Configure the User Profile Service Application

Public social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn have gained popularity because they allow an open and relatively unstructured form of communication that encourages users to share ideas and insights. Some organizations have begun to see the value in this type of interaction and have started endorsing the use of some of these technologies during the workday as part of their corporate communications strategy. While public Internet sites are suitable in some cases, most organizations require that information relating to their business be kept within a closed environment that can be monitored and controlled.

With My Sites, organizations can give employees a personal SharePoint site where ...

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