[seren]

I am working in a global company (>200K) with people in all timezone. Sure we are connected at the top by the same executives but at the bottom of hierarchy we are mostly working in silos, while we are facing the same issues regarding regulations, suppliers, technologies.

So even if it is superficial it is a way to reach out and connect with people facing the same challenges. I don't expect someone from another business to solve my issues but at least I can get some input/ideas/feedback.

This is still a rather poor way to connect, but I don't see any better solution at this scale. Much better than a mail @all-company "is anyone else working on X?"

[rubidium]

I have to agree. I've found many helpful resources and people through our corporate yammer (fortune 200 company).

It's the perfect tool for "hey I'm struggling with __, got any recommendations?" in very large corporations.