http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/ strategies & trends for intranets & portals . . . . . . by jmc en-GB Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:56:02 +0100 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Daily Rotation http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/provencebeyond-netjmc.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/provencebeyond-netjmc.html Wishing you all a great break from work. Looking forward to seeing or hearing from you in 2010! Photo: ProvenceBeyond.com. Luceram in the Alpes Maritimes, about an hour's drive from chez moi. I've worked with ProvenceBeyond for many years. It's... Jane McConnell Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:56:02 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/work-content-natalia-shvetsova.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/work-content-natalia-shvetsova.html My last interview of the year was with Natalia Shvetsova, author of the Russian blog "Intranet Blog". Natalia is a network partner in the Global Intranet Strategies Survey. She oriented the interview around managing content on intranets, and added some... Groups & networks Strategy & governance Jane McConnell Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:43:14 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/top-10-posts-jmc-globally-local.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/top-10-posts-jmc-globally-local.html The top 12 #intranet posts of "Globally Local..Locally Global" in 2009 based on reader comments or email feedback (in reverse chronological order) are: 2009: Efficiency, Energy and Voice on the Intranet Real Intranet Manager bloggers: a rare species User-generated content... Intranets & portals Jane McConnell Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:46:06 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/intranet_trends_2010_questions.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/intranet_trends_2010_questions.html Samuel Driessen, author of the blog infoarch, reviewed this year’s survey report “Global Intranet Trends for 2010” on his blog. He raised some questions which I will respond to here. Origami and intranetsWhy did I choose to illustrate this year’s... Jane McConnell Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:38:33 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/intranet-360-checklist.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/intranet-360-checklist.html All things intranet can and should be addressed from 360 degrees. That means, covering the full circle. Target 360For example, when you do evaluations or needs analysis for the intranet, you need to include: Staff of course. However, the end-users... Content strategy & management Global & local Intranets & portals Strategy & governance Jane McConnell Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:49:47 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/future-proof-your-intranet.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/future-proof-your-intranet.html One way to future proof your intranet is to future proof the governance.There are 3 ways to do that, and I recommend doing all 3! 1. Implement cross-organizational ownership. If you do not already have a cross-organizational ownership model in... Global Intranet Trends Intranets & portals Strategy & governance Jane McConnell Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:28:40 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/plug-and-grow-your-intranet.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/12/plug-and-grow-your-intranet.html I fear that many organizations believe that you can "plug and grow" your intranets. It's not easy to read, but that's what is written in the red label: "plug and grow". It is also specified "No gardening experience needed." Put... Intranets & portals Jane McConnell Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:24:40 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/global-local.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/global-local.html How do you handle global and local content on global portal? A question that has as many answers as intranets! However, in my work with many complex, global organizations, I have developed 8 fundamental guidelines. 1. Replace the concept of... Collaboration Content strategy & management Global & local Intranets & portals Jane McConnell Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:02:12 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/5-future-intranet-trends-brazilian-keynote-on-youtube.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/5-future-intranet-trends-brazilian-keynote-on-youtube.html The organizers of Brazilian Intranet Portal Award 2009 event kindly posted the video I made for them on YouTube and I'd like to share it with you. I talk about the 5 future intranet trends. I'd love to hear your... Jane McConnell Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:54:17 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/global-intranet-trends-2010-available-for-purchase.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/global-intranet-trends-2010-available-for-purchase.html You'll find more information on this site in the Intranet Survey & Trends section of this site: Table of contents Read the Preface You can read reviews by intranet managers As well as reviews by peers Click here for price... Jane McConnell Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:34:00 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/catherine-grenfell-on-successful-intranet-managers.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/catherine-grenfell-on-successful-intranet-managers.html I talked to Catherine Grenfell of Step Two Designs a while ago about an article she published on the Step Two Designs web site: What do successful intranet managers have in common? It's clear that Catherine has a lot of... Intranets & portals Resources & sites Jane McConnell Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:51 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/i-participated-for-the-first-time-in-the-brazilian-intranet-portal-award-2009-event-this-week---virtuallyif-you-dont-speak.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/i-participated-for-the-first-time-in-the-brazilian-intranet-portal-award-2009-event-this-week---virtuallyif-you-dont-speak.html I participated for the first time in the Brazilian Intranet Portal Award 2009 event this week - virtually! If you don't speak Portuguese (as I don't) you can use a translator tool to get an idea about what went on... Events Intranets & portals Jane McConnell Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:00:57 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/2009-intranet-innovation-awards-announced-and-published.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/2009-intranet-innovation-awards-announced-and-published.html The 2009 Intranet Innovation Awards winners have been announced and you can now purchase the report with lots of details and screen captures. (US$ 189. More information on the Step Two Designs web site.) I've read it and find it... Events Intranets & portals Jane McConnell Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:26 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/highlights-from-the-global-intranet-trends-for-2010.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/highlights-from-the-global-intranet-trends-for-2010.html I'd like to share a preview of some major observations from this year's survey. These points and others are developed in the Global Intranet Trends for 2010 report. The report will be available for purchase later in November and the... Jane McConnell Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:28:42 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/follow-netjmc-at-jboye09-in-aarhus-this-week.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/11/follow-netjmc-at-jboye09-in-aarhus-this-week.html I'm tweeting from the JBoye09 conference in Aarhus, Denmark this week. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/netjmc. The twitter tag for the conference is #jboye09. Jane McConnell Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:55:44 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/global-intranet-trends-report-published-next-week.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/global-intranet-trends-report-published-next-week.html For those of you who are wondering, the 2010 report will be published the first week of November. Many thanks to all of you for your emails of encouragement. This year's report will be worth waiting for! Here's where I... Global Intranet Trends Jane McConnell Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:11:35 +0100 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/corporations-are-way-behind-the-curve-in-real-time-social-media.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/corporations-are-way-behind-the-curve-in-real-time-social-media.html This article is a must-read for intranet managers: Is "Social Media" Really Changing the World? by Jared Cohen. Here are some quotes to whet your appetite. Cohen says: "'Social media' is merely a way to describe new tools in an... Collaboration Global Intranet Trends Social media Jane McConnell Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:29:28 +0200 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/jboye-in-aarhus-hope-to-see-you-there.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/jboye-in-aarhus-hope-to-see-you-there.html I will be in Denmark the first week of November for the J.Boye Aarhus 09 conference. I participated in the conference last year and found it to be a stimulating and friendly event. This year I’ll be running a workshop... Events Global Intranet Trends Jane McConnell Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:32:26 +0200 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/decentralized-publishing-principles.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/decentralized-publishing-principles.html During the first Globally Local open thread of a couple of weeks ago, Chamika asked: "A topic I've been trying to research is how to set up workflow for intranet content using Sharepoint. There are several resources that explain the... Content strategy & management Intranets & portals Strategy & governance Jane McConnell Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:23:41 +0200 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/there-are-two-main-kinds-of-online-monitoring-services-out-there-those-that-seek-to-capture-and-track-as-much-data-in-as-man.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/10/there-are-two-main-kinds-of-online-monitoring-services-out-there-those-that-seek-to-capture-and-track-as-much-data-in-as-man.html In the open thread last weekend, Zeb asked the following question: ".... what tools, services, etc are available for companies to track trends such as mentions about their company, their competitors, what's popular and what people are looking for on... Social media Statistics & Studies Jane McConnell Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:23:42 +0200 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/open-thread-topics-over-the-weekend-got-a-couple-of-very-relevant-comments-the-first-from-zebzeb-wants-to-know-what-to.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/open-thread-topics-over-the-weekend-got-a-couple-of-very-relevant-comments-the-first-from-zebzeb-wants-to-know-what-to.html Open thread topics over the weekend got a couple of very relevant comments, the first from Zeb. Zeb wants to know about tracking trends: ".... what tools, services, etc are available for companies to track trends such as mentions about... Social media Strategy & governance Jane McConnell Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:16:32 +0200 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/open-thread-at-globally-localwhats-on-your-mind.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/open-thread-at-globally-localwhats-on-your-mind.html Open thread means "over to you". What do you want to talk about? What's on your mind? Start a conversation by posting a comment.... Jane McConnell Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:07:58 +0200 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/news-emails-videos-from-corp-comm-spam-or-not.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/news-emails-videos-from-corp-comm-spam-or-not.html An intranet manager asked me the following a couple of days ago: "I am looking for some comparative benchmarks for readership of news posted on corporate intranets. I get fairly regular feedback from senior management here that readership should be... Communication Jane McConnell Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:23 +0200 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/spacebook-government-as-a-process.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/spacebook-government-as-a-process.html I often say that the intranet is a process, not a project. I did a slide 4 years ago that I used then quite often in workshops and still use today: "One slide worth a thousand words". I came across... Global Intranet Trends Social media Jane McConnell Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:40:40 +0200 http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/evolving-towards-the-intranet-enabled-online-workplace--munich-24-9.html http://www.netjmc.net/globally_local/2009/09/evolving-towards-the-intranet-enabled-online-workplace--munich-24-9.html I'll be joining one of the J.Boye communities of practice in Munich on September 24th. This international group is one of the many CoPs run by J.Boye. (More information here.) I have entitled my talk ""Evolving towards the intranet-enabled online... Global & local Global Intranet Trends Groups & networks Jane McConnell Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:00:21 +0200