Socialtext vs. Yammer

Looking into the features of Yammer reminds me why we chose Socialtext for the pilot: the latter is just a bit more feature-rich. That said, none of the missing features are a deal-breaker, and may well be added by Microsoft. (That said, I will miss the customizable dashboard of Socialtext.)

Yammer vs. Socialtext

I had hoped to set the CSI team up for a trial run of the free version of Yammer. Unfortunately, because it is so tied to corporate communications, I cannot add addresses outside of my own (QLF.org) domain. To invite any of you we would have to purchase licenses for the Enterprise version.  I have registered and played around with Yammer a bit, and find it could fit the needs of the Collaborative and the FOS (Friends of Sharepoint). While organized a bit differently, it offers much the same functionality as Socialtext.