When I first heard about the company using Facebook as their intranet, I wasn’t sure what to think. Serena Software is really replacing its existing intranet with Facebook as a front end linked to a low-cost content management system behind the firewall. The firm is just over 800 employees but is still globally based (opera­tions in […]

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Jeremy Newman, the Managing Director of BDO Stoy Hayward in the UK, provides real leadership and an inspi­ration across the pond to me and no doubt others who read about his management style and philosophy. He writes about workplaces banning Facebook, which is very popular right now here in Toronto among employers. I am not […]

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I’ve grown a bit tired of Facebook lately. I think it’s because what origi­nally was a torrent of friend additions has gradually slowed to a trickle. (I meet lots of new people through my job but I doubt they want the auditor on their Facebook!) It seems I’m not the only one who is questioning […]

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Backbone magazine is a Canadian bi-monthly focusing on business and technology issues. In their own words: Our primary focus has been on how technology enhances business processes, markets, profitability and produc­tivity. Backbone magazine’s aim is to provide business people with a tangible tool to enhance the way they do business in Canada’s New Economy. Compare this […]

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Which nascent social network does it better for work-related connec­tions? Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. LinkedIn is an online network of experi­enced profes­sionals from around the world, repre­senting 130 indus­tries. By their own defin­i­tions, these two utilities target slightly different types […]

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