Mark My Words

If you haven't heard it somewhere else, then you heard it first - Yammer is going to be HUGE. It is a private Twitter-like application only for employees of a specific company that was introduced yesterday at TechCrunch50.

Here's a nice concise description of the company from CrunchBase:

Yammer is a tool for making companies and organizations more productive through the exchange of short frequent answers to one simple question: “What are you working on?”


As employees answer that question, a feed is created in one central location enabling co-workers to discuss ideas, post news, ask questions, and share links and other information. Yammer also serves as a company directory in which every employee has a profile and as a knowledge base where past conversations can be easily accessed and referenced.

Anyone in a company can start their Yammer network and begin inviting colleagues. The privacy of each network is ensured by limiting access to those with a valid company email address. The basic Yammer service is free. Companies can pay to claim and administer their networks.