There is a new "Reviewer's Guide" published on the developerWorks Lotus Technical Library. This Reviewer's Guide provides an extensive overview of the latest version of IBM's social software, Lotus® Connections 2.5, and its eight services: Home Page, Profiles, Activities, Blogs, Bookmarks, Communities, Files, and Wikis. In addition, this guide explains how to extend the features and functionalities of Lotus Connections to your existing applications.
Access the Reviewer's Guide here:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/documentation/connections/dw-l-reviewersguide/
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Profiles
2.1 Overview
2.2 Highlights
3 Communities
3.1 Overview
3.2 Highlights
4 Bookmarks
4.1 Overview
4.2 Highlights
4.3 Other features
5 Blogs
5.1 Overview
5.2 Highlights
5.3 Advanced features
6 Activities
6.1 Overview
6.2 Highlights
6.3 Other features
7 Files
7.1 Overview
7.2 Feature highlights
7.3 Exploring a File
7.4 Working with Files
7.5 Working with Collections
8 Wikis
8.1 Overview
8.2 Feature highlights
8.3 Creating and finding a wiki
8.4 Editing a page
9 Home Page
9.1 Updates tab
9.2 My Page tab
9.2 Searching for information
10 Extending Lotus Connections to other applications
10.1 Integrating with Lotus Notes 8.5 using the Activities sidebar
10.2 Integrating with Lotus Sametime using Activities plug-in
10.3 Integrating with IBM WebSphere® Portal
10.4 Integrating with Lotus Quickr
10.5 Integrating with Microsoft SharePoint
10.6 Integrating with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook
10.7 Integrating with other applications
10.8 Lotus Connections Business Solutions Catalog
12 Conclusion
13 Resources