Yammer is a social networking platform that keeps enterprise communication in mind. Yammer provides a common area for employees to interact in. Since its acquisition by Microsoft in 2012, Yammer has been used by close to 80% of the Fortune 500 companies.
Yammer brings social networking to the workplace. Is that a good thing? It definitely is. It provides a platform where people can get help solving problems through others in the organization that they might not even have met yet. Yammer thus lets you get answers from unexpected people.
The main uses of Yammer are to gather ideas, solve problems, share knowledge, and gather feedback. Additionally, Yammer makes the office a fun place. It allows people to create their own interest groups around shared topics, interests, or areas of practice.
In this chapter, we will learn about the following:
- Joining a Yammer network...