Socialcast (discontinued) Reviews & Insights

SocialCast would be suited in scenarios that you need to build an internal social network to get your employees connected about what is going on inside the company.
Also you can use it to improve communication between people by creating a specific conversation about some project, for instance. There are some basic functionalities like file sharing and chat history that can help you keep track of your activities and progress.

We are primarily using Socialcast as an opt-In/opt-out email notification system from our ERP.

We tried to use Socialcast as our Intranet but could not garner enough user interest and there was some missing functionality.
As a notification system, we have setup email alerts on our ERP that emails Socialcast which then posts the email as a post under the ERP user account.

The email message includes data tags that users can then subscribe to get notified via email. This puts the users in control of the ERP notifications instead of having to go into the ERP script to change the recipient list every time a change is needed.

It's great for collaboration and communication. However if you are looking for a type of Intranet that will augment the missing pieces in your company, Socialcast does not deliver. There are integration options but the options seem to be geared towards web/programming sectors.

Socialcast was used throughout the organization as a way for the company to communicate across multiple levels. It helped to keep employees up to date with updates from corporate and upper level employees.

Best for very large companies.

It is being used across the organization, though not among all departments. It allows employees working in different countries to connect on a single platform, on formal issues and projects, as well as informal discussions, and share project management files.

It would be best suited for a team of 3+ people that is looking to move away from email and keep all conversations and related files in a single place.

Socialcast is deployed to all FactSet departments and employees worldwide. We implemented Socialcast in 2009, as we had experienced rapid growth which was putting pressure on our ability to share information. We needed a way to quickly onboard new employees while preserving our corporate culture. Now, Socialcast goes beyond onboarding and has become the go-to hub for employees to ask questions, share information, and solve problems.

Socialcast has been a great tool for FactSet. I would recommend it to any firm looking for an easy-to-use tool to centralize communication and collaborate on a global scale.

For some reason, Socialcast does not get mentioned in a list of enterprise social networks often. Yammer, Jive, and Chatter draw headlines, but Socialcast is a very strong competitor in this field. Of course, the differences between full-featured platforms like Jive and so-called micro-blogging platforms is another discussion altogether. Suffice to say, if you're considering a Chatter, Yammer, or even Tibbr, you should look carefully at Socialcast.