Socialcast (discontinued)

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.

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.

Best for very large companies.

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 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.