Comments on: People Search and Enterprise Search, Part 3 – The Fourth Generation http://blog.leeromero.org/2008/10/20/people-search-and-enteprise-search-part-3/ On Content, Collaboration and Findability Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:15:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lee Romero » Blog Archive » People Search - A Fourth Generation Proof of Concept - Part 1: The goals http://blog.leeromero.org/2008/10/20/people-search-and-enteprise-search-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1676 Lee Romero » Blog Archive » People Search - A Fourth Generation Proof of Concept - Part 1: The goals Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:58:46 +0000 http://blog.leeromero.org/?p=62#comment-1676 [...] connecting with or finding co-workers within an enterprise.  My most recent post described the fourth generation solution - which enables users to search and connect using much more than simple administrative terms (name, [...] [...] connecting with or finding co-workers within an enterprise.  My most recent post described the fourth generation solution – which enables users to search and connect using much more than simple administrative terms (name, [...]

]]> By: Hutch Carpenter http://blog.leeromero.org/2008/10/20/people-search-and-enteprise-search-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Hutch Carpenter Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:38:31 +0000 http://blog.leeromero.org/?p=62#comment-1527 Hi Lee - thanks for the mention of Connectbeam. I like this post because it does a great job describing the problem for large companies - who knows what...where? I've worked for large companies before (May Dept Store, BofA), and I know the typical response - ask someone you know well. Unfortunately, that's limiting. And it actually hurts employee productivity. A great research study was pulled together by academics at MIT, NYU and BU. They analyzed the email-based social networks of employees for an executive recruiting firm, and looked at actual data regarding revenue and project completion times. They found that the employees that are better connected to more of their colleagues and that possess more diverse information networks generate significantly more revenue than average. Keep in mind this was based on email-based networking. The question for companies? How to foster better connections and diversify employees' sources of information? There's a LOT more in the paper. If you want to read more, we've got a write-up on the Connectbeam blog, including a link to the research paper: http://bit.ly/1YrckT Hi Lee – thanks for the mention of Connectbeam. I like this post because it does a great job describing the problem for large companies – who knows what…where? I’ve worked for large companies before (May Dept Store, BofA), and I know the typical response – ask someone you know well.

Unfortunately, that’s limiting. And it actually hurts employee productivity.

A great research study was pulled together by academics at MIT, NYU and BU. They analyzed the email-based social networks of employees for an executive recruiting firm, and looked at actual data regarding revenue and project completion times.

They found that the employees that are better connected to more of their colleagues and that possess more diverse information networks generate significantly more revenue than average. Keep in mind this was based on email-based networking. The question for companies? How to foster better connections and diversify employees’ sources of information?

There’s a LOT more in the paper. If you want to read more, we’ve got a write-up on the Connectbeam blog, including a link to the research paper: http://bit.ly/1YrckT

]]> By: One Tigress http://blog.leeromero.org/2008/10/20/people-search-and-enteprise-search-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 One Tigress Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:15:57 +0000 http://blog.leeromero.org/?p=62#comment-1511 My company has been usisng Tacit's ActiveNet for two years. The result is very positive. The best thing is the users don't have to do anything to maintain their profiles. It automatically broakers the person who ask questions to the most qualified experts via Outlook email. For an organization as big as mine, there are over 100,000 employees at my compay. The tool is very valuable in helping employees to find colleagues with needed expterise in a very short time. My company has been usisng Tacit’s ActiveNet for two years. The result is very positive. The best thing is the users don’t have to do anything to maintain their profiles. It automatically broakers the person who ask questions to the most qualified experts via Outlook email. For an organization as big as mine, there are over 100,000 employees at my compay. The tool is very valuable in helping employees to find colleagues with needed expterise in a very short time.

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