While SharePoint has gone from strength to strength in the years since then, a new product, Yammer, has taken off in this space.
Presciently purchased by Microsoft in 2012 for a rumored $1 billion+, hammer is immediately very easy to use.
Yammer is a great stepping-stone in showing what ‘enterprise social’ could be to new adherents.
However, it is much more than that: it is easy to use, is updated at a blistering cadence, and over the past couple of years, created a vibrant ISV community that continues to add value to the platform.
Add in Microsoft’s ownership and SharePoint, and you have a product that is definitely one to use.
Moreover, it is priced very well, at just $3 USD per user per month.
Incidentally, a basic network account is free.
Yammer is at http://www.yammer.com
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