Comments on: New features of Socialtext – Signals and Desktop http://jonmell.co.uk/new-features-socialtext-signals-desktop/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:34:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Socialtext Signals | Jon Mell - Web 2.0 ideas and strategy http://jonmell.co.uk/new-features-socialtext-signals-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-35298 Socialtext Signals | Jon Mell - Web 2.0 ideas and strategy Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:47:21 +0000 http://jonmell.co.uk/?p=335#comment-35298 [...] I last blogged about Socialtext Desktop and Signals, the guys have done a lot of work on the new features. So much so, they have released an appliance [...] [...] I last blogged about Socialtext Desktop and Signals, the guys have done a lot of work on the new features. So much so, they have released an appliance [...]

]]> By: Alan Lepofsky http://jonmell.co.uk/new-features-socialtext-signals-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-19658 Alan Lepofsky Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:51:31 +0000 http://jonmell.co.uk/?p=335#comment-19658 Hi Emanuele. Signals and Activity feeds have some overlap, but that is by design. Primarily Signals are posts from People asking questions, sharing links, or telling people where they are and what they are doing. Activity feeds show page updates, comments added, tagging, follow/unfollow in social networks, etc. I think the you'll find the video helpful: http://www.socialtext.com/products/demo_desktop.php Hi Emanuele. Signals and Activity feeds have some overlap, but that is by design. Primarily Signals are posts from People asking questions, sharing links, or telling people where they are and what they are doing. Activity feeds show page updates, comments added, tagging, follow/unfollow in social networks, etc. I think the you’ll find the video helpful: http://www.socialtext.com/products/demo_desktop.php

]]> By: Jon Mell http://jonmell.co.uk/new-features-socialtext-signals-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-19638 Jon Mell Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:44:26 +0000 http://jonmell.co.uk/?p=335#comment-19638 Hey Emanuele - do you have a link to info on the Clearspace/Twitter plugin? The Desktop functionality may be redundant if you live and breathe inside your E2.0 system, but the reality is that "normal" people simply don't. I was at IBM this morning and was reminded that outside of the E2.0 "bubble" even organisations that are held up as case studies of internal adoption still have significant barriers. I've seen people "not get" Twitter until you show them desktop functionality via Twhirl/Tweetdeck, these are the types of tools they are comfortable with, especially if their web browser isn't permanently open on their intranet. Hey Emanuele – do you have a link to info on the Clearspace/Twitter plugin? The Desktop functionality may be redundant if you live and breathe inside your E2.0 system, but the reality is that “normal” people simply don’t. I was at IBM this morning and was reminded that outside of the E2.0 “bubble” even organisations that are held up as case studies of internal adoption still have significant barriers. I’ve seen people “not get” Twitter until you show them desktop functionality via Twhirl/Tweetdeck, these are the types of tools they are comfortable with, especially if their web browser isn’t permanently open on their intranet.

]]> By: Emanuele Quintarelli http://jonmell.co.uk/new-features-socialtext-signals-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-19635 Emanuele Quintarelli Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:38:23 +0000 http://jonmell.co.uk/?p=335#comment-19635 Jon, I didn't try yet, but how much are these features different from what Jive has been offering with the Twitter plugin? I see the Desktop functionality a bit redundant if you have constantly a view of the latest activities (Facebook style) and of the latest tweets. For sure there's a bit more of social filtering given by the asymetrical following mechanism (that you cannot have only filtering news on the space they belong to). Socialtext is doing an amazing work but I'm a bit surprised by the buzz they're getting through these latest features. Jon,
I didn’t try yet, but how much are these features different from what Jive has been offering with the Twitter plugin? I see the Desktop functionality a bit redundant if you have constantly a view of the latest activities (Facebook style) and of the latest tweets. For sure there’s a bit more of social filtering given by the asymetrical following mechanism (that you cannot have only filtering news on the space they belong to).

Socialtext is doing an amazing work but I’m a bit surprised by the buzz they’re getting through these latest features.

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