What’s all the Yammer about?
BY ANNA BELMONTE
Staff Writer
Join groups. Get connected. Build yet another Facebook-like community. It will replace email; it will make Academia easier; it will keep you informed.
We have been hearing a lot about Yammer, that McKendree made the switch from email to social media and that students and faculty should use it. While there is a lot of support for the transition, there is also prevailing dissent in the campus community. Some people just don’t want something new, and they don’t like hearing that change is a must.
So what is the big deal? What opinions about Yammer are circulating campus, and why do people feel the way they do? What is all the yammer about?
Let’s explore the issues that sprouted Yammer and the potential it unlocks. We will also look at the good, the bad and t...