Web 2.0 - Concluding Thoughts

There are those of you out there that have read through my series on Nicholas Carr recently asked the question an article by Harvard Business School professor Robin Good looked at this issue too:

Personal knowledge management is making strong inroads into enterprise environments where individual users can be motivated to publish quality (commercial) information effectively and with the ease that "bloggers" enjoy. personal knowledge management is really about eliminating the IT gibberish that hangs up so many collaborative efforts and getting to the important thing: passionate professionals communicating effectively with peers through flexible, easy-to-use publishing tools.

Of course, as I alluded to earlier, in the business world, especially a larger corporate environment, there will be challenges to change - as always. And that's fine. I don't think everyone should have a blog, just to have a blog. It's use should be strategic. At the very least, I'd encourage your business to stay informed and educated about these trends. Even if you are not ready to implement them - know their capabilities, know how other businesses are using them, ask the tough questions about what it would look like to use them within and without the corporate firewall. Remember that smart business decisions are absolutely tied to quality information - get informed, get educated. You can't hide from change forever. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: TECHNOSIGHT blog.