Enterprise social networks, also known as Enterprise 2.0, adapt the functionality of popular social networks and communities for enterprise. They integrate social tools, like profiles, tags, bookmarks, blogs, communities and personalized home pages. In contrast to traditional enterprise software, which imposes structure prior to use, this generation of software tends to encourage use prior to providing structure.
Social networking helps organizations to capture unstructured knowledge, distill meaningful, re-usable knowledge from other content also captured in tools such as blogs, online communities, and wikis. This enables knowledge workers to find others with the knowledge they may need. This is especially useful in large organizations.
IBM Lotus Connections is social software for business that empowers
you to be more innovative and helps you execute more quickly by using
dynamic networks of coworkers, partners and customers. [edit]
IBM Lotus Quickr is team collaboration software that helps you share content, collaborate and work faster online with your teams - inside or outside your firewall. [edit]
Connectbeam is an integrated set of social software applications for information sharing and team collaboration that is packaged and delivered as a turnkey Appliance. It provides social search experience that includes Social Bookmarking & Tagging, Universal Content Tagging, Central Tag Repository, Integration with Existing IT Infrastructure [edit]
Telligent Community Server is the proven enterprise social software solution for creating
communities. It is .NET enterprise-proven
platform with easy-to-use applications [edit]
Clearspace is enterprise collaboration software built from the ground
up for teams, companies, and communities looking for an easy and
productive way to work with each other - without time or location
limitations. Eliminate redundant conversations, meetings, emails, and
ideas by opening doors to new co-workers, partners, and customers.
Clearspace will change the way you work. [edit]
SaaS platform for creating web 2.0 communities that can span corporate firewalls so that internal users can easily mix with external users. It provides identity management, security control and licensing model that doesn't distinguish between internal and external members [edit]
SiteLife products give your audience the power to contribute their ideas, expertise and interests to your site. The result is an energized community of online users generating content, interacting with each other and coming back to your site and your brand. [edit]
On-demand suite of community tools gives your customers a safe space to meet one another, solve problems, trade tips and techniques, or just speak their minds. As your customers get close to one another, they get closer to you. [edit]
KickApps is a web-based platform that makes it easy for you to add a wide array of social features to your website. Whether you are a one-person shop or a global corporation, our suite of applications are designed to integrate seamlessly with your website and your brand. [edit]
Yammer is an enterprise version of Twitter. The purpose is to allow co-workers to share status updates. You post updates on what you are working on. You can post news, links, ask questions, and get answers for people in your company. [edit]