As I mentioned in a prior article, all are impacted by this new internet / technology revolution. It may be directly by you accessing blogs, joining online social networks or accepting networking connection invitations. It may be indirect by your children or grandchildren helping you to do google and yahoo searches and researches. Or it could just be a societal impact. Whether you like it or not, those who embrace Web 2.0 and other internet features are affecting the way we run our businesses, purchase goods and services, donate money and run political campaigns.

This phenomenon is even being reported in government newsletters and government related article. It was reported that the U.S. Joint Forces Command’s (JFCOM) has set up a website to facilitate Web 2.0 activity. The membership of AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) provides communications, IT, intelligence, and global security solutions to the military. The article “AFCEA Solutions Series Blazes New E-Trails” is all about Web 2.0.

A recent title in the Government Technology hnewletter was “E-Vote: Tapscott Says Web 2.0 Will Determine Presidential Campaign Advantage”. And who is Tapscott? Don Tapscott is author of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (Portfolio 2006). In my “What’s a Wiki” article on February 10th, I tried to put mind energy around the concept of a Wiki. Suffice it to say, a Wiki is one of those Web 2.0 things. Tapscott’s “Wikinomics” terms suggests that there is an economic impact to the use of Wiki’s.

Watch out for Wiki’s and Web 2.0.
WWW – It’s what’s happening now!

Sandra Noble
NOBLE FINANCES
NOBLE & ASSOCIATES CONSULTING, INC

Back in September, Mr. Yourdon was featured at the annual signature event for Atlanta Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN). You can get a recap of his talk in the October Atlanta SPIN newsletter.

Anyway, I attended the first part. At one point during his talk on Web 2.0, he asked who had wiki’s at work. Truthfully 80-90% of the room raised their hand. Yourdon assumed the rest knew about wikis, but weren’t participating. So, on he went. And there I was – feeling left out and antiquated. Having been an entrepreneur for a few years, I was a bit out of touch with what corporations are doing these days.

I had to leave early. Not only did I leave, but I left with a dilemma. I was acutely aware that I needed to know what a wiki was, but still not knowing. But being smarter and more intuitive than I sometimes think I am, I began to piece together what I did hear.

Wikipedia I assume is wiki and I did comprehend that it is an unorganized, publicly updated writings. Decided to impress my “over 60″ friend (James) with my new found knowledge. He of course was skeptical. But he actually pulled up Wikipedia and found that it was updateable.

I always thought that Wikipedia was the authority. Can I trust it?

Sandra Noble
NOBLE FINANCES
NOBLE & ASSOCIATES CONSULTING, INC