Virtual Communities Boost Employee Productivity

                   
redorbit.com     May 12, 2008            

Today, many co-workers are finding it increasingly difficult to have face-to-face interactions with each other due to a rise in outsourcing and telecommuting. ... In the past, these online portals were used strictly to deliver business information between partners, but... [read full story]                    

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Virtual apps try to build camradiere, productivity

usatoday.com     May 11, 2008          

Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. ... By Brian Bergstein, Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. You can tell just from looking at the Beehive program under development at IBM that something is...                    

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Next generation of business software could get more fun

wtop.com     May 11, 2008          

By BRIAN BERGSTEIN AP Technology Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The 27,000 IBMers using Beehive can post pictures, video and one-sentence updates about themselves. Such personal touches often are missing when people work at a distance from one another, says Joan Morris DiMicco,...                    

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Next generation of business software could get more fun

ibtimes.com     May 11, 2008          

Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. OK, so those days aren't gone yet. But as big companies parcel Information Age work to people in widely dispersed locations, it's getting harder for colleagues to develop the...                    

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Next generation of business software could get more fun

sacbee.com     May 11, 2008          

Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. ... By BRIAN BERGSTEIN - You can tell just from looking at the Beehive program under development at IBM Corp. that something is different. Beehive's color...                    

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Next generation of business software could get more fun

nwsource.com     May 11, 2008          

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. ... By BRIAN BERGSTEIN AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Such personal touches often are missing when people work at a distance...                    

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Next generation of business software could get more fun

newsvine.com     May 11, 2008          

Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. ... Such personal touches often are missing when people work at a distance from one another, says Joan Morris DiMicco, an IBM researcher developing...                    

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Next generation of business software could get more fun

tmcnet.com     May 11, 2008          

Next generation of business software could get more fun ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass._Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. Such personal touches often are missing when people work at a distance from...                    

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Next generation of business software could get more fun

iht.com     May 11, 2008          

Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. ... You can tell just from looking at the Beehive program under development at IBM Corp. that something is different. Beehive's color scheme is bright...                    

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New office software may draw ideas from social networking sites

nwsource.com     May 12, 2008          

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Now technology researchers are trying to replicate old-fashioned office interactions by transforming everyday business software for the new era of work. The historically dry-as-sawdust products are borrowing elements from video games and social networking Web sites.                    

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Next generation of business software could get more fun

detnews.com     May 12, 2008          

Technology researchers are trying to replicate old-fashioned office interactions by transforming everyday business software for the new era of work. ... BRIAN BERGSTEIN / AP Technology Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Such personal touches often are missing when people work at...                    

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