Collaboration Loop, By Irwin Lazar, 11/22/06

One thing I’ve found in recent months is that if you ask 100 people about “Web 2.0” you’ll get a 100 different definitions for Web 2.0 However I think it’s a safe bet to say that Web 2.0 is based on two general guidelines – one is the use of web-based applications built on development tools such as AJAX, and second is the idea of putting power and control into the hands of the end user. (See Tim O’Reilly’s “What is Web 2.0” for more on the Web 2.0 concept).

The most popular Web 2.0 applications have been user driven; think MySpace, YouTube, Flickr and even BitTorrent. Web 2.0 community applications continue to thrive, such as social tagging / bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us and Technorati. Wikis represent yet another example of putting power in the hands of users and giving them an unstructured framework in which to develop their own uses.

In my conversations with enterprises I’ve found a great deal of interest in Web 2.0, but also a great deal of concern over how Web 2.0 services can or should be deployed.

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