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Saturday, December 27, 2008

CIO - Blogs and Discussion, 23.12.2008: Web 2.0, Social Networks in '09: The Year of Consolidation, Not Innovation

CIO - Blogs and Discussion, 23.12.2008: Web 2.0, Social Networks in '09: The Year of Consolidation, Not Innovation
by C.G. Lynch: "In 2009, Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis and social networks will continue to be used by people both at home and work. But I think most consumer-based social networks will struggle toward profitability, and consolidation in the enterprise Web 2.0 market could hamper innovation around those tools, too."

Friday, December 19, 2008

CMSWire, 18.12.2008: 2009 Predictions for Web CMS, ECM, Mobile, MOSS and more

CMSWire, 18.12.2008: 2009 Predictions for Web CMS, ECM, Mobile, MOSS and more
by Barb Mosher: "Like the 12 days of Christmas, CMS Watch has chosen to offer up 12 predictions for the technology world for 2009."

Thursday, December 04, 2008

HBS Faculty Blogs, 01.12.2008: The Enterprise 2.0 Recovery Plan

HBS Faculty Blogs, 01.12.2008: The Enterprise 2.0 Recovery Planby Andrew McAfee: "The Enterprise 2.0 Recovery Plan
Recent events in the news have inspired a thought experiment: I asked myself what I would do if I were put in charge of IT as part of the turnaround effort at a big US automaker."

Sunday, November 30, 2008

O'Reilly Radar, 29.11.2008: Why I Love Twitter

O'Reilly Radar, 29.11.2008: Why I Love Twitter
by Tim O'Reilly: "I soon realized that Twitter has grown up to become a critical business tool, ideal for following the latest news, tracking the ideas and whereabouts of people who will shape the future of technology, and sharing my own thoughts and attention stream."

Friday, November 28, 2008

Trends in the Living Networks, 24.11.2008: Quick review of Online Social Networking & Business Collaboration World event

Trends in the Living Networks, 24.11.2008: Quick review of Online Social Networking & Business Collaboration World event
by Ross Dawson: "Oof! Well hopefully my last 13 blog posts as I chaired ONSBCW over the last two days have been useful to people, and not annoyed any faithful readers."

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Harvard Business School, 25.11.2008: Andyasks , and Hopes for Answers

Harvard Business School, 25.11.2008: Andyasks , and Hopes for Answers
by Andrew McAfee: "So I’m combining my penchant for asking questions with my desire to learn more about Twitter, yielding a tremendously exciting wink new initiative called 'andyasks'. I’ll tweet at least one question a day, and people can reply with their answers."

Monday, November 24, 2008

The Social Organization, 21.11.2008: The Importance of Social Networking to Information Work

The Social Organization, 21.11.2008: The Importance of Social Networking to Information Work
by Rachel Happe: "What instigates collaboration in the first place? What is the actionable results from the collaboration? Who and what are the actors in collaboration and how trustworthy are they? When are formal processes appropriate and when are more informal processes needed?"

Sunday, November 23, 2008

SocialText, 21.11 2008: Six Steps to Company-Wide Adoption

SocialText, 21.11 2008: Six Steps to Company-Wide Adoption
by Michael Idinopulos: "That calls for a very different approach to adoption. Last year, everyone was asking what makes for successful social software pilots. Now it's time to answer the question at a strategic, company-wide level: How can forward-thinking managers use integrated social software suites like Socialtext 3.0 to garner adoption across their entire companies?"

Saturday, November 22, 2008

ReadWriteWeb, 21.11.2008: Is SaaS Cheaper Than Licensed Software?

ReadWriteWeb, 21.11.2008: Is SaaS Cheaper Than Licensed Software?
by Jason Rothbart: "Most people quickly answer this question in the affirmative. I certainly do. However, there are people out there who aren't sure. They look at the monthly cost of a SaaS application and compare it to the equivalent licensed product over an extended period of time. Given enough time, you will eventually hit a point when the SaaS product appears to be more expensive. Let's look at it from the perspective of the total cost of ownership (TCO)."

Thursday, November 06, 2008

ZDNet.com Between the Lines, 04.11.2008: Enterprise 2.0: Progress is mixed, but experimentation is cheap

ZDNet.com Between the Lines, 04.11.2008: Enterprise 2.0: Progress is mixed, but experimentation is cheap
by Larry Dignan: "The state of enterprise 2.0 reveals spotty progress and a separation between key technologies. For instance, wikis are in, podcasts are out and blogs are somewhere in between within the corporation."

Monday, October 13, 2008

The FASTForward Blog, 10.10.2008: In uncertain times, Enterprise 2.0 takes the stage: Enterprise 2.0 Blog: News, Coverage, and Commentary

The FASTForward Blog, 10.10.2008: In uncertain times, Enterprise 2.0 takes the stage: Enterprise 2.0 Blog: News, Coverage, and Commentary
by Jevon MacDonald: "For many people the positioning of Enterprise 2.0 as a cost reduction engine is not new. Complexity reduction, efficiency increases and fast response times have been the cornerstone of many Enterprise Social Software pitches in the last 5 years."

Saturday, October 04, 2008

I’m Not Actually a Geek, 01.10.2008: Tim O’Reilly Course Corrects the Definition of Web 2.0

I’m Not Actually a Geek, 01.10.2008: Tim O’Reilly Course Corrects the Definition of Web 2.0
by Hutch Carpenter: "I define Web 2.0 as the design of systems that harness network effects to get better the more people use them, or more colloquially, as “harnessing collective intelligence.” This includes explicit network-enabled collaboration, to be sure, but it should encompass every way that people connected to a network create synergistic effects."

Sunday, September 28, 2008

The FASTForward Blog, 25.09.2008: Enterprise 2.0 Vendors need to get more serious about mobile

The FASTForward Blog, 25.09.2008: Enterprise 2.0 Vendors need to get more serious about mobile
by Jevon MacDonald: "The truth is that the most successful Enterprise 2.0 applications will focus heavily on mobile and will take in to consideration the considerably different use cases related to how different functions use mobile devices."

Friday, September 26, 2008

ZDNet.com Between the Lines, 24.09.2008: Cisco unveils collaboration lineup; Enterprise 2.0 on the move?

ZDNet.com Between the Lines, 24.09.2008: Cisco unveils collaboration lineup; Enterprise 2.0 on the move?
by Larry Dignan: "Cisco on Wednesday rolled out its collaboration portfolio as it targets the enterprise market–and notably the Microsoft SharePoint juggernaut."

Thursday, September 11, 2008

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 16.07.2008: Social Media in the Inc. 500: The First Longitudinal Study

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Center for Marketing Research, 16.07.2008: Social Media in the Inc. 500: The First Longitudinal Study
by Eric Mattson, Nora Ganim Barnes, Ph.D.: "The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research recently conducted one of the first statistically significant, longitudinal studies on the usage of social media in corporations."

Monday, September 08, 2008

CTO Blog, 01.09.2008: The 2 Magics and the Hype Cycle

The 2 Magics and the Hype Cycle | CTO Blog | Capgemini | Consulting, Technology, Outsourcing
by Carl Bate: "For a little while now I’ve been considering how the Gartner Hype Cycle relates to the post-Web world, and how it might be useful for strategic planning for 21st century information systems."

ReadWriteWeb, 06.09.2008: Businesses Can't Hide From 2.0: A Look At 2.0's Impact Across Industries

Businesses Can't Hide From 2.0: A Look At 2.0's Impact Across Industries - ReadWriteWeb
by Sarah Perez: "Today, if you're not staying current with Web 2.0 technologies' impact on business, then you're just not staying current."

Thursday, June 12, 2008

InformationWeek.com, 11.06.2008: Enterprise 2.0: Power To The People

InformationWeek.com, 11.06.2008: Enterprise 2.0: Power To The People
by Cora Nucci: "Now the next disruptive technology is upon us: Enterprise 2.0. But how will all this collaborative productivity be measured, and just as important: how will these measurements translate to compensation?"

Monday, June 02, 2008

Yahoo! News, 02.06.2008: IBM Reveals Jazz Product Launch Wave

Yahoo! News, 02.06.2008: IBM Reveals Jazz Product Launch Wave
by Chris Kanaracus: "Team Concert 1.0, the first commercial product derived from IBM's Jazz platform for collaborative development, will be available on June 30, with nearly 20 related offerings from IBM and partners set to ship by the end of 2008, the company announced Monday."

Sunday, June 01, 2008

The Business Of IT, 30.05.2008: Gartner Reveals Top 10 Technologies

The Business Of IT, 30.05.2008: Gartner Reveals Top 10 Technologies
by Dr. Jim Anderson: "The good folks over at the Gartner Group have revealed the top 10 technologies that they believe will change the world over the next four years"