Internal podcasts: More informal communication, lower phone bills
Well, the phone bills might not be the most important part. But internal podcasting at IBM has already generated good ideas and results.
"...favorite creations is a weekly status update from IBM's supply chain organization. The group previously scheduled a weekly conference call with all the employees it needed to coordinate with -- a conference that involved as many as 7,000 people. Now, supply-chain executives upload a weekly podcast, which staffers can listen to when they want."
"Other IBM staffers have taken to podcasting to illuminate their particular situations at the company. A new IBM worker created a podcast with tips for other new recruits, while a mobile staffer began a series about what it's like being an IBM worker who rarely reports to an actual IBM facility."