we have witnessed the continuation of the steady movement of the mostly consumer-driven Web 2.0 phenomenon into the workplace that began as a trickle in 2006. Blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, social networking, end-user mashups, and even prediction markets saw their largest entry yet into businesses and institutions around the world. ^{link »}

The more technical side of Web 2.0 also began to see maturity as businesses started to rethink their service-oriented architectures to be more Web-like and the rich Internet application industry added many major new building blocks and platforms that push the envelope in terms of the kinds of interactive experiences the Web is able to deliver. ^{link »}

We also began to see Enterprise 2.0 make real penetration in business as well as social networking finally get some corporate respect and validation as a functional business tool that can bring tangible benefits to the workplace. ^{link »}

Here is my take on what I think the most significant Enterprise Web 2.0 stories were in 2007: ^{link »}

The foundations for a real Global SOA were finally laid. ^{link »}

Social networks came of age for business. ^{link »}

The major software firms began to offer Web 2.0 solutions for businesses. ^{link »}

User/business-controlled Web identity began to take hold. ^{link »}

The Web-based user experience prepared to take a major leap forward. ^{link »}

End-user mashups platforms laid the essential groundwork for early adoption next year. ^{link »}

Widgets, gadgets, and roaming desktops on the Web showed enterprises how portals should really work as well as be disintermediated. ^{link »}

Enterprise 2.0 became a reality in 2007. ^{link »}

Mobile Web applications for business became nearly ubiquitous. ^{link »}

A number of key strategic Web platform plays were begun in 2007 that will affect enterprises. ^{link »}

tags: mar 09, blogs.zdnet.com

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