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RIA (Rich Internet Applications), Web 2.0/Enterprise 2.0, "mashups", portals and a few other things are changing the way information will be delivered to your...See more » RIA (Rich Internet Applications), Web 2.0/Enterprise 2.0, "mashups", portals and a few other things are changing the way information will be delivered to your target audience. Although some businesses will remain successful with a traditional "corporately published" web presence, the future of successful e-business models is moving toward an interactive accumulation of useful information driven by user-generated content. The Web 2.0 philosophy incorporates social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users. Enterprise 2.0 refers to social software used in enterprise business contexts, including social and networked modifications to company intranets and other classic software platforms used by large companies to organize their communication. Enterprise 2.0 Specific Web 2.0 and social computing tools that have been adapted for enterprise use include: * Wikis for authoring and linking * Weblogs for authoring and storytelling * Social bookmarking for tagging and building folksonomy * Rich Internet Applications and "mashups" to deliver information on demand * RSS Newsreaders for signaling and RSS publication * Hypertext and unstructured search tools for increased * Social Marketing Optimization methods to tap existing communities Partnering with Commonplaces will contribute an extensive and proven background as a pioneer of social networking and internet community-building to support and promote your e-business initiatives. Although many web firms claim to Web 2.0/Enterprise 2.0 knowledge. With over a decade of insider hands-on experience directly influencing the revolution of Web 2.0 concepts, only Commonplaces can confidently provide the strategic guidance and tactical planning your business needs to initiate and grow a truly successful community. Through Ben Bassi, Commonplaces' Internet and social networking experience dates back to the early 90s, when as VP of Sales for Object Design he directed several projects for IBM and the federal government. Below are some ground-breaking examples of our early success in the social networking arena. (Well before the term �Web 2.0� was coined.) As the COO of the Firefly Network and VP of Business Development at Lycos, Inc., Ben Bassi was instrumental in architecting the success of: * My Yahoo! - The Internet's first personalized webpage * Firefly Network - One of the first personalized communities These websites were ahead of their time in that they blazed the path for community-building and social communication similar to current Web 2.0 Social Networking.See less »