Learn about the importance of social networking in an organization and how to properly implement Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 as a social networking platform.

Derek Burney, Microsoft's General Manager of SharePoint Platform & Tools, discusses advances in social computing, composite applications and mash-ups, and unified communications are creating value for enterprises by changing the way people collaborate, innovate, and communicate—not only internally but also with customers, partners and suppliers.

This white paper explores how the 2007 Microsoft Office system allows enterprises to adopt Web 2.0 ideas and technologies to create high-value, user-driven applications for the Internet and intranet.

This paper includes a discussion of the built-in wiki and blog support in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, and includes examples of features that are relevant to business decision makers and technical managers.

Many good ideas were getting buried at the bottom of inboxes, or not getting to the right people. This article provides recommendations to make a group blog successful and easy to use, so we can connect, collaborate and share those ideas.

This article on TechNet Magazine provides an overview of what a wiki is, how to build a wiki in SharePoint, and how to edit and track changes.

The Community Kit for SharePoint is a set of best practices, templates, Web Parts, tools, and source code that enables practically anyone to create a community website based on SharePoint technology for practically any group of people with a common interest.

April 3, 2008: InformationWeek
For a company with offices around the world, innovation can often be hindered by lack of communication, the ability to share information, and the chance of repetition on innovative projects. To address these issues, Scotiabank is implementing a global social network within the company.

March 3, 2008: Network World
Accenture employees share with SharePoint. Chris Miller, senior director of project management at global consultancy Accenture, agrees that companies must exercise caution when deploying social networking tools. Rather than use a public site, he opted to build a social networking platform behind the company's firewall on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, connecting Accenture's more than 170,000 employees worldwide.

March 3, 2008: Computer World
NewsGator Technologies, Inc. today unveiled Version 2.0 of its social computing software for SharePoint 2007 collaboration product. The new version aims to let users more easily discover and meet experts in their companies and to form and join communities to collaborate on projects.

October 17, 2007: Computer World
Social computing and its inclusion in SharePoint Server 2007 are changing the way businesses work and enabling organizations to harness the power of their social networks," said Derek Burney, general manager of SharePoint at Microsoft Corp. in a statement. "This has exponentially increased the communication and collaboration among employees, partners, clients and other key stakeholders."

September 12, 2007: CIO Insight
Wachovia, the nation's 4th largest bank, will roll out a social networking service for 110,000 employees on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server technology. The reasons for a social network? "Proof of business value environment" and an attractive tool for recruiting new talent.

October 1, 2007: BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek takes a look at how social networking tools are making their way into corporations, and the associated advantages (easier to find info and connect people to one another, reduction in email) and real and perceived challenges (governance and other legal realities, the risk in investing in what could be a fad).

June 20, 2007: TechWeb, David Gardner
Read Gardner's interview with Derek Burney, General Manager of SharePoint Platform & Tools, on the Web 2.0 technologies Microsoft is delivering under the SharePoint platform. The article also references how customers like Hawaiian Airlines and the Body Shop are using SharePoint Server 2007 for their external facing websites.

June 19, 2007: CNET News.com, Martin LaMonica
Microsoft announced Community Kit for SharePoint, a Web add-on that enables businesses to take advantage of "Enterprise 2.0" services, such as enhancing a blog's look, better wiki tools, and a tag cloud feature.

February 24, 2007: InformationWeek, Nicholas Hoover
This article discusses the concerns enterprises have about the security, return on investment, and employees' adoption of Web 2.0 business tools. It also mentions how different corporations are using SharePoint and other Microsoft products to improve their collaboration platform.

This document provides answers to commonly asked questions and includes useful tips and tricks for using blogs in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

This document provides answers to commonly asked questions and includes useful tips and tricks for using wikis in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.