Global design firm Woods Bagot also understands the value of business-style social tools to facilitate knowledge management.

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However, the same social context that created knowledge silos within upper level management is rapidly transforming with advances in technology.

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Whether under the guise of knowledge management, collaboration, or social media, these kind if programs have been tried and failed in some fashion by most companies now.

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Consumer Marketing, Customer care, Social Commerce on the consumer engagement side and knowledge management, policy management, employee onboarding, employee networking and profile manager on the enterprise collaboration side are some of the business ready applications you might want to consider before making a decision.

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Knowledge management, corporate security, HR and legal will be forced to embrace social media within their firewalls and employees seek to connect at work.

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