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Workplace by Facebook: Workplace, Social Intranet or Social Network? (II)

Last year, Facebook started offering a business solution called, Workplace by Facebook. It’s a variation of the social network of the same name, but for use in the office. Companies can easily register, calculate costs, and quickly get up and running.

But what does the term “workplace” really mean in this case? What does Workplace by Facebook (referred to as Workplace hereafter) actually offer companies?

Workplace by Facebook: Workplace, Social Intranet, or Social Network? (I)

Last year, Facebook started offering a solution for organizations called, Facebook for Work. It then officially started development in October 2016, changing its name to Workplace by Facebook. The question is, though, how much “workplace” is really in Workplace by Facebook? Is it mainly an intranet, or can it even be an alternative to a digital workplace?

The New Linchpin Theme Plugin: Simple and Flexible Visual Configuration for Confluence

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There isn’t much debate when it comes to the meaning of corporate branding. Both external and internal communication demand clean lines, if we’re talking about the general image of a company. With the introduction and development of an enterprise wiki, like Confluence, the adaptation to individual corporate design can bring value to companies and, most of all, to employees.

Linchpin Intranet: A New Employee Portal for Siemens-Betriebskrankenkasse (SBK)

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//SEIBERT/MEDIA and SBK have collaborated on a social intranet project using our Linchpin platform. What started with user-story workshops to tailor the project requirements to suit the needs of the users, was iteratively implemented, and is now in use by the employees of SKB: The new employee portal has been live for several months now!