Google Wave the SharePoint Killer?
I am very excited to report that this evening I received my invite to be part of the Google Wave limited preview. I was really hoping to be on the front end of this and am looking forward to the possibilities of this new Google effort.That said I am really struggling with the initial reports on the Internet that indicated Google Wave was the long awaited “SharePoint Killer”.Don’t get me wrong. I like what I have seen so far even though much of the Google Wave limited preview is nonfunctional (today) but in my opinion it is quite a stretch to say that Google Wave is on par with SharePoint. Sure, the potential for something quite powerful is there

Managing News on the Intranet
Driven in large part by their experience on the Web, employees want up-to-the-minute information delivered in a lively, innovative and credible fashion. Employees want useful information, and they want it now.Here are some best practices when it comes to managing Intranet news:Leveraging employees to enhance the value of your internal newsMaking content real, relevant and freshMaking way for the digital C-SuiteExpanding your definition of newsMaking news easy to access anytime, anywhereEngaging employees in conversation; communication is a team sportTeac

The History of the SharePoint
Jeff Teper from over at the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog has put together a nice little read on the history of the SharePoint. That said want I think I found most interesting were the Lessons Learned:Customers come first. There is a lot of exciting technology in SharePoint but the objective is not a building a computer science project. What matters is solving business problems. We love to see your sites so keep the case studies coming! Long-term vision and commitment. Business is faster paced than ever and we and you need to continue to adapt. At the same time, success usually only comes from a clear long-term vision, commitment and feedb

Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010
I just installed the Technical Preview of Microsoft's SharePoint Designer 2010. Unfortunately there is not a lot besides the UI I can comment on as beyond seeing the application start, you really cannot use it for anything. Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2010 cannot be used to edit web sites on servers prior to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2009. To edit these sites, you need to use SharePoint Designer 2007.I found this a little odd as well as frustrating. I am part of the Microsoft Office Technical Preview and I was really hoping to experience a bit more.

Google Goes After Microsoft SharePoint
The Google Sites Data API has just been announced. But there's been a Google Apps Data API for awhile. One vendor has used this API to design a migration solution called SharePoint Move for Google Apps. This solution provides the ability to migrate SharePoint files, documents, lists, events and more into Google Apps. It even includes detailed reporting and logging.The migration solution is offered by Google Enterprise partner LTech and is built for Google Apps Premier or Education editions.It may not have the ability to migrate content into Google Sites yet, but with this new Sites Data API, it will only be a matter of time.