Social networks and the narcissism epidemic
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY Ages ago I was a senior vice president at a company getting ready to go public. When the IPO prospectus (an SEC document for potential investors), came out, I learned that a colleague had negotiated a better compensation

Inside the 'Social Network' house
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- What was meant to be the dining room is now a 'war room,' with five hackers working roughly 18 hours a day at a table and two desks. The living room has a standing desk, supported entirely by cases and cans of Diet Coke.

Google Adds Enterprise Social Networking Features to Google+
Google first indicated last year that it planned to release an enterprise version of Google+ and that it was already using it internally. On Wednesday, the company released in preview mode the first Google+ features tailored specifically for workplace use

Google Should Speed up Apps' Enterprise Social Networking Development
Google may be moving too slowly in building up Google Apps' enterprise social networking (ESN) features, at a time when this type of software has become a key component in workplace collaboration suites. On Wednesday, the company took another small step in

Transformational CIOs Need to Promote Business Social Networking
Modern CIOs must reconcile the gap between their role as protector of corporate information assets and the need to drive organizational innovation and openness. Although bridging these two dimensions of the CIO mandate is difficult, this