Unfortunately, we’re yet to see any real action on this in the government sphere, and I’m starting to wonder whether or not the social computing evolution actually suited to government departments.

strategies, tools and processes to empower knowledge workers

This is the wiki of the ACRL print publication Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries (2007). This wiki presents updates on the case studies described in the book.

AJAX, rich Internet UIs, mashups, communities, and user-generated content often add more complexity than they're worth. They divert design resources and prove that what's hyped is rarely what's most profitable.

Thomas provides some insight into how large enterprise vendors are dealing with Web 2.0 methods. Not surprisingly, there is a lot of sizzle and almost no steak in this market as far as the big players are concerned. Thomas recommends a number of smaller players to watch, including SocialText and Drupal - two of my favs.

Industry analysts, CIOs, and business leaders around the world are continuing to try to read the industry tea leaves in 2007 when it comes to the subject of Enterprise 2.0, the increasingly popular discussion of using Web 2.0 platforms in the workplace. The primary topic of interest? Whether Enterprise 2.0 brings real bang for the buck by making the daily work of organizations measurably more productive, efficient, and innovative. Investors and executives are just not going to make significant bets on Enterprise 2.0 in terms of resources and risk exposure without good information on the likely returns of implementation.