Tag Archives: Linchpin Intranet Suite

Bye-bye, Wait Times: 6 Reasons Why You Should Use Timeslots for Events in Linchpin Intranet Suite

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Do you like standing in queues? No? Neither do we. For some types of corporate events – e.g. photos for the employee directory or pizza day in the canteen – it makes sense to divide the event into several time slots to avoid annoying waiting times. This is now very easy in Linchpin – thanks to the event time slots! Decide for yourself how many time slots you want to divide your event into, how many minutes a time slot consists of and how many of your colleagues are allowed to register per slot.

Linchpin Intranet Suite 5.6 – April Intranet Highlights

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It’s been almost exactly half a year since the last update of the Linchpin Intranet Suite – version 5.4 – and we’ve followed suit: Linchpin Intranet Suite 5.6 is waiting in the wings (along with Linchpin Essentials 2.6)! In this blog article, we’ll give you an overview of the highlights: The free footer configuration, enhancements in terms of event planning, fixed sizes for teaser macros, and implementation of gender-neutral practices.

Linchpin Intranet Suite 5.4: A Big Update With Exciting New Features

Our intranet received a brand new update – with version 5.4, Linchpin Intranet Suite introduces better support for screen readers, time slots for events, a customizable mobile menu and more. Downloadable now from the Atlassian Marketplace.

Linchpin Intranet Suite: We Are More Than Just Colleagues

Linchpin Suite: We are more than just co-workers

When you think of the traditional tools many of us use to get our work done – email, intranets and shared networks, video conferencing, etc. – my guess is these do not then simultaneously make you think of friendships with colleagues, sharing both the personal and professional gems of your lives. They most likely make you think, “these are the tools I use to get my work done”. There is a way out: The Linchpin Intranet Suite combines traditional work tools and social media tools.

Hit the Road, Jack – the Atlassian Data Center Roadmap and More Accessibility in Confluence and Linchpin

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Modern software is not only characterized by the fact that the technology is optimized or that new feature releases appear regularly. Rather, modern software also addresses the compliance requirements of companies, for example by enabling accessibility. In this regard, Confluence Data Center from Atlassian and our own social intranet, Linchpin Intranet Suite, are setting a good example and began removing accessibility barriers some time ago. We look together at the roadmaps of the two teams to find out which features will make the tools even more accessible in the future.

By You, for You: 3 New Features for the Linchpin Intranet Suite!

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It’s October and the leaves are starting to fall. Things are changing, and the Linchpin Intranet Suite is no different: it now offers three functions that make the social intranet even more user-friendly and clear. These include new filter options in the people directory, scaled-down images for shorter loading times and a clearer timeline, and a further step towards greater accessibility. Find out what else you can look forward to in the blog article.

Linchpin at BSH Receives Inkometa Award for Best Intranet!

BSH Home Appliances won this year’s Inkometa Award in the Social Intranet / Collaboration category! Why this is of particular interest to us? Well, because their intranet was created using our Linchpin Intranet Suite! Together with our partner XALT, we replaced their aged, top-down intranet with Linchpin. Read all about the why and how (and who) here.

Microsoft Teams and Social Intranet – a Dream Team Thanks to Linchpin

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Be honest: How many different messengers or social media channels do you use every day for your communication? Even in companies, it is no longer uncommon to use several communication tools at once – after all, different teams have different requirements for such tools. But the more extensive the tool landscape, the more often there is chaos in communication and the more difficult it becomes to keep track of all company messages. Linchpin has addressed this problem by creating two shortcuts to Microsoft Teams that allow you to share Linchpin news in MS Teams and start chats in MS Teams from within Linchpin. We’ll show you how this works in this blog article.

The Risk of Not Socializing Enough at Work – And How a Social Intranet Can Help

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Humans are social creatures and for the past couple of years, socializing has been quite difficult because colleagues don’t spontaneously see each other anymore in the hallways at the office, since many of them are now working from home. This means there’s a real risk of them feeling increasingly lonely, which can have all sorts of negative effects. Read on to find out how you can help combat this as a company using a social intranet.