The key to collaboration is communication: we need to be able to talk to each other to get stuff done. And it’s a compelling facet of the global, hyper-networked, social and mobile new world of work ...

In this column, we typically write about the practical use of social software. This month, we’d like to step back and look at the broader cultural implications of social software. We define social ...

If you're one of those people wondering how vendors of social software, like Jive Software, Mzinga, and Communispace-- not to mention free public platforms like Twitter and Facebook-- can survive in ...

Social software such as email, instant messaging (IM) programs, blogs and personal networking services are bridging the gap between the online and offline world, and both business and society can be ...

Students live on Facebook. So study tools that act like social networks should be student magnets—and maybe even have an academic benefit. At least that’s the idea behind a new crop of Web services ...

Last week ZDNet's Larry Dignan wrote an insightful post that analyzed the recent report from Charlene Li and the Altimeter Group/Wetpaint about early data that seems to show an intriguing correlation ...

When end-users hear the term “social software in the workplace” they might envision getting busted for logging into Facebook or Snapchat at work. But those who actually use or choose social software ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover how social media, mobile, and the cloud impacts our web usage. Social intranet is a hot topic. With the rise of social ...

TD Bank Group is seeing time savings and productivity gains from social software employees use to create blogs and online communities that help them connect with colleagues, said Glenda Crisp, vice ...

Who says developers are only in it for the money? This list of nine pieces of software can and have already had a positive impact on the world. They’re all shining examples of what can happen when ...

Sprout Social earns G2's 2025 Best Software Awards for nine consecutive years, recognized in seven categories for customer satisfaction. Sprout Social, a leading provider of cloud-based social media ...

The InfoWorld Test Center reveals the strengths and weaknesses of blogging, wiki, and community solutions from CubeTree, Jive, Socialtext, and Telligent Before the meteoric rise of Facebook and ...