One of the biggest problems with a data-centric business environment is merely finding the right data in order to do your job. Traditional search tools have some efficacy in completing these tasks, but really understanding not only what you need but what is useful in the eyes of others can be helpful as well.

Social sites and the concept of social networking has been around for a while now, with tools like FaceBook connecting people all across the planet. But it also has a play inside the corporate environment as well. Finding others in the corporation who have similar interests and are working on similar projects can augment cooperation. Learning what kinds of content your peers consider "interesting" helps you better understand your job and where you fit.

Best of all, leveraging content aggregation and social sites helps you better feel like part of a cohesive team rather than one person in a sea of others.

NewsGator has a tool that enables much of this collaborative functionality called Social Sites. In this podcast, I speak with Brian Kellner of NewsGator about their product and how social networking within the corporate firewall can be an excellent fit for today's enterprise environments.