Wikipedia Gone Amuck?
by Bill Ives
I belong to another discussion group that has been exchanging numerous emails complaining about the wikipedia article on community 2.0. It seems that everything is 2.0 now. It states that “Community 0.0 represents live, person-to-person interaction of the pre-internet era. Community 0.0 is displayed in the conventional social environments of neighborhoods, religious organizations, or schools.” Then goes on to add in all the web 2.0 stuff under the title of community 2.0. Perhaps this is a takeoff, like the lyrics to “Whiter Shade of Pale.”
Now I think Enterprise 2.0 or Intranet 2.0 serves a real purpose in talking about web 2.0 behind the firewall. There is a clear difference here. Community 2.0 seems redundant as it repeats one of the traits of both web 2.0 and enterprise 2.0. I know that Enterprise 2.0 was kicked off Wikipedia for a while and is now under the term, Enterprise social software. That was not fair, especially if they allow such terms as Community 2.0.
