Use Activity Streams to Improve Productivity and Communication: The Modern Business

Posted by Matt Rajkowski on January 22, 2010, 10:50 AM EST

What makes Facebook and Twitter so useful?  I believe it's the capability to easily jot down tidbits of information and for curious others to see, interpret and act on what was written.  So, if you extend that idea to business, and you organize people by groups, divisions, departments, projects, and friendship, then a company has the means to quickly disseminate and share information, across many bounds, without the 'slowness' of email and in-person communication.  Meaningful communication can be achieved in just a few words and without taking up much time, and the results are immediate and context sensitive.

This streamlined form of communication, called Activity Streams, is the latest improvement to ConcourseConnect. Activity streams allow for users to enter information into a profile, and for followers to comment on and share their activity posts... whether a person, place, thing, group, event, division or department.

Here's a simple example...

Through a sophisticated arrangement of relationships and permissions, information immediately shows up for the intended audience.  We've also combined this feature with our previous Email Updates feature so that activity streams are also emailed.

Take a look at this example profile to see the activity stream in action.  Just scroll down to see the 'Recent Activity' section.