We would love to have an intuitive calendar of events embedded in the right hand column of a Yammer Group. Group Owners could use it to announce major global events, or system downtime, holidays etc Jul 10 2019 09:08 AM.
Does Yammer have an events calendar feature?
Seeing how the Yammer community has been asking for an events calendar feature dating back to 2016, without it Yammer/Communities is missing a HUGE asked-for feature. Check your own tech forums Microsoft!
Carlo, as Yammer continues to integrate with Office 365 groups, we expect to see functionality adds such as the ability to escalate a Yammer conversation into a Skype call and schedule a meeting using Outlook calendar. I don’t have any specifics, so I can’t speak to how “Facebook-like” this functionality will be.
Does yammer still exist?
Yammer is still available as a web page and a mobile client app, but if people are spending their time in Teams or in Outlook or Share. Point, they can access Yammer there too.
The ‘New Yammer,’ as Microsoft calls it, should be available to users this year. While Yammer was previously broadly seen as a collaboration and communications tool, its focus has been refined in three areas, said Murali Sitaram, Yammer general manager. “One is about building community at scale across organizations.
This of course begs the inquiry “What happened to Yammer before Microsoft bought it?”
First, a bit of history: Before Microsoft acquired Yammer for more than a billion dollars (yes, that’s billion with a B), it was a standalone product built by a company called Geni. From 2011-2013, Yammer kept its own identity under the Microsoft battle cry of “Go Yammer! ”, but it was rolled into larger Microsoft subscription bundles in 2014.
Does Yammer work with Office 365 Groups?
Yammer’s integration with Office 365 Groups started in 2017. Subsequent phases will address remaining groups types and deliver integration with Outlook calendar and enhancements for Share. Point and Planner. The best place to stay informed of change management is to follow the Yammer updates on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap.
Microsoft today revealed its plans for Yammer, the company’s enterprise social network for private communication within organizations. It’s getting the Microsoft Teams treatment — users can now add a Yammer tab to their channels. Microsoft Teams is used by over 329,000 organizations and is the company’s fastest-growing business app ever.
Is Yammer the right fit for your business?
This way, you can ensure that Yammer – and all your Microsoft 365 applications – can reap the most business value for your organization. Yammer is Microsoft’s way of helping enterprises connect people to people, and people to information, in a single online space.