Unicom Conference - Social Tools for Business Use http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/ This conference presents new viewpoints and case studies explaining the value, application and (sometimes) the downside of social tools in a business context. It looks beyond the “why” of Enterprise 2.0 to explain the “how”, giving all participants a true learning experience. http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/images/podlogo.jpg Unicom Conference - Social Tools fo Business Use http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/ Copyright 2007, UNICOM en Thu, 11 Jul 2007 13:00:00 GMT Social tools in the Enterprise - The current state of the art Lee Bryant, Headshift. How and where are companies already using social tools? What are the principal use cases and how are these adding value to existing practice? The basics of an adoption strategy for social tools – what we have learned so far? Vendor and product selection: Some tips for avoiding common pitfalls. Thu, 11 Jul 2007 09:50:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session1.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session1.mp3 Q and A from Social tools in the Enterprise - The current state of the art Q and A from session Thu, 11 Jul 2007 10:20:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session1a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session1a.mp3 The Beauty of Web 2.0: Tools that get out of your way Suw Charman, Independent Social Software Consultant. What do successful Web 2.0 tools have in common? Removing friction: making common or important tasks easier, simpler and quicker. The importance of being lightweight. How increased participation increases value for both individual and community. What you see is what you get, and is exactly what you want. Thu, 11 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session2.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session2.mp3 Q and A from The Beauty of Web 2.0: Tools that get out of your way Q and A from session Thu, 11 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session2a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session2a.mp3 Collaborative Workspaces and Better Virtual Teaming Jim Morrat, General Manager, Elastictime Ltd. Principles of better virtual teaming and goal centric networks. Guarding your content. What to look for in tools to support your virtual teams.How to use collaborative workspaces for maximum effect. Thu, 11 Jul 2007 11:45:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session3.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session3.mp3 Q and A from Collaborative Workspaces and Better Virtual Teaming Q and A from session Thu, 11 Jul 2007 12:15:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session3a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session3a.mp3 Is Being Social Good for Business? Kurt Lyall, CEO Tagsearch. Latest market research on productivity in the workplace. Putting a value on the problem. Case study – research team Investment Bank. Case study – Online publisher. Case study – Library Team. Summary: the five tests for business success. Thu, 11 Jul 2007 13:45:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session4.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session4.mp3 Q and A from Is Being Social Good for Business? Q and A from session Thu, 11 Jul 2007 13:45:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session4a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session4a.mp3 Challenges to change - and how video can help with the engagement process Brad Meyer, Interaction Technologies Ltd. Using video to deal with the four personal challenges; “Not True”, “So what?”, “Do I care?”, and “Who are you to be telling me?”. Stories about using video to cross the time, space and cultural divides within multinationals, NGOs and private companies. Experienced-based discussion re: use of video within BP offices across the globe since the late 1990’s, the Earth Summit Implementation Conference in Johannesburg in 2004 and dealing with the aftermath of the petrol bombings in Paris last year. This session itself will be video recorded and digitally represented on the web for post-conference access by its participants and others Thu, 11 Jul 2007 14:30:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session5.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session5.mp3 Q and A from Challenges to change - and how video can help with the engagement process Q and A from session Thu, 11 Jul 2007 15:15:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session5a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session5a.mp3 Charities 2.0: Moving from Wow to How Steve Bridger, nfp 2.0. Who are the trailblazers – who are adopting social media creatively? Mapping the organisational structure onto web innovation. What does Web 2.0 success look like for charities? Can we measure the social impact? Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:45:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session6.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session6.mp3 Q and A from Charities 2.0: Moving from Wow to How Q and A from session Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:15:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session6a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session6a.mp3 Case study: Employees and Customer Engagement – Using podcasts to bridge the gap Adrian Moss, Focus Business Communications. The employee reality – review of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development 2006 survey on Employee Engagement and Attitudes. The market reality - Edelman Trust Survey results. How podcasts and blogs address communication issues. Case study review – Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Case study review – The Company of Information Technologists. Thu, 11 Jul 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session7.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session7.mp3 Q and A from Case study: Employees and Customer Engagement – Using podcasts to bridge the gap Q and A from session Thu, 11 Jul 2007 17:15:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session7a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session7a.mp3 Using Social Tools to Support Membership Organisations: Theory, practice, technology, findings Ed Mitchell and Lyndsay Rees-Jones, CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Theory: Context, goals, people and systems. Practice: social models, organisation design, communities and multi-domain thinking. Technology: joining up forums, blogs, tags, aggregators, myspace, flickr and physical meetings. Findings: Real discoveries from the frontline. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:40:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session10.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session10.mp3 Q and A from Using Social Tools to Support Membership Organisations: Theory, practice, technology, findings Q and A from session Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:25:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session10a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session10a.mp3 Using Wiki’s and Other Open Source Products to Reach Outside the Firewall Sam Watkins, Editor of the External RandV Web Site, BT. Using open source tools to form the architecture. Using Wiki's as open source CMS. Security. Delivery mechanisms. Ui's. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:40:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session8.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session8.mp3 Q and A from Using Wiki’s and Other Open Source Products to Reach Outside the Firewall Q and A from session Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session8a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session8a.mp3 The Cost and Benefits of Real Engagement Kevin Anderson, Blogs Editor, The Guardian. There is no such thing as free community. The best technology is only one step in creating community. Real engagement will improve loyalty. How to transform customers into participants and partners. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:40:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session9.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session9.mp3 Q and A from The Cost and Benefits of Real Engagement Q and A from session Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:10:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session9a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session9a.mp3 Social Media, Citizen Journalism and Radio Christopher Vallance, Broadcast Journalist, BBC Radio Five Live. Lessons learned from using social media to produce a radio news programme. Developments in the field. How some other broadcasters and podcasters are using social media to cover news. What does the future hold, from Twitter to Blogtalkradio. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:15:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session12.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session12.mp3 Q and A from Social Media, Citizen Journalism and Radio Q and A from session Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:35:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session12a.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/session12a.mp3 Preview Interview: Case Study: Web 2.0 and Social Networking in Action Inside IBM Preview Interview with Ian McNairn, Web Innovation and Technology Program Director for Global e-business Transformation, IBM SWG Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/McNairn.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/McNairn.mp3 Preview Interview: The Chairman Preview Interview with Dave Gurteen, www.gurteen.com Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/gurteen.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/gurteen.mp3 Preview Interview: Charities 2.0: Moving from Wow to How Preview Interview with Steve Bridger, nfp 2.0 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:30:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/bridger.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/bridger.mp3 Preview Interview: The Beauty of Web 2.0: Tools that get out of your way Preview Interview with Suw Charman, Independent Social Software Consultant. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:30:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/charman.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/charman.mp3 Preview Interview: Collaborative Workspaces and Better Virtual Teaming Preview Interview with Jim Moffat, General Manager, Elastictime Ltd Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:30:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/moffat.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/moffat.mp3 Preview Interview: Using Wiki's and Other Open Source Products to Reach Outside the Firewall Preview Interview with Sam Watkins, Editor of the External R&V Web Site, BT Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/watkins.mp3 http://www.focusbiz.co.uk/unicom/audio/watkins.mp3