(photo by FrameSniper)

Cesar Brea pointed out Bill Ives' post, "Serena has Adopted Facebook as their Intranet."

We've created corporate intranets (demo site showing off what we did for Cesar's company) and Facebook apps so we've thought about this.  I think the key to what Serena has done is using Facebook as a front end but having the intranet itself on a private and secure system.  Then, you have the best of both worlds.  Facebook becomes the watercooler, an open place for employees and friends to interact, while corporate documents and work discussions take place on a private system with controlled access.

There are many wonderful things about working from home for an all-remote company like Solution Grove, but the isolation from co-workers is a real downside.  The great thing about Facebook is that in 30 seconds I can see who has updated thier status or has done something interesting by checking one page.  I have friends, clients, schoolmates, and my co-workers as Facebook "friends".