The CX Blog

Ever since Web 2.0 took hold following the dot.com bubble burst, followed by Enterprise 2.0 when it was coined by Harvard prof McAfee, seems like every industry is learning to fold the 2.0 promise into its thinking. While the 2.0 moniker might be tiresome, the trend is good. It means companies and sectors are understanding and implementing the move towards greater connectivity, towards online knowledge and information sharing. I thought it would be interesting to look at a few of the “2.0″ movements out there:

Library 2.0: I’ve spoken to a few librarian friends and the opinion is mixed. Some feel it’s too trendy to last and others think it’s the evolutionary spark needed to make libraries more relevant. Some interesting links: a Ning group called Library 2.0 , a great and influential blog by L2.0 authority Laura Cohen also entitled Library 2.o, and another blog that gets pretty good traffic called Library Crunch

Health 2.0: You’ve maybe even seen some commercials on TV where individuals are involved in a virtual conversation with each other about their various medical conditions–support, information, references, all shared online. HippocraTech does a good job of reviewing some of the better known online platforms for patients and support; some comments include even more. This is a growing area and good to see–one can only hope it will encourage a more active role in one’s personal health. Health 2.0 is a wiki for the growing movement.

Office 2.0: No, it’s not the second season of Office. It’s specifically aimed at all the tools and applications that make a traditional workspace virtual. It’s aimed at the wireless worker and the wireless office. A more specific interest than Enterprise 2.0. Google is said to be driving this movement with its online set of productivity tools. Open Office is another site that supports applications for the virtual office. Office Two Point Zero is a site with a healthy following and the stated mission of “I’m out to prove that a web browser and online services are all you need to get the job done.”

Lunch 2.0: a growing organization of business focused people and groups that host events to network and share information. The online component is comprised of blogs, wikis and social networking tools like facebook. The interesting thing about Lunch 2.0 is how it intersects the virtual and real worlds of networking. Its got participants in a number of major cities around the world.

And finally, there is All Things Web 2.0, a collection of more 2.0 organizations, applications and sites than anyone really wanted or asked for. Pretty much begs the question of whether 2.0 is over-used, but it still offers some interesting links.

In all, the move to online networking is–can we say it?–done. If your organization or interest hasn’t already moved online, there’s someone out there working to make it so right now. This is good, but one wonders: when will 3.0 really get under way?