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Hype Cycle for Social Software, 2011
6 September 2011
 
Jeffrey Mann  

This Hype Cycle shows the increasing overall maturity of social software and its intersection with other established technologies and disciplines. Leaders of social initiatives should start to take a broader view of social software as it permeates into adjacent technology areas.




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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • What You Need to Know
    • The Hype Cycle
      • The Maturity of Social Software Technologies
      • Implications for Leaders of Social Initiatives
    • The Priority Matrix
    • Off The Hype Cycle
    • On the Rise
      • MDM of Social Data
      • Video Content Management and Delivery
      • Social Content
      • Security Applications Embedded in Social Media
      • Social Media Compliance
      • The Collective
      • Social-Learning Platform
      • Crowdsourcing
      • Enterprise Internet Reputation Management
      • Simultaneous Collaborative Editing
      • Social Media Metrics
    • At the Peak
      • Expertise Location and Management
      • Social Network Analysis
      • Social Software Standards
      • Cloud Collaboration Services
      • Social Analytics
      • Social Profiles
      • Activity Streams
      • Cloud Email
      • Mobile Collaboration Client
    • Sliding Into the Trough
      • External Community Platforms
      • Content Analytics
      • Social Media Consulting
      • Unified Communications and Collaboration
      • Personal Subscriptions
      • Social Software Suites
      • Internal Community Platforms
    • Climbing the Slope
      • Consumerization
      • Idea Management
      • Mobile Social Networks
      • Social-Media Monitors
      • Dedicated Email Services
    • Entering the Plateau
      • Folksonomies/Social Tagging
      • Social Search
    • Off the Hype Cycle
      • Corporate Blogging
      • Microblogging
    • Appendixes
      • Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels
  • Recommended Reading
Tables
Table 1.
Hype Cycle Phases
Table 2.
Benefit Ratings
Table 3.
Maturity Levels
Figures
Figure 1.
Hype Cycle for Social Software, 2011
Figure 2.
Priority Matrix for Social Software, 2011
Figure 3.
Hype Cycle for Social Software, 2010




Document History:
 
Hype Cycle for Social Software, 2011
6 September 2011
  
Hype Cycle for Social Software, 2010
4 August 2010
  
Hype Cycle for Social Software, 2009
24 July 2009
  
Hype Cycle for Social Software, 2008
1 August 2008
  




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