I would suggest that businesses seriously consider self hosted wiki/forums or other web-based application for collaboration among teams and also to support a positive company coulture. When employees are plugged-in often this generates a sense of belonging and ownership. I also believe that using an internal server to run a chat service along the lines of twitter would also help the team share their passion for business.

It may even be fun! imagine an organization where for the most part employees are engaged within the organization and having fun at work day-in and day-out. People may even get more involved and become more dedicated. Could tools like this cause team members miss being at work when actually home, sick?

July 3, 2008 – Business email will eventually be replaced by more accessible forms of communication like Twitter and company wikis. – Inspired by Alex Iskold
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