Intranet 2.0 tools explode; social intranet still rare

TORONTO, CANADA: Social media tools (intranet 2.0 tools) are exploding in popularity according to the 2010 Intranet 2.0 Global Study conducted by Prescient Digital Media.

The study has found that 87 percent of organizations have at least one social media tool on the intranet. Blogs are the most popular tool, present on 53 percent of intranets of all sizes, but only deployed enterprise wide (available to all employees to read or write) on 18 percent of intranets.

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Highlights:

* The study contains the most current and comprehensive intranet data from more than 525 participants in organizations of all sizes from cross the globe.

* 52 percent have intranet discussion forums (a 13 percent increase from last year's survey); 23 percent enterprise use; 9 percent have no plans or interest

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* 51 percent have intranet instant messaging (an 11 percent increase from last year's survey); 34 percent enterprise use; 19  have no plans or interest

* 49 percent have intranet wikis (a 4 percent increase from last year's survey); 17 percent enterprise deployment; 11 percent have no plans or interest

* 53 percent of organizations that have social media tools on their intranet use Microsoft SharePoint

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"The results are exciting because they confirm Prescient's belief that we are entering the age of the Social Intranet," says Toby Ward. "While most organizations are still in the early days of deploying or experimenting with social media, many executives and employees alike are eager to see greater use and adoption of these tools."