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December 7, 2006 – 5:37 pm by coachwei | Category web 2.0 |

Web 2.0 Re-examined:

The Paradigm Shift, Technology Stack and Business Value

Abstract

This essay re-examines web 2.0 by looking at its technology stack and impact on enterprise computing, in contrast to the common consumer-centric point of view. Categorizing the landscape into Consumer Web 2.0 and Enterprise Web 2.0, the essay establishes a web 2.0 technology stack that forms the foundation of a paradigm shift called “architecture of partition”. In the end, the business impact of web 2.0 technologies on enterprises is presented.

Table of Content

1. Web 2.0: the State of Confusion
2. What is Web 2.0?
   1. The “Consumer-centric” View Causes Confusion
   2. The Difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0
   3. The Two Pillars: Consumer Web 2.0 and Enterprise Web 2.0
   4. Key Characteristics of Consumer Web 2.0 and Enterprise Web 2.0
3. Web 2.0: The Paradigm Shifts
   1. Architecture of Participation: A Usage Paradigm Shift
   2. Architecture of Partition: A Technology Paradigm Shift
4. The Business Value of Web 2.0 for Enterprises
   1. A Better Way to Build, Deploy and Maintain Business Applications
   2. New Possibilities – Social Computing
5. Summary
6. References

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