What Web 2.0 Apps Will Pack a Wallop in the Workplace?
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Ziff Davis Enterprise research conducted for eWEEK shows that Web 2.0 apps are on the rise in the enterprise. (Darn--that should have been the head. Nice rhyming.) That said, the majority of respondents indicated that Web 2.0 technologies are being implemented for internal use: 82 percent of respondents said Web 2.0 apps at their companies had been implemented for current employees, and 71 percent said one of the two main drivers for Web 2.0 at their companies was improved communications and collaboration among internal staff. Respondents' top fears? Security and the potential for sensitive company information to be made public. Blogs and wikis are the apps that have been most widely implemented, according to the research. Respondents also seemed to hold out the most hope for wikis, as that technology was named by more respondents than any other as being most valuable over the next three years. Of course, the value of wikis was no more apparent than right after Red Sox ace Jon Lester pitched a no-hitter on May 19 and was promptly added to Wikipedia's "no-hitter" page, as was Jason Varitek, who now holds the record for catching no-hitters (four--all with the Red Sox). OK, back to business. For more stats from the study and an analysis of the numbers, check out my story. Do the numbers jibe with what's going on at your organization? Or are you stuck somewhere around Web 1.5? Are Web 2.0 apps being deployed with or without the IT department's permission? Please let me know. |
Comments (5)
What's "Web 2.0"? I've heard that term a lot. And like a lot of other buzz words/phrases, it seems like everyone has their own definition (like storage tiers, for example).
Posted by Brian | May 22, 2008 1:40 PM
So, let me get it clear: after washing the Web 2.0 with AJAX you go in the CLOUD ?!
Web 2.0 ? Is something that would have happened sooner for browser war never would have started...
It's all about implementing standards proper: that's Web 2.0.
Posted by Nicolaie | May 22, 2008 1:58 PM
There is a good description of Web 2.0 here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735857.aspx
Posted by Anon. | May 22, 2008 4:20 PM
I look forward to the day when the label "Web 2.0" goes the way of "e-commerce." That is, when everyone is doing it but nobody talks about it anymore.
The pallette of so-called Web 2.0 technologies is so vast, as to make it difficult to answer your question - Blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, rss feeds, social networks, and on and on are all in this bucket of Web 2.0 technologies.
First, who is to say that the HR / IT departments even need to sanction the technology? Our employees are finding the latest relevant information by using an RSS reader or start page, or from twitter or friendfeed, without HR or IT even knowing about it.
Security? HR: go ahead and implement a wiki. It'll work better than your static old intranet, and if you're not having any security problems with your intranet, you won't with a wiki.
The same way that e-commerce became just regular old commerce (can you imagine NOT being able to check inventory status and pricing online from a retailer?), "Web 2.0" will merge with the online experience. This is true for content providers, retailers, B2B companies, and for enterprises deploying technologies inside the firewall.
Joe.
Posted by Joe Lichtenberg | May 22, 2008 5:53 PM
We are leveraging Web 2.0 to enable our customers with information that makes them successful but also a way for them to drive innovation in our solutions.
I would hate to have all on-line communities shut down. An important element of scrutinizing online communities will need to be handled with a bunch of policy exceptions which won't go well with many of the over burdened IT organizations. The problem being....what is OK to allow and what is not OK? This will be a difficult task since so many social media networks are business related.
Since we launhced the Archer Community, our version of an online social network we have seen tremendous success with over 1186 product enhancements/ideas being submitted. This explosion of interaction is due to the fact that the community supports collaboration among our product experts, clients and partners. Our community members can also exchange best practices with fellow users, submit and vote for product enhancements, and help foster innovation within our solutions and within their own businesses.
Alex
Posted by Alex Bender | June 16, 2008 3:16 PM