Do Intranets Really Need to be Social?
Jinfo Article
14th May 2013
By James Mullan
Abstract
Social intranets have promised a lot but they have to some extent failed to deliver on this promise - so are social features such as activity streams, profiles and forums really necessary for internal communication? James Mullan reviews what you need to consider when planning to implement social tools on an intranet.
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