Business Circle Useful Social Networking Charles Brexel

Background Social Networking Boom MySpace Facebook Application Frameworks Criticism Corporate Reaction Monetize Advertise Corporate Future Utilization Productivity Tools

Applications Advantages Extendable Modifiable Evolvable Criticism Just for Fun Improvements Productivity RIA

Problem Definition Experience at Vocalocity Advanced Billing Project Employee Segmentation OffShore Team Collaboration and Communication Problems Large Company Similar Problems Smart Growth Large Company Small Feel

Solution Using a Social Network to Connect Employees Not Just for Fun Any More Already Happening A Space (CIA and FBI)‏ Productivity Suite Share Info, Collaborate, Learn, Create in a Social Fashion. Common Intranet Model Built In Websites and Wiki's for Departments and Important Info Common Repository of Files

Potential Uses Sharing Contacts Working Together on a Document Finding free time in an employee's schedule Having a quick chat about a problem Finding someone in the company with expertise in a certain field Scheduling Events Assigning and Tracking Tasks Further Extensibility

Scope Main Platform User Management Profiles Custom Fields Wiki Pages for Departments Messages (Inbox)‏ Plugin/Application API Customize the Business Circle for Individual Companies.

Major Components User Management Profiles User Roles Wiki Pages Server/Repo File Sharing Messages User Interface Documentation

Development PHP MySQL LAMP Server (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)‏ Ubuntu based Development in Eclipse PHPEclipse Plugin from EasyEclipse

Software Qualities Usability Needs to be Intuitive Users from different backgrounds Reliability Some users will depend on receiving files, and saving important work info within system Security Business Circle has important documents and information about employees that need to remain in house. Evolvability Business Needs grow, New Functionality

Business Circle Useful Social Networking Charles Brexel