IBM Lotus Connections 2.0: Planning and Implementing Social Software for your Enterprise

Straight from IBM: the practical, complete guide to leveraging the power of social networks with Lotus Connections 2.0 -The first book to cover the next breakthrough product from IBM Lotus: a product with a built-in audience of 150,000,000 Lotus Notes users worldwide. -Practical techniques for building dynamic networks of coworkers, partners and customers that promote innovation and business agility. -Authoritative guidance for business and technical planning, deployment, integration, and much more. Social networking is the newest frontier in business collaboration, and IBMs Lotus Connections 2.0 gives businesses the tools they need to make the most of it - easily, securely, and cost-effectively. In this book, a team of IBM Lotus Connections experts thoroughly introduces the product, and covers every facet of planning, deploying, and using it successfully. The authors cover both business and technical issues, and present IBMs proven, best-practices methodology for successful implementation. The authors begin by helping managers and technical professionals identify opportunities to use social networking for competitive advantage -- and by explaining how Lotus Connections 2.0 places full-fledged social networking tools at their fingertips. IBM Lotus Connections 2.0 carefully describes each component of the product - including profiles, activities, blogs, communities, easy dogear bookmarking, personal home pages, and more. The book contains practical coverage of administering Lotus Connections, as well as detailed guidance of integrating and extending Lotus Connections - including a full chapter on plug-ins and widgets, and another on Lotus Connections REST-based API, which provides full, secure access to Lotus Connections features and data.