Employee Networks (E2E)

Some insightful company profiles:

The new employee connection: Social networking behind the firewall

Microsoft calls it TownSquare. Deloitte hosts D Street. IBM has its Beehive, and Best Buy its BlueShirt Nation. No, it's not a real estate explosion. In industries from retail to high tech, banking and manufacturing, companies are increasingly building networks behind the firewall where employees can create profiles and connect with one another in ways first demonstrated by LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace.

Social networking behind the firewall

• Deloitte LLP: D Street
• IBM: Beehive
• Best Buy: BlueShirt Nation
• The whys of social networking
• Your say: Booster or time-waster?

The new employee connection: Social networking behind the firewall

Comments

[Daniel J. Pritchett]

Thanks for the tip! I love reading about big companies and their successful social networks. Any links to similar networks at less techie companies?

[Gina]

Chuck Hollis blogs about EMC Corporation's social network on his blog:
http://chucksblog.typepad.com/a_journey_in_social_media/