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Messaging & Collaboration: Socialtext Enterprise Social Network Ably Leverages Web 2.0 Capabilities


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Socialtext takes nearly all of the most talked-about features of Web 2.0 and social networking, including Twitter-style microblogging, traditional blogging and collaborative wikis, and combines them into a SAAS offering that is designed to make these tools attractive for business use.

By Jim Rapoza
 
  • Socialtext Enterprise Social Network Ably Leverages Web 2.0 Capabilities
  • Socialtext Desktop
    Based on Adobe AIR technology, the Socialtext Desktop provides users with a desktop-based rich Internet application interface for their Socialtext networks.
  • Business Profiles
    Looking at another business user's profile in Socialtext provides many of the social networking features that users expect from public social networks.
  • Interactive Wikis
    Interactive wikis within Socialtext let groups of workers collaborate on business documents and projects.
  • Socialtext Dashboard
    The Socialtext Dashboard gives users a customizable window into their work connections and activities within the network.
  • Basic Blogging
    Very basic blogging features within Socialtext allow for simple project blogs and group discussions.
  • Twitter-Style Messaging
    Twitter-style messaging in Socialtext lets business users keep co-workers and colleagues up-to-date on activities.
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