A decade after acquiring Yammer, the enterprise social networking platform designed to connect and engage employees, Microsoft has now developed its own social network called Viva Engage, essentially a company-branded 'Facebook'.
Microsoft Launches Teams-Integrated 'Facebook'
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The platform is anticipated to launch by the end of August as a rebranded Communities app within Microsoft Teams and will function with Yammer as well.
Similar to Facebook and Instagram, Viva Engage also includes Stories featuring posts, images, videos, and other content.
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The platform will persist in displaying the same network, primary data source, and community that users currently experience in Yammer. All content created on Yammer.com or on mobile devices—including community chats, narrative posts, and stories—will be viewable in Viva Engage. Similarly, content created in Engage will appear in the original Yammer experience.
