web 2.0

With all the hype surrounding Web 2.0 technologies, serious IT organisations may be tempted to dismiss them as just more consumer-oriented fads. After all, do we really need something like MySpace or YouTube on the corporate network?Don't dismiss Web 2.0 so quickly. The concept of bottom-up interaction, collaboration and communication within and across an enterprise promises leaps in productivity and other benefits at very little cost.The caveat for IT is to make sure Web 2.0 is adopted proactively and openly. It should be deployed where it makes the most sense and delivers the most benefits, and where the overall risk is minimal.
The hardest part about Web 2.0 may be defining it.