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Business microblog tool Present.ly is smarter than Yammer

NEW YORK--At the Web 2.0 Expo, I got a quick demo of Present.ly, which is another Twitter-alike for business. On the surface it is similar to Yammer, winner of the TechCrunch50 best of show award. Present.ly, like Yammer, lets you quickly set up a private microblog where you and your co-workers can enter short update messages.

I find Yammer's interface a bit simpler, but Present.ly has a few important features that will make it a better bet for some companies.

It supports file attachments. That's a win in the workplace. Present.ly also … Read more