More on Enterprise Micro-messaging - Yammer and Present.ly

Yesterday I wrote about QikCom, an enterprise 2.0 microblogging solution (see - Bringing Micro-messaging to Enterprise 2.0 - QikCom). There are at least two other major players in this space, Present.ly and Yammer. I have not had a chance to s speak to them but I hope to soon. In the meanwhile these two have been getting a lot of press from some of the top bloggers. 

For example, TechCrunch wrote, Yammer Takes Top Prize At TechCrunch50. Then they followed it up with, Present.ly Takes On TC50 Winner Yammer. This second post provided a nice comparison between these two microblogging tools. The post said that “Yammer performs the same basic functions as Present.ly, but the latter adds a few extras that may entice some companies to switch.” 

These additions include supporting file attachments and allowing companies to segment groups so different groups can have their own portions of the site. In addition, Present.ly does not require all users to have the same email domain, as Yammer currently does. Present.ly also allows companies to deploy it on existing IT infrastructure for better security. Both Yammer and Present.ly have subscription fees and Qik.com is free for the basic service. Present.ly lets the first five users in for free but that is only good for five person companies. 

Mashable got into the conversation with the post - Is the Enterprise Ready for Microblogging Tools like Twitter? The post offers a number of ways that microblogging can help the enterprise including: emergency broadcast system, knowledge management, training, expert identification, seeing the connectors, and inclusion of external stakeholders. Aaron Strout and Joe Cascio provide details on each benefit, as well as a link to Business Week on How Companies Use Twitter to Bolster Their Brands.