Community Integration On Home Pages

Community Integration on Corporate Home Pages

Matt ZellmerDec, 2009mattzellmer.wordpress.com

Matt Zellmer, December 2009 http://mattzellmer.wordpress.com

Cisco• Links:

• Blogs and Communities links are displayed under “Quick Links”. Communities link goes to routing page.

• Link to RSS feeds

• Content: None

• Tools: None

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Dell• Links: Community

section at bottom of page has links to main community-related tools and spaces.

• Content: None

• Tools: Share link with multiple share options.

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SAP• Links: Communities

link in footer goes to a Communities routing page.

• Content: None

• Tools: None

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Microsoft• Links:

• Link to Forums under Support.

• Manage Your Pro!le in the footer.

• Content: None

• Tools: None

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Intel• Links:

• “Online Communities” link under “Work” drop-down. Communities link goes to a Community space/platform.

• “Social Media Guidelines” and “RSS” links in footer.

• Content: None

• Tools: None

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HP• Links:

• “Connect with Others” tab in main nav.

• Links to blogs, videos, and podcasts.

• List of various HP comunities including Consumer Forum, IT Forum, Gaming Forum, and Small Business Printing Wiki.

• Link to “More HP Communities”.

• Content: None

• Tools: None

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IBM• Links:

• “Communities” link under Products menu goes to routing page.

• “Forums & Communities” under Support & Downloads menu goes to another routing page.

• “Discussion forums” under Get Support.

• Content: None

• Tools: Ability to share a speci!c page on Digg, Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, and LinkedIn via icons in footer.

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Oracle• Links:

• Communities link in primary nav bar goes to routing page.

• Links to blogs.

• Links to page of RSS feeds.

• Content: None

• Tools: None

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Sun Microsystems• Links:

• Menu under “Channel Sun” link has links to blogs, forums, wikis, and “community voices” (a feed of third party Sun-related posts)

• Menu under “Log In” has links to Sun Wikis.

• RSS icon goes to list of RSS feeds.

• Content: None

• Tools: None

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VMware• Links:

• “Communities” links above main nav and in the Support & Downloads menu go to Community space/platform.

• RSS icon goes to list of RSS feeds.

• Content: None

• Tools: None

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NetApp• Links:

• “Communities” links in page header and in menus under “Our Products & Support” and “Our Solutions” go to community space/platform.

• Mousing over “Communities” links displays links to blogs, forums, and RSS feeds.

• Link to RSS feeds in footer.

• Content: Titles of speci!c blog posts displayed in dynamic News/Events/Resources section

• Tools: None12



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Community Integration On Home Pages