Biographical Information
Rich Blank advises on social computing, collaboration & content management technology and strategy. He has published articles about collaboration and social business in CMSWire.com and SocialMediaToday.com and is also a featured MS SharePoint expert and regular blogger on AIIM.org. He has spoken at events including 2011 Social Media Summit, 2010 SharePoint Summit, and Business and IT Alignment Conference and regional SharePoint User Groups. You can follow Rich on Facebook or Twitter @getrichieb
Articles by Rich Blank
Activity Streams vs. Discussion Forums
16 Jul 2012
Social technology is changing how people communicate and share information both on the consumer Web and within the enterprise. In particular, activity streams (a.k.a. newsfeeds) are becoming a central focal point for users to engage in conversation and discussions. Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all include activity streams and have quickly challenged traditional Internet discussion forums such as Yahoo Message Boards or Google Groups in the consumer space. . . .