Social Networking in the Enterprise

Enterprise 2.0 Topic: Social Networking in the Enterprise

Social networking tools have had a huge impact on society and media. Now, business is seeing the benefits and challenges of integrating them into the organization on a large scale.

Social networks let employees quickly uncover expertise, develop relationships and share information across silos and contrasting work cultures, allowing good ideas to be surfaced more quickly. Decision-making processes that have several stakeholders are made visible to the entire team, with the upshot being better results by including more points of view.

But with all the advantages also come with concerns. How much information stays inside (or outside) the firewall? What needs to be done to build employee buy-in for a new set of tools? How can we find greater value in social networking in business?

Attendees at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference get the inside track on how large organizations have successfully integrated social networking tools across their business. They'll hear from Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Sony and others sharing their triumphs and challenges as they tell their own stories.

The Demo Pavilion gives attendees with the chance to meet face-to-face with the hottest start ups and big-name vendors to test drive the latest social networking tools and technologies.

Join over 1,000 business and IT professionals at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference and learn more through sessions such as:

• Social Networking and Web Application Platforms in Enterprise 2.0
• Social Networks: Transforming Work Models & Community Relationships
• Social Computing Platforms
• Social Media 2.0
• Developing a Next Generation Workforce
• Virtual Teams 2.0