The larger the enterprise, the huger the knowledge management problems, simply because communication is harder to circulate across large groups. Not surprisingly, the easiest way to facilitate this communication is to “open up the channels”. But the enterprise management culture has historically been based on playing close to the vest. Although employees can become influential and knowledgeable by participating in the social media, management frowns on the risk of employees being too open with corporate data.

The current solution to Enterprise 2.0 is to segregate the worlds of privately and publicly shared data. Any data deemed corporate secret would be circulated within an internal enterprise system. Outbound activities like marketing and information discovery can be catalogued and shared by employees through broad population Web 2.0 applications like Del.icio.us or Google Reader. It’s a schizophrenic construct, and an interim measure until enterprises ineluctably realize that business transparency is becoming the norm.

Update: 09/11/08 1:00ampdt: Yammer, an enterprise version of Twitter wins the Techcrunch 50 competition. Twitter for corporations… these new applications will bridge enterprises into 2.0 while letting them feel that their network is behind a curtain. It’s illusory because any Twitter-like broadcast media will escape over walls any time it wants.

Notes on Slideshow

I made this short slideshow with Sliderocket, a new online slideshow creator instead of using MS Powerpoint and uploading the file. Here are the pros and cons with the system:

Pros

1. All image data is catalogued online for future use.
2. Slide elements are easier to manipulate than in Powerpoint.
3. Neat functions like slide transitions, automated image rendering, and quick slide and element duplication.

Cons

1. Less features than Powerpoint.
2. Sliderocket’s proprietary platform doesn’t allow me to upload slideshow onto repositories like Slideshare.
3. Some internet latency issues make watching this slideshow too slow.
4. CONCLUSION: Too many cons, I’ll stick with Powerpoint.