Comments on: Architectural Principles for Enterprise Social Software http://binaryplex.com/2008/06/05/architectural-principles-for-enterprise-social-software/ The often random thoughts of an Eclectic Architect, Enterprise Technologist, Coffee Addict & Social Media Junkie Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: binaryplex.com » Blog Archive » 10 Architectural Principles for Enterprise Social Software - Take 2 http://binaryplex.com/2008/06/05/architectural-principles-for-enterprise-social-software/#comment-442 binaryplex.com » Blog Archive » 10 Architectural Principles for Enterprise Social Software - Take 2 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:03:20 +0000 http://binaryplex.com/?p=80#comment-442 [...] first draft of the Architectural Principles for Enterprise Social Software was posted here. I invited feedback and was fortunate to get some comments from Luis Benitez, an IBM architect who [...] [...] first draft of the Architectural Principles for Enterprise Social Software was posted here. I invited feedback and was fortunate to get some comments from Luis Benitez, an IBM architect who [...]

]]> By: Luis Benitez http://binaryplex.com/2008/06/05/architectural-principles-for-enterprise-social-software/#comment-441 Luis Benitez Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:13:41 +0000 http://binaryplex.com/?p=80#comment-441 Great post! You've hit the nail right on the head -- mutliple times!!! Principle 3 is key... how easy is it to use Facebook and Twitter from a BlackBerry? Ubiquitous access *drives* social software adoption. That's why I think Lotus Connections is great.. it ships with plug-ins out of the box for BlackBerry, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Windows Explorer, Lotus Notes, Sametime, and WebSphere Portal!! Principle 6 it's also right on! In fact, I'm blogging about this as we speak (stay tuned to my blog). As a developer, one of the reasons why I like Lotus Connections is because there's so much you can do simply by configuration and NOT customization. Here are a couple of principles I would add: * Principle 8: Simple, easy to use UI (Google, Twitter have no documentation) * Principle 9: No workflow to create content -- requiring workflow, I argue, is a barrier to social software adoption * Principle 10: Internationalization -- Facebook has faced increased growth after they translated their UI into multiple languages What do you think ? Great post! You’ve hit the nail right on the head — mutliple times!!! Principle 3 is key… how easy is it to use Facebook and Twitter from a BlackBerry? Ubiquitous access *drives* social software adoption. That’s why I think Lotus Connections is great.. it ships with plug-ins out of the box for BlackBerry, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Windows Explorer, Lotus Notes, Sametime, and WebSphere Portal!!

Principle 6 it’s also right on! In fact, I’m blogging about this as we speak (stay tuned to my blog). As a developer, one of the reasons why I like Lotus Connections is because there’s so much you can do simply by configuration and NOT customization.

Here are a couple of principles I would add:
* Principle 8: Simple, easy to use UI (Google, Twitter have no documentation)
* Principle 9: No workflow to create content — requiring workflow, I argue, is a barrier to social software adoption
* Principle 10: Internationalization — Facebook has faced increased growth after they translated their UI into multiple languages

What do you think ?

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