Who is using Intranet Blogs?
According to CIO Insight more companies are using Internal Blogs than what vox populi suggests. Intranet Blogs are already deployed in a relatively small number of companies, but the number of companies in pilots or in evaluation suggests the number will be much higher pretty soon. In this May 2006 survey among CIOs, they found out that 18% of the respondants already has deployed internal blogs, 15% is testing o piloting the technology and 26% is evaluating or tracking it. In total, the number of companies in all stages of the cycle is 60%, compared to the 40% remaining that is not interested for now.
The survey also has interesting data for Wikis, Podcasts and other types of collaboration tools. You can find the survey results here: Emerging Mobility, Collaboration, and Business Process Technologies .
Comments
I think what I would be interested to know is how many CEO's actually USE the intranet blogging system that has been implemented.
When I teach NEO, one of the things I tout about Intel is that we have a CEO who blogs, and that he blogs about work as well as life (songs on his iPod, Argentine steaks, etc.).
I think it's important to also look at how many senior leaders of companies go beyond intranet blogging and take it to the internet...there are probably things that are appropriate for either location.
Posted by: Heath | November 16, 2006 06:38 PM
I realized another comment I had too, regarding wiki's, podcasts, etc...
I do NOT like webcasts, especially when used for open forums and BUM type meetings. I think it takes away the personal aspect of being able to interact with a senior leader. I know why they do it, or at least why they say they do it (to reach more people), but to me, it seems like a very easy way for them to avoid the tough questions, or answer them in very vague ways and not be challenged by 500 people sitting in front of them in a room.
To me, podcasting/webcasting technologies are for events that I can't attend in person. Maybe I missed a technical lecture series, or a brown-bag, and want to catch up on it. Perhaps it was a training class. But for corporate communications, I prefer a live person, standing in front of me, looking me in the eye when he tells me that we're laying off a few thousand more people.
Posted by: Heath | November 16, 2006 06:41 PM