featuring Mike Walsh, CEO & Founder
When Companies Need More Than How a Private Internal Network is a
Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter Competitive Advantage

connect with me
Mike Walsh
www.facebook.com/mikewalsh
twitter - @mwalsh
mwalsh@leveragesoftware.com

What about these destinations?

me on facebook

facebook friends of me (more interesting)

facebook as a cocktail party
fun
social light collaboration
sharing personal
private or public light business networking
conversational

twitter

twitter as an experience stream
chaotic
sharing discovery
unfiltered specific
social random

LinkedIn

LinkedIn as business networking
heavy business
conversational networking
light collaboration
not fun, boring
social
professional
sharing
private or public

internal social networks
stories
sharing inspiring transformational
privacy search secure
collaboration discovery
integration fun flattening
transparency learning personal transactions
knowledge

internal social networks
are about people working together

150 south park, sf

internal social networks
status re al-time Integrate
public social
update s conve rsation networks
collaboration rss
forums ope n profile s
comme nting
tags me ntors
wikis
the connected workplace

pretty cool

it’s all about people

it’s all about people

connecting is
good

sharing is good

discovery is good

internal social network
+
employee interest
+
management support
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the ideal workplace

create an information and
relationship hub

should you enable internal
networking?

only if it benefits your audience

tap your human capital

find experts

get real-time answers

do your job better
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create online experiences
that enhance and prolong
offline relationships

find mentors

partners
develop new internal partnerships

why are private social
networks important to
companies?

security

security

various levels of privacy

various levels of privacy

various levels of privacy

internal social networking is a
competitive advantage

unwavering employee loyalty

amazing products
partners

amazing customer relationships

record sales
partners

Sharing and Collaboration through internal
social networks provide ROI for everyone

everyone wins!
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Thank you for your time
I appreciate it!
Mike
@mwalsh