Managing Intranets

According to Andrew Wright, in a recent survey of over 20,000 employees from 67 organizations, “ease of finding information” was considered to be the most important quality of a valuable intranet and yet is considered to be the quality needing the most improvement. What can we do to easily simplify and improve information retrieval for our users?

Use this simple matrix as a portal into the world of intranets on the internet. You can look for information by format, subject or a combination of the two by clicking on the column, row or cross-section of the two respectively. You can even add another subject of your own to the result sets on all of the links below.

Format Subjects	Journals	Videos	Social Media	News	Presentations	Books
Enabling Search	Search with Google	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Twitter	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Slideshare	Search on Amazon
SharePoint	Search with Google	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Twitter	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Slideshare	Search on Amazon
Usability	Search with Google	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Twitter	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Slideshare	Search on Amazon
Governance	Search with Google	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Twitter	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Slideshare	Search on Amazon
Mobile Services	Search with Google	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Twitter	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Slideshare	Search on Amazon
Classification	Search with Google	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Twitter	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Slideshare	Search on Amazon
Online Communities	Search with Google	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Twitter	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Slideshare	Search on Amazon
Accessibility	Search with Google	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Twitter	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Slideshare	Search on Amazon
Knowledge Management	Search with Google	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Twitter	Search using Bing Search with Google	Search using Slideshare	Search on Amazon

Aside from having fun researching intranets using the tool below, think of sites on your intranet that might be able to make use of it. Please see the guidelines on Information Handyman or email Adam Pope