For about 2 months now, we’ve been using the Prologue2 theme for WordPress as an internal Twitter- (i.e. Yammer) and Campfire-like communication method. Why? Well, the team was working slightly different hours (so Skype not always an option and sometimes too demanding & in-your-face) and e-mail became too much.
We still needed to keep up to date with what the team was working on at any given stage though. So Prologue2 was our solution. (Preferred over Yammer or Campfire, because it’s awesome and it’s free.)
Before I tell you how we’re using P2, here’s some extracts from Matt Mullenweg’s blog post on the matter:
We found a solution in Prologue which added a posting box to the home page and gave it a Twitter-like feel. Now Automattic had a pulse, a place where the incredible amount of activity was chronicled and captured. It was low-friction and hassle-free, we all started using it more.
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