Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
My Presentation to the SharePoint User Group UK (SUGUK) on SharePoint Social, what it means and what organisations need to think about. It was supported by a great discussion.
Citation preview
SharePoint SocialSharePoint User Group UK – April 2013 – Mark Stokes
Mark Stokes
Red Plane Microsoft Partner in North West UK www.redplane.co.uk @FlyRedPlane Office 365, SharePoint, Azure, nopCommerce, DotNetNuke, Windows 8 Apps,
Windows Phone Apps, iOS Apps, .Net [email protected] @MarkStokes
Interests: SharePoint, Technology, Photography, Raspberry Pi, Snowboarding, Wakeboaring, Mountain Biking, My Dog Hugo
What is social?
Social is all about “Sharing information” Social is connecting and finding like minded people / communities Social is a way to express opinions and thoughts Social allows “Crowdsourcing” Information Social interactions are free from a fixed and rigid structure
They represent the way their users naturally think They allow many inter-connections and webs of information They develop and adapt over time
Socially interesting content bubbles to the top Small conversations Trending terms
Social tends to be more honest
Well Known Social Tools
Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Flickr / 500px / Instagram Stack Exchange / Forums News Sites / Blogs
Why are social tools successful?
Quick and Easy - Path of least resistance Even if that means going out of the firewall! Why is email sharing still so popular when your users have SharePoint? Why do your users still send a link from DropBox / Sky Drive? Give them an equally easy way to share within the firewall
Match the way that users think / Unstructured Social network / community membership Familiar
SharePoint versions of Social Tools - Profile
SharePoint versions of Social Tools - Timeline
SharePoint versions of Social Tools - Status Updates
SharePoint versions of Social Tools - Video Sharing
SharePoint versions of Social Tools - Photo Sharing
SharePoint versions of Social Tools - Groups
SharePoint versions of Social Tools - Hashtags, mentions
SharePoint versions of Social Tools - Badges
Things to think about
Governance Controlled vs Uncontrolled tagging / metadata Should we let people say anything? Should we censor / moderate users comments?
Cross Device Support Always connected – Smart Phones, Tablets, Google Glass, Smart TVs Bring Your Own Device (consumerisation) Instant Alerts / Notifications
Where can we go? Happiness index Agile / fast moving business models
Social Plugins
Yammer Newsgator Force.com Telligent for SharePoint Many many more….
Where will social take your business?
Lets Discuss it…..
