Introducing the Gmail plugin, Jabber integration, and the Socialcast Bookmarklet

The development of our Socialcast software over the past two years has given us a living, breathing application that’s evolving on a daily basis. As we’ve molded the system to fit our vision, we’ve constantly tried to focus on integrating other web feeds, services, and software that you already use.  We believe that employees have a lot to offer their companies via these outside services. Therefore, we’re pleased to announce the launch of three new services and applications that allow you to work smarter and share information more easily via email, while browsing the web, or from your instant messaging platform.

Update Your Status with Jabber (beta)

Send IM messages to the Jabber Socialcast bot to update your Status or Worklog within your community. Many employees stay logged into Jabber all day, but they don’t do the same with a web browser. This Jabber integration lets you keep your working habits the same while enabling rapid information sharing with a quick IM message. 

The Socialcast Gmail Plugin (beta)

Create a real-time sidebar display of your community’s activity directly inside your Gmail inbox by installing the Gmail plugin for Firefox. You’re going to be checking your emails at some point, but that shouldn’t prevent you from staying on top of new information inside your community. This plugin lets you view and rapidly respond to information without having to abandon those 42 unread messages.

The Socialcast Bookmarklet

This is an old tool that’s made a comeback recently. The Socialcast Bookmarklet makes it easy to share links and update your status from your Favorites tab. Again, we know you simply can’t always be logged into your community, so this provides a quick way to share information with your team at the moment you discover a useful link.

There are definitely more features coming soon, including an Outlook plugin that is on its way. If you have any other ideas for new features, please let us know. And, anyone who is going to Defrag this week – I’d love to meet you, so please feel free to track me down introduce yourself!