<p>Did you miss me? Since wrapping up the Art of SharePoint Success series here on CMSWire I've been reviewing the SharePoint Server 2013 Preview. There's already lots of articles and posts out there that tell you about all the cool new features but little guidance on how to use them in an organization, or what benefits they might deliver so I am back with a new series of articles which examine SharePoint 2013 from the executive's perspective.</p><p>To get this party started we're kicking off by looking at one of the headline features in SharePoint 2013, "Communities."</p><p>The Microsoft Technet web site tells us,</p><p>Community Sites provides a forum experience in the SharePoint environment. This experience enables community members to contribute information and ask for help from other members. Community Portals provide a directory of community sites for users to search and discover communities of interest Communities are part of the social computing offering in SharePoint Server 2013 Preview. They provide a means for fostering collaboration among large groups of employees in an enterprise. By using communities, employees have an outlet to collaborate outside traditional hierarchies whilst keeping valuable IP within the company"</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/social-business/the-executives-guide-to-sharepoint-2013-understanding-communities-017301.php">Keep reading...</a></p>