Combatting the quiet internal blog is necessary to achieve a successful blog within your company. One technique I’ve found to be particularly helpful is discussion starters.
Try posting before work (ie on the weekend or right at the end of the day on Friday) on Monday a discussion starter.  Ask for comments all week.  If you [...]

Sometimes the divide between the corporate office and the employees is thousands of miles apart.  And, sometimes that divide is not merely literal.
Of course, add language barriers and communications hurdles (VoIP, IM, etc.) and this necessary communication can destroy your business.
One of the easiest and most effective methods for preventing the potential communications disastor is [...]

How do you remember who you told to finish the last detail of a project?
Who’s the contact person for your oldest account?
Do you hate it when people pass the buck and you can’t determine who’s in charge of completion?

If so, you need a way to archive your messaging.  But how?
An internal blog, specifically for messaging, [...]

Secure, internal communication IS possible. Email is the method that many people choose, but there are inherent dangers in that choice.
I had the opportunity to speak with Debbie Weil this weekend as part of a podcast on the PodcastRountable.  Debbie mentioned working with a financial company that DOES NOT use email.
I know that sounds [...]