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Tags: Apple, blogs, go big always, Microsoft, social media, social media survey, social software, social tools, twitter, web 2.0

In recently reading an article from the DM Review website about teams of professionals and how they’re managed and organized, I realized how low the level existing management solutions is and how that can be improved.

The main piece of software that the article talked about is Microsoft Office Project which allows a single person to create a schedule and manage a project. It does not allow for collaboration.

It also talked about email and how managers distribute important documents through it and get everyone on the same page via the documents. However, email also has the inherent flaw that you never which email you’re supposed to look at and which document is the most accurate (assuming your boss sends several copies).

This article called for improvements in service-oriented architecture (SaaS) and collaborative technologies to fill this void. Although the article said that this software is improving, there was no recommended means of managing a project using existing software.

What should the ideal software look like? We think we know, but in truth it varies for everyone. What do you think?

Tags: social software, social tools, software, team management

In an article on Globe and Mail titled, Online collaboration lands young authors book deal, we see examples of how online collaboration tools are literally changing our world

Danielle Bennett from Victoria, B.C. and Jaida Jones from New York, both 21 years old, had never met before a chatting on LiveJournal about the renowned C.S. Lewis novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. After connecting on the site, the two budding authors exchanged emails and begun bouncing ideas off one another for their own fantasy novel.

As the conversations continued, one thing led to another and they began collaborating online to produce a science fiction novel. Each girl would stay up late after school and write between 6 and 7 pages before sending it off to the other to edit the latest chapter.

After 18 straight days, their novel was complete.

With some help, the girls hired a literary agent, but initially received negative responses from publishers before catching a big break with Random House who offered each of the authors $30,000.

Although they didn’t make use of online social/collaborative tools other than email, the girls were able to achieve an amazing success and prove the power of online collaboration.

Just think — if people are getting novels published through email exchanges, then the potential for people to connect and collaborate on a global scale offers tremendous potential for revolutionary hybrid companies and innovations.

Tags: book deal, collaborative novel, collaborative writing, CS Lewis, livejournal, online collaboration, random house, social tools, write a novel

Quoted from Sarah Perez

Here’s another word to add to your lexicon: “Socialprise.” It’s meaning is somewhat obvious: social tools + enterprise = “socialprise.” It’s a new term, but one we hope sticks around, since it’s currently representative of one of the biggest shifts in business today.

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Tags: enterprise, sarah perez, social tools, socialprise, web worker daily