute your everyday deliverables, faster Profiles Quickly find the people you need by searching across your organization using keywords that help identify expertise, current projects and responsibilities
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26. Using Lotus Connections from your daily tools Lotus Connections Services IBM Lotus Notes® IBM Lotus Sametime® IBM WebSphere® Portal Web User Interface Web application Browser bookmarklets Powerful activity sidebar Community broadcasts Activities plug-in Portlet integrates any / all services into portal pages / sites Extensibility Feed readers Business card Mashups REST APIs
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28. Profile for registered customer Note: View is graphical design of customized interface accessing Lotus Connections services
29. Customer creates a profile Note: View is graphical design of customized interface accessing Lotus Connections services
30. Customer’s list of social bookmarks Note: View is graphical design of customized interface accessing Lotus Connections services
31. Customer’s blog Note: View is graphical design of customized interface accessing Lotus Connections services
32. Customer Communities Note: View is graphical design of customized interface accessing Lotus Connections services
33. Community for Specific Customer Segment Note: View is graphical design of customized interface accessing Lotus Connections services
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42. Learn how Lotus Connections can help Boost Innovation and Productivity for You Today … www.ibm.com/lotus/connections Latest product info, research, podcasts, and more
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Editor's Notes
Abstract In January, IBM launched Lotus Connections, the first social software specifically designed for business and the response from the press, analysts, and especially line-of-business managers has been amazing. Everyone wants to know "Can social software help me address my business problems today?" "What is a good way to get started with social software?" "What kind of companies are using it and what are the results"? Using data from real deployments, this session will answer those questions and show you how Lotus Connections can help you increase innovation with customers and improve employee productivity today.