Social Software

Siebel + Google = Siebel-ster?

It turns out that Google is experimenting with social networking software. If there’s a buck to be made with massive searching, Google’s on it. But, how about if powerful relationship detecting software could be coupled with CRM databases? The article remarks: These systems look in e-mail, instant messaging — everywhere, basically, where contact information can reside,” Preslan explained. “Then [the ...

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Internet and politics

Two items related to our ongoing discussion of social software and its applicability in action organizations like ACS. Now that Dean has defleated, second-guessing about the Internet-effect in politics is the topic du jour. And then, Web sites are popping up to check the “facts” that politicians put out during 2004.

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Fluffy has a home page too.

The social software revolution is now making room for pets. Backwash.com is encouraging pet owners to sign up their pets and have them dialogue with each other. This is important because it shows that every single specialty group can find, or make a home for themselves on the internet. This is a reflection of human society. Interaction is no longer ...

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Social Circles … lots of circles

Another step in a new direction Social Software … the ability to graphically display people’s connections with each other via the e-mails they send each other over a mailing list. This is a powerful tool, one that may be useful if we ACS can use it to identify the existing relationships specifically with regards to our mailing lists and bulletin ...

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