The Great Debate: What do you think? by Colleen Burns, ICS Influencer Relations    Is the social enterprise real or fiction?  ZDNet is asking this question as part of their Great Debate Series - and they want your opinion.    Industry analyst and blogger Dion Hinchcliffe is on the side of the social ... Read more

February ICS Community Call Recapby Colleen Burns, ICS Influencer Relations The ICS Community kicked off their first Web cast of the year with a look at IBM SmartCloud for Social Business.  Formerly IBM LotusLive, IBM SmartCloud for Social Business gives subscribers access to business-grade technologies that combine social networking ... Read more

 The Digital Lifestyle: Wellness Is The New Black By Brandi Boatner,  IBM Global Business Services     In today’s digital age, technology is changing behavior and continues to enhance lives of customers. Through the lens of connectivity and collaboration, consumers are more empowered than ever before.   People rely on electronic devices to stay ... Read more

Show me the MONEY by Ben Martin, Social Business Enablement Leader UKI        If you build it, will they come? It is hard work as of late, convincing individuals that blogging needs to be part of their digital personal brand strategy; especially those who have amassed valuable knowledge over the years and even ... Read more

Food For ThoughtThe New Player on Stage by Femke Goedhart, Business Consultant, Silverside    So here’s a thought…. At this year's Lotusphere, IBM’s annual collaboration and social software conference, during that all important Opening General Session (OGS), Who was the real star of the conference?? Was it the band ‘OK Go’? Or Michael ... Read more

Abraham Lincoln: Social business pioneer By Brandi Boatner IBM Global Business Services    The world is inundated with tons of information on a daily basis often causing information overload. But before the Internet, Web 2.0, text messaging, and the 24-hour news cycle, significant game-changing, history-making information was present (even before words like petabyte ... Read more

 The Next Big Era My Impressions of Sandy Carter's Coffee Talk event: GET BOLD! Creating a Social Business Agenda by Penny Graham, ICS Market Segment Manager    It's been said that the hardest part of a workout routine isn't the workout at all, but rather the simple act of putting on your shoes. Finding ... Read more

The future of mail is social: New thinking from IDC by Jacques PavlenyiIBM Messaging and Collaboration   As I was preparing this post about a new IDC Report, "The Future of Mail is Social", I realize I've already shared quite a bit of what IBM means when we say "the future of ... Read more

Connectedness Against Complexity by Josh Scribner, IBM Social Media Advocate  Earlier today I spoke on a Social Media Week NYC panel with Dave Gray of Dachis Group, Ming Kwan of Nokia, and John Stepper of Deutsche Bank.  We had an interesting conversation, including organizing workers in pods, connecting to reduce organizational ... Read more

The power of transparency: Social business practices in the development sector by Carol Sumner, IBM Senior Accelerated Value Leader    Social business practices lead to improved outcomes, whether that is in the business world or the non-profit sector. I've recently caught on to the TED talks and was struck by one about ... Read more

Small Changes Lead to Real Change by Carol Sumner, IBM Senior Accelerated Value Leader I am a golfer and like many golfers I'm always trying to find some way to improve my game. There's always something to be learned, and the golf industry has no shortage of gadgets and training devices. ... Read more

By Joyce Davis IBM Collaboration Solutions community managerLotusLive is joining IBM's SmartCloud portfolio! The new IBM SmartCloud for Social Business simplifies access to business-grade file sharing, social networking, communities, online meetings, instant messaging, email and calendar. Join this community meeting to hear program director, Dave Durazzano, share IBM's marketing strategy for ... Read more

Food for thought… Super Bowl, the power of connecting by Femke Goedhart, Business Consultant, Silverside   Last weekend I experienced my first ever Super Bowl. “First? Where have you been??” I hear part of the audience thinking now, but yes, my first. Because American Football really is, well…. American. And, ... Read more

Preparing Youself for Social Media Week... Using LinkedIn for Business By Ben Martin, Social Business Enablement Leader UKI      The question I ask many sellers is, do you research your client before making contact? Most of the time they do: "I like to understand where they have worked before, what groups they are ... Read more

Just in Time for Social Media Week... Using Twitter for Business By Ben Martin Social Business Enablement Leader UKI There are many ways of using Twitter for business benefits. The first is the branded Twitter account. This type of account is primarily used by marketing and quite often easily identifiable. The Tweets from ... Read more