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Traditional intranets, dominated by top-down corporate communications, are seen as outdated, no longer fit for modern, networked organizations. ESNs, so their champions say, are the way of the future -- enabling conversation in a way that’s flexible and responsive, aligned with modern ways of doing business.
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A speaker at a recent intranet conference declared “Intranets will be dead within five years.” He waited for the horrified gasp, but none came.
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Should I replace my intranet with an Enterprise Social Network? Internal communications departments have debated this question, as have ESN teams and intranet teams. Maybe they saw higher adoption and engagement on their ESN platform, or read success stories from their peers.
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When the Internet came along, optimism was at an all-time high. We thought we would solve all the problems of the world, possibilities were endless. And granted, we solved many. We work much better today because of the innovations of the last 20 years.
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We heard it all a decade ago: Intranets are the wave of the future. Intranets are a waste of resources. Intranets are valuable tools. Intranets need to be social. Intranets are dead. The only thing that's true is that Intranets need to solve an actual problem.
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The very idea that we’re still doing old-fashioned, browser-based, news-publishing intranets in the mobile era is downright antiquated. They’re no different than rotary-dial phones. And they’re going the same direction as your old olive-drab rotary phone did -- and as a result of the same technologies.
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Do we have to choose between intranets and enterprise social networks (ESNs)? Before we can tackle that question, let's take a brief look at Intranets and ESNs as they are being used today. The Decline of Intranets ... Intranets' popularity appears to have declined.
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Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs) have become commonplace in organizations, creating networks based on a need and identifying experts who can solve a problem. ESNs can overcome barriers of location, language and time zone.
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Maybe you have both, but struggle with adoption and suspect it has something to do with how well they fit together. You're not alone. But before you try to answer these questions, are these the right questions to ask? They aren't.
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Pop the champagne and get ready to celebrate: your Intranet and Enterprise Social Network are getting married! As we prepare to toast this joyous integration, remember that the Intranet and the ESN are strong, independent entities with many individual merits.
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The term "intranet" has been around for a relatively long time in technology-speak. And while it seems that every time an upstart comes on the scene people question the relevancy of the intranet, I've got something to tell you: Intranets aren't going anywhere. We at the Worldwide Intranet Challenge ran
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Looking to implement an enterprise social network? If so, check out this list of the top five contenders.
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Replacing an intranet with an Enterprise Social Network (ESN) might strike some as a strange choice. The chaotic information management environment of an ESN represents the complete opposite of a thoughtfully designed intranet. Some question the value an ESN provides against the clear bottom-line benefits of a well run intranet.
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German Labor Minister Andrea Nahles has floated the idea of "anti-stress regulation" in which companies would take steps to reduce workplace tension. Chief among these measures would be a ban on employers contacting employees after hours, by phone or email.
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