Office Zealot

As someone who is a big fan of LinkedIn, SharePoint and social computing, I can state unequivocally that I was blown away by the news today about the Outlook Social Connector in Outlook 2010.  Read the full details here.   Needless to say, it takes what for me is a very manual (but very important) process (i.e. staying connected with ...

In the early days of SharePoint 2007, I spoke of my excitement about the concept that SharePoint enables all users to be “consumers” AND “producers” of corporate knowledge.  That excitement still holds true today.  As I now look to SharePoint 2010, my focus has shifted toward a new role offered by this next release, “influencer”. Here’s ...

I’ve mentioned in my last couple of posts the concept of building your SharePoint environment from the inside (you) out (SharePoint).  While this makes perfect sense to me, I was reminded yesterday that not everyone has access to the contextual details that live in my head… so let me give an example. You’re in the process of building out ...

I did a presentation on Social Computing at an event yesterday sponsored by Microsoft and NewsGator.  Great turnout and excellent questions from an engaged audience.  One of the more interesting topics was the Social Network Graph (see below) presented as part of the NewsGator Social Sites.  There is an obvious ‘wow’ factor with a ...

Are you taking advantage of the native social computing tools within SharePoint to make a difference within your organization?  Are you interested in learning how?  I am presenting a session entitled ''If you build it, will they come?'' at an upcoming event sponsored by Microsoft and NewsGator.  This is a half-day, no ...