Over the past few months the Mumba team has been working on our next major release of Mumba Cloud Enterprise Social Network for July 2013. Since our Mumba Cloud Enterprise release in 2010 and our worldwide SaaS release in July 2012 this next version marks our 3rd generation private social networking platform. Most of Mumba Cloud's architecture ha...

This is an article I wrote that appeared on www.socialmediatoday.com The Problem With EmailMcKinsey’s research indicates that interaction workers typically spend 28% of each day (13 hours a week) reading, writing and filing e-mails. (McKinsey Quarterly, Nov 12) Email became a powerful tool for individual and small group communication because of it...

Senior Executives are coming under increasing pressure to improve their accessibility via both internal and public social networking applications. Social media’s necessity for speedy unscripted updates carries a range of perceived hazards for those who are unfamiliar and inexperienced with the medium. It’s often reported that corporate leaders are...

In a climate of global economic uncertainty, the socioeconomic gap is continuing to widen, as the middle class slowly disappears into either the impoverished or the wealthy. This raises the issue of executive compensation, and the perception that it is out of line with business performance, especially compared to the average worker’s salary. Beside...

Social media is a tool that businesses can use to improve competitiveness by engaging their clients, consumers, employees and new recruits. Even though the benefits are becoming more tangible, a negative online groundswell may inflict far greater damage. Customer satisfaction and engagement is often considered the most important aspect of an online...

Social Media has taught us that through on-line networks, we can share experiences, create friendships, collaborate with each other and inspire ideas and activities. Social media is fun and when you are having fun, work is easier. Management strives for productivity and stability in their work force - it is a balancing act between working conditio...

The ethics of business is a complex topic of discussion, with complicated issues and blurred lines of morality. This becomes more evident in a time of crisis when companies may resort to using any means necessary to remain sustainable. An appropriate example is the News International phone hacking scandal, which was a betrayal of those whose privac...

We're nearing the release of Mumba Cloud Mobile (known as Mumba Mobile), the highly anticipated mobile phone extension for our Enterprise Social Networking application. This Mumba Cloud tech news update will shed some light on the project in preparation for its launch. The reason its been so anticipated is because over 60% of our enterprise users ...

Internal communication across departments and management levels is essential to creating opportunities for business growth. Meanwhile, a lack of communication can create misunderstandings and obstruct the flow of business. An office environment permits easier communication because of proximity. However, employees in geographically dispersed offices...

Hearing people say they love their jobs is not as common as it should be, and the reasons generally have to do with not feeling appreciated, not being able to connect with their co-workers, and that management is difficult to get in touch with. Implementing a private social business network in your company business could mean the difference between...