What is Web 2.0?

July 12, 2008

Tim O’Reilly:

…. the internet as Web 2.0 is displacing Microsoft Windows as the dominant software development platform,

…. the competitive edge comes from aggregating the collective intelligence of everyone who uses the platform….. ‘

‘Web 2.0 is a transformative force that’s propelling companies across all industries
towards a new way of doing business characterized by harnessing collective intelligence, ….

from: http://radar.oreilly.com/web2/

Wikipedia’s definition of Web 2.0

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‘5 Tools Everyone Working Online Should Have (IMHO)’ - ReadWriteWeb article

May 14, 2008

This is an excellent article on ReadWriteWeb.com, written by Marshall Kirkpatrick

Quote from the article: ‘We’ve noticed that many people don’t use some tools that would make their lives online much more effective and efficient. Here’s our list of some tools we’d suggest are essential. Several of these tools will deliver huge value to your workday and take less than 10 minutes to get set up.’

Based on this article, I started using some of them - these are indeed essential tools!

 

  1. Multi-service IM: makes IM more easy!

  2. Cross Platform Screensharing Tool: not used yet; is similar to Microsoft NetMeeting used in the corporate environment

  3. A Custom Search Engine: this is really useful; you can now search only on my blog using google

  4. Startpage: I use Netvibes, this is really great!

  5. Blog With Your Name and Contact Info: will put my gmail address on the blog

Do you know other essential tools?


Sites that I have bookmarked the last 7 days

May 13, 2008
  • 5 Advanced Techniques for Creating Plugins and Widgets for WordPress.com « Lorelle on WordPress
  • Great tips for users like myself who use wordpress.com (and do not self-host)

  • ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon — a blog by Tara Hunt
  • Tweeting for companies 101 - very interesting!

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    Some great Twitter stuff found on other blogs and on twitter

    May 10, 2008

    ‘Tweeting for Companies 101′:

    ‘Before I wrap this up, there are a few other ‘Tweet like a pro’ ideas:

    1. Shorten your URLs at Tweetburner where you can also track stats on these links !
    2. The mother of all places to find everything awesome Twitter is: http://twitter.pbwiki.com/
    3. Want to set up a ‘group’ tweet? This is way cool: Grouptweet (have multiple employees send messages to d companyname with a message that you can aggregate at @companyname)
    4. Give people beer for good deeds with Foamee

    Now you are ready to tweet like a pro!’

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    JetBlue corporate Twitter:

    ‘@stevebaker Twitter matters because our customers matter. Brevity enforces honesty, and honesty breeds loyalty. The market IS a conversation’


    Summary of posts of last 3 weeks

    May 10, 2008
    • Web 2.0 Expo videos

      Some great videos of the Web2.0 Expo! ‘Web2Expo: Web 2.0 Expo is a global annual gathering of technical, design, marketing, and business professionals who are building the next generation web.’ (…) Web 2.0 Expo is co-produced by O’Reilly Media and TechWeb.’ Most interesting are: Matt Mullenweg (WordPress.com) Matt Cutts (Google) Jonathan Schwarz (SUN Microsystems) Marc Andreesen (Ning) [...]

      • How businesses are using Web 2.0: A McKinsey Global Survey

      • A McKinsey Global Survey http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?L2=16&L3=16&ar=1913&gp=0&pagenum=5 Great article from McKinsey Quarterly (free registration required). Key topics and conclusions: - initiatives start at grassroots level - improves internal communication, in speed and in quality - facilitates communication with customers ‘ (…) A key theme that emerges from the discussions is that many of these technologies start at a [...]

      • Be a Social Technology Provocateur

        Great Harvard Business Review podcast interview with featured Guest: Josh Bernoff, coauthor of Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies. Recommendations in this podcast to succeed with Social technologies: 1. start small company procedures are setup to work the ‘normal way’ pick a single objective generate success in a small way 2. get an executive sponsor example of Dell (Michael [...]

        Twitter and business management

      • Dosh Dosh made a good overview of ways Twitter is used. I find it interesting to see that Twitter is used also for: internal business communication: connecting employees with one another; for customer services  - notifying customers of e.g. new products and releases More at: 17 Ways You Can Use Twitter: A Guide for Beginners, Marketers and Business Owners [...]

        • Excellent and comprehensive overview of Web 2.0 by Ed Yourdon

          Excellent and comprehensive overview of Web 2.0 by Ed Yourdon! Covers main technologies, suppliers; and implications for sectors (e.g. Government): slideshow

          • “Those hospitals that publish their results will do better” - transparency and quality improvements in healthcare

            Healthcare providers that make their quality of services more transparent to patients will improve quality of service in that way! This is a very entertaining presentation of Paul Levy at a Dutch healthcare congress 2008. ‘Paul Levy Paul F. Levy MBA, CEO & President, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center “Those hospitals that publish their results will do better” When starting [...]

          • Most important from David Maister

            This is an entry to the most important information David Maister is willing to share with all readers! I post this here for easier access. Presentations: Managing download Clients download Strategy download Careers download ——————————————- Strategy: “The One-Firm Firm” - new free seminar | “Values in Action” - new free seminar | A Case Study In professional Ethics | A Home Fit For Heroes? | Alignment and Accountability [...]

            • Web 2.0 trends

              10 Must Have Online Office Apps - ReadWriteWeb Change Management News » Blog Archive » Web 2.0 and Change Management Enterprise 2.0 To Become a $4.6 Billion Industry By 2013 - ReadWriteWeb Facebook … the new email? Google Docs Gets Forms, More Access Like Little By Little Microsoft Popfly Mashups Are Breaking the Mold at Microsoft - New York Times Plaxo going [...]

              • 10 Favorite Books on Business Strategy

                ‘Your favorite books on Business Strategy are?’ ‘Which are your favorite books on Business Strategy; and what is special about them? My favorites are: - Strategy Maps by Robert Kaplan and David Norton. They show very clearly how to operationalize the mission, vision and strategy of a company. It contains many striking examples. This book also gives you good [...]


              • Web 2.0 Expo videos

                May 1, 2008

                Some great videos of the Web2.0 Expo!

                ‘Web2Expo: Web 2.0 Expo is a global annual gathering of technical, design, marketing, and business professionals who are building the next generation web.’ (…) Web 2.0 Expo is co-produced by O’Reilly Media and TechWeb.’

                Most interesting are:


                How businesses are using Web 2.0: A McKinsey Global Survey

                May 1, 2008
                How businesses are using Web 2.0: A McKinsey Global Survey

                http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?L2=16&L3=16&ar=1913&gp=0&pagenum=5

                Great article from McKinsey Quarterly (free registration required).

                Key topics and conclusions:

                - initiatives start at grassroots level

                - improves internal communication, in speed and in quality

                - facilitates communication with customers

                ‘ (…) A key theme that emerges from the discussions is that many of these technologies start at a company’s grassroots level.

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                Twitter and business management

                April 30, 2008

                Dosh Dosh made a good overview of ways Twitter is used.

                I find it interesting to see that Twitter is used also for:

                • internal business communication: connecting employees with one another;
                • for customer services - notifying customers of e.g. new products and releases

                More at: 17 Ways You Can Use Twitter: A Guide for Beginners, Marketers and Business Owners

                also interesting is:

                Twitter May Not Have To Care About Uptime Any Longer

                Excellent and comprehensive overview of Web 2.0 by Ed Yourdon

                April 29, 2008

                Excellent and comprehensive overview of Web 2.0 by Ed Yourdon!

                Covers main technologies, suppliers; and implications for sectors (e.g. Government):

                slideshow

                Comments on changes by Ed Yourdon


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