Comments on: Social Software Failures http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/12/07/social-software-failures/ by Stephen E. Arnold Thu, 24 May 2012 16:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andreas Ringdal http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/12/07/social-software-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-32147 Andreas Ringdal Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:40:19 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=3399#comment-32147 "A small organization may not have the number of employees and authorized users to make a social site generate sufficient traffic and information to warrant keeping the service online" That is true regarding standalone social services. But even smaller organizations have existing systems that can be socialized. Many social features require a solid number of users to provide added value, but a small step such as moving documentation from word files and into a wiki opens up the documentation for internal comments and revisioning. And you practicaly do not need more than 3 persons until this provides added value to the company. Social services is not only about sharing, it is about participating. Andreas “A small organization may not have the number of employees and authorized users to make a social site generate sufficient traffic and information to warrant keeping the service online”
That is true regarding standalone social services. But even smaller organizations have existing systems that can be socialized.
Many social features require a solid number of users to provide added value, but a small step such as moving documentation from word files and into a wiki opens up the documentation for internal comments and revisioning. And you practicaly do not need more than 3 persons until this provides added value to the company.

Social services is not only about sharing, it is about participating.

Andreas

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