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Corporate, or Enterprise, Social Networking (CSN) technology is changing the way relationships are formed and strengthened in business environments, and, therefore, is changing the way business is conducted. In the past, employees built relationships by working in close proximity or sharing information over the proverbial water cooler. As organizational structures evolve, disperse, and separate geographically, individuals have begun to initiate, extend, and manage their network of professional relationships through social, Web 2.0 technologies.

SelectMinds defines Corporate Social Networking as:

• Online social networking, generally of an identified organizational affinity group, and open exclusively to identified members, which is designed to build organizational value.

SelectMinds social networks can also span the extended enterprise, linking employees with important constituencies, from customers to partners to former employees, or alumni.

For more information about social networks within the enterprise, please click here.