Enterprise social networks (ESN) are one of the newest tools companies are using to promote collaboration amongst their employees. Organizations are starting to recognize the potential value that ESNs can deliver, particularly around departmental and cross-department collaboration. It goes beyond simply sharing best practices within organizations to enabling employees to quickly and easily identify coworkers with particular expertise, exchange knowledge, and work together efficiently on projects. In this talk we’ll review Yammer which Microsoft’s entry into the ESN space. We’ll answer the following questions:

• Why is social networking important to business?
• What is Yammer?
• What functionality does Yammer provide?
• How does Yammer integrate with Office 365/SharePoint?
• How do I administer a Yammer network?
• Can I use Yammer to collaborate with people outside my organization?