Webinar: Weston Solutions Case Study: #1 ranked WIC Intranet | May 30, 2012
What does it take to deliver an intranet that your staff will love? Hear from someone who has been there and done that and has the evidence to prove it.
Register for the very first WIC webinar to see what it takes to be the #1 ranked intranet in the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) benchmark service.
Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) update April 2012: 95 organisations participating | Apr 17, 2012
Over 26,000 people from ninety-five organisations have now participated in the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) online intranet benchmark survey.
From innovation to operation: the role of the intranet | Apr 10, 2012
This article describes how an intranet can add value to organisations through the different phases of the 'innovation to operation' lifecycle.
Influential intranet people | Apr 2, 2012
A list of the top contributors to the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) LinkedIn Group for quarter 1, 2012. Contributors for each week are pictured.
Do smaller organisations really have better intranets? | Feb 21, 2012
It has been suggested recently that smaller organisations have better intranets. This article looks at research from the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) and asks if this is in fact true?
Intranets 2012: The essential intranet conference: Sydney 16-18 May | Feb 13, 2012
After last year's resounding success, James Robertson and the team from Step Two are again organising Australia's premier intranet conference in Sydney.
Intranet wish list for 2012: poll results | Feb 2, 2012
Shows the results of a recent LinkedIn poll asking people what improvement they would like to see on their intranet for 2012. Nearly 300 people responded.
Are these really the 10 best intranets of 2012? | Jan 31, 2012
Intranetizen takes a look at some of the key findings in this year’s Nielsen Norman's top 10 intranets publication and finds the conclusions challenging.
State of the Intranets 2012: How Does Your Intranet Measure Up? | Jan 26, 2012
This article provides a number of charts that show the average response to some key survey questions that comprise the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC).
Animating Your Intranet Search | Jan 26, 2012
Check out up this 90 second animated video, designed to introduce Intranet Connections to prospective Intranet Managers.
Networking for #intranet managers | Jan 17, 2012
This article provides a number of great resources for intranet managers to use, including Twitter, Blogs, Groups and Conferences.
And the winner of the most useful intranet design competition 2011 is... | Jan 12, 2012
In a closely fought battle, Glenn Zanatta (pictured left) with 33 votes was the winner of the inaugural Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) intranet home page design competition.
30 top contributors to the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) LinkedIn Group for 2011 | Dec 29, 2011
This year the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) LinkedIn group has grown from around 5000 members at the beginning of the year to over 11,000 members now. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
Intranet home page design competition entries | Dec 13, 2011
All entries for the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) Intranet Home Page Design Competition have now been submitted. Check out the entries here.
5 Ways to Engage Employees with Your Intranet | Dec 7, 2011 [from IABC]
What many companies and leaders do not understand is that the intranet connects employees with the company and is an important engagement tool.
It's not about the outputs, it's about the outcomes | Dec 6, 2011 [from Intranetizen]
When it comes to intranet performance, the numbers can be misleading and in the wrong hands, be beautifully manipulated. Interesting discussion as well.
3 ways to create a workforce of social intranet evangelists | Dec 6,2011 [from Ragan Communications]
Determining how your organization enhances its intranet with social collaboration ideas depends on the needs and behaviors of your employees.
10 ways to increase intranet adoption | Dec 5, 2011 [from Intranet Pioneer]
For the 9 years as the BT Intranet manager and since then as a consultant, I have experienced different ways organisations have encouraged adoption of technology. Here are my top 10.
Intranet analytics: Which tool to use? | Dec5, 2011 [from J.Boye]
Are you one of the many intranet managers struggling to measure the impact and success of your organization’s intranet? One of these tools might help.
Intranet Innovations 2011: six key themes from this year’s awards | Nov 29, 2011 [from Step Two Consulting]
The Intranet Innovation Awards, run by Step Two Designs, has uncovered another set of great examples of innovative work from intranet teams worldwide.
Intranet Component Listing | Nov 27, 2011 [from Richard Harbridge]
List of 50 components that business can use to choose what they want on their intranet page. These components can be prioritized and developed into wireframes.
Intranets are still very much alive! | Nov 24, 2011 [from Intranet Pioneer]
A response by Mark Morrell to recent blog posts by Tony Byrne ‘Death of the Intranet‘ and Martin White ‘Death of the Intranet: ‘The Times They are a-changin’.
7 Intranet Lessons to be Learned From Successful Web Startups | Nov 22, 2011 [from CMS Wire]
Follow the lead of successful startups and you'll find valuable lessons to improve your company's intranet. This is an article written by the Worldwide Intranet Challenge and published on CMS Wire.
Apple & Android want your mobile intranet | Nov 22, 2011 [from Prescient]
Offices everywhere are snatching up iPads and iPhones for corporate use. What does this mean to the intranet and how can the intranet take adavantage of this?
Reminder: a few days left to enter the intranet design competition | Nov 18, 2011
Now is your chance to demonstrate your passion for intranets, 'stop talking and start walking', 'put your money where you mouth is' and design what YOU think it the perfect intranet home page.
How to get your SharePoint intranet to work like Amazon.com | Nov 17, 2011
Amazon.com (and many other websites these days) provides its vistors with suggested links based on what they are interested in. SharePoint can also enable organizations to provide this service.
World class intranets | Nov 16, 2011 [from Prescient Digital Media]
See a slideshow of some of the world's leading intranets that were showcased in the Day 1 workshop, The Social Intranet Workshop at the Intranet Global Forum.
Intranet Executive Blogs | Nov 15, 2011 [from Intranetizen]
Executive blogs have the potential to be a genuinely powerful communication vehicle. Here are a few observations which will help you improve the impact of blogging in your organisation.
Tell Us Your Story for Charity | Nov 10, 2011 [from Intranet Connections]
Intranet Connections want to hear about the people behind your intranet! Tell them a story about how people in your organization are impacted by your intranet & they’ll donate to a charity.
5 Steps to Build a 'How To' Intranet | Oct 27, 2001 [from CMS Wire]
A recent poll we conducted showed that employees want more how-to content on intranets. But how do you design an intranet that puts “how to” content at the center of your strategy?
Competition: Design a useful intranet home page and win a Kindle | Oct 21, 2011
Have you ever looked at your organization's intranet home page and thought 'I can do better than this'? Why not enter the useful intranet home page competition.. you could win a Kindle Fire.
Improving Findability on your Intranet | Oct 21, 2011 [from the Information Handyman]
I believe your intranet can help staff find the information they are likely to need faster. It can be the popular, respected and well used digital library that your staff expect it to be.
Quick Poll Results: analysis of the most useful intranet content types | Oct 17, 2011
Provides an analysis of the 221 responses to the poll asking which intranet content types were the most uesful. No, news is not the most useful type of intranet content....
50 Ways to a better intranet | Aug 23, 2011 [from CMS Wire]
The following articles published recently on the CMS Wire website lists 50 tips and tricks provided by leading WIC intranets for delivering more effective intranets.
9 intranet content types that add value to your organisation | Jul 15, 2011
Everyone knows that intranets are a great way to collect and distribute information and content throughout an organisation. But exactly what types of content add the most value?
What alternatives are there to Sharepoint for an intranet? | Jun 6, 2011
Which alternatives are there to Sharepoint for an intranet platform? This article provides a summary of the 60+ replies received to this question on the WIC Linked Group.
Discovery Health staff say their intranet is the best | May 31, 2011
From the 60+ organisations who have taken part in the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC), find out why the Discovery Health intranet has recently become the new #1.
Popular intranet discussions on LinkedIn | May 26, 2011
The Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) LinkedIn group now has over 11,000 members which makes it the largest LinkedIn group about intranets. These are some popular discussion.
The problem with intranets... | May 23, 2011
It seems that three of the world's leading intranet figures all agree that intranets are not getting their due recognition within organisations. Why is this the case?
Why your intranet is not strategic | May 9, 2011 [by Gerry McGovern]
Most intranets are not seen as essential to the functioning of an organization. This is because management is not convinced of their strategic value.
Contextual integration: how it can transform your intranet | Mar 2, 2011
Contextual integration is a technique for creating meaningful relationships between information types. This makes it easier for people to find information they need.
What are the 3 hottest intranet topics? | Feb 7, 2011
A recent discussion on the Worldwide Intranet Challenge (WIC) LinkedIn group asked the question: "What are the three hottest / most relevant topics in the world of intranets and portals?".
