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While this is still a relatively new field, we are beginning to uncover some very specific approaches and applications to industry network analysis. See the Future of Media Report 2007 for the full details. There are a wide range of highly practical applications of industry network analysis. An overview of the analysis is below.

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Worklight has just released a Facebook application called Workbook , reports Dan Farber , which authenticates users with an organization’s identity systems, and enables closed communication within the Workbook application between Facebook users. The application is expected for general release in February.

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APRIL 24, 2008

Expo in San Francisco seems to be openness and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), which I defined in our Web 2.0 Framework as “A defined interface to a computer application or database that allows access by other applications.” ReadWriteWeb writes about the next frontier after ubiquitous APIs , an interview of Web 2.0

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JANUARY 28, 2008

In all of my research and conversations with large organizations, it’s clear to me that the space is ripe to become According to ReadWriteWeb , Forrester’s report Top Enterprise 2.0 Predictions for 2008 (a very expensive 8 page report) agrees, and suggests a few reasons why Web 2.0 tools will hit the mainstream this year.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2008

The page (image of the top part below) includes: * Definition * Framework * Technologies * Corporate applications * Enterprise 2.0 – a primer Ross Dawson, February 10, 2008 10:01 PM US PT On the newly relaunched Future Exploration Network website, we have added a ‘What is Enterprise 2.0’ Executive Forum.

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JANUARY 30, 2007

Yet one of the most powerful applications of network approaches works at the very highest level – that of the how value flows through these networks. Verna, working with Oliver Schwabe and others, has released a suite of Creative Commons-licensed open resources, tools, and applications for value networks analysis.

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MAY 8, 2008

People will begin to understand that the natural format of the web is open, with our activities naturally flowing across applications. The millions who are using multiple platforms such as MySpace, Yahoo, Twitter and so on will be able to bring together their activities, and clearly see that we are transcending the closed web.

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AUGUST 22, 2007

Richard MacManus has provided his usual insightful and considered views on the issue , noting that Facebook is effectively a portal that aggregates many applications, including many that are absolutely work-oriented. The issue for now is more whether it is appropriate to allow staff access to Facebook on company time.

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APRIL 26, 2008

conference in 2004, it seems getting time to work out what will succeed Web 2.0. Wide Open Web (WOW) is the Internet based on open applications, open data, open access, creating value from the reuse and recombination of all its elements, with users controlling all their data. expo, now 3½ years since the first Web 2.0

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JUNE 15, 2007

Peter talks about the benefits and applications of Web 2.0 in Australia event. The video was produced by One Minute World , which specializes in one minute video content for streaming and mobile devices. for corporates. Click here to download the video in 3GP format for use on 3G mobile phones. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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JULY 30, 2007

Click on the images for full details in the Future of Media Report 2007) As the first chart shows, the proportion of people with access to so-called “broadband” (in this case meaning anything other than dial-up) is consistently high across nations. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0 Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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MAY 10, 2008

Once properly implemented, all applications on the web will essentially become part of a friction free inter-operable and two way data layer based on open standards. For the most current insights and trends in the living networks, follow @rossdawson on Twitter! Permalink | View blog reactions Categories : Social networks , Web 2.0

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MAY 12, 2006

I have no doubt that the analysis techniques used on this data were primarily network mapping, using software such as Netmap , which I described in an earlier article on social networks and intelligence applications. Searching for patterns in this data is a network analysis application, and the state of the art is pretty good now.

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AUGUST 23, 2007

One of the stories I used was that of Goldcorp, which I told briefly in my book Living Networks , in the context of business applications of open source models: Open source thinking can be applied to completely different domains in business. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0 Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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JUNE 27, 2008

Books and Reports. « Keynote: building the networked professional firm | Main | Mobile social networking, meaning virtual networks bringing people physically together, will inevitably be a pervasive application » The information processing view of humanity. Articles and Reports. Future of Media Report 2007.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Just as Google started with the platform of a good search engine and used that to move into other domains, Facebook could well shift into a wide variety of online applications and monetization mechanisms. More recently the level of the dominant and meaningful platform is the web-based application. Microsoft, Yahoo!,

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DECEMBER 16, 2007

Now similar tools – including blogs, wikis, online applications, tagging, mashups and more – are being applied to create business value and change how work is done. Invitation to attend the Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum The rise of Web 2.0 Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0 Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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APRIL 13, 2007

In 2003 there were three major vendors of social networking platforms for the enterprise: Spoke , VisiblePath , and Contact Networks , while Interface Software integrated similar functionality into its CRM application InterAction (since bought by Lexis-Nexis). The companies took different paths from there.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

On one-level “network-centric warfare” (see for example the US Department Defence report to Congress on this) has grown to prominence – or even predominance – in military strategic thinking over the last four years. Insurance and retail fraud are other important applications. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

At the first conferences, most of the speakers addressed the potential applications and the early insights. Major scale organizational change has always been an obvious application of ONA, and a manual of effective approaches on this front is being prepared. The predominant impression is that of maturity.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Living Networks Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships 2nd Edition Articles and Reports Future of Media Report 2008 Future of Media Report 2007 Future of Media Report 2006 Executive Insights into Enterprise Social Network Strategy Future of the Media Lifecycle Future of Media: Strategy Tools Executive Insights into Enterprise 2.0

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Who is responsible for service/applications development? Who is responsible the service/applications ecosystem? Who is allowed access to the services/applications How are services/applications exposed to external consumers How will success of the Enterprise2.0 is: * The application of Web 2.0 be measured?

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OCTOBER 4, 2007

believe that some of the key elements of Web 3.0 – if it ever becomes a meaningful term – will include universal reputation systems and complete user control of application elements as well as data. Nova Spivack talks about RDF as well as the semantic web, and has an interesting chart to illustrate it.I But for now, Web 3.0

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AUGUST 31, 2007

The information is also available as an RSS feed, so can be incorporated into other applications. has similar functionality to Google’s Hot Trends, in showing daily hot searches, though shows far more details in the changes and trends. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0 Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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OCTOBER 16, 2007

But what professional services are about nowadays is the application of specialist knowledge. Yet, more and more professional services are becoming a larger part of the economy. Today, 82% of the US economy is professional services. It is also a wide variety of other services. And it helps their clients as a result of that.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2007

The event was at complete capacity, and we had to turn away all applications for two weeks before the event. For well over five years now I have closely followed the application of Web 2.0 I’ll report back after the event. The genesis was at our Web 2.0 was an obvious topic to move on to. was an obvious topic to move on to.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

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JUNE 7, 2007

applications in Australia we’ve identified (I will be posting shortly about some of the applications I missed in my first go at the list). Certainly this year has seen a surge of new web companies, applications, alongside some real commercial success. Another key theme was the application of Web 2.0 in the enterprise.

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

Having this as a standard will, among other things, enable applications to refine how they provide information to users based on their interests, and allow people to publish their profiles so that they are better served by suppliers and information providers. Click on the diagrams below for more detail.

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MAY 7, 2008

Looking over the last five years, Google is perhaps the most obvious example of industry leadership, primarily in how it has offered open interfaces to many of its applications. In the book I used examples including Herman Miller, XBRL, and Ingram Micro. Given the past five years experience, we can expect immense value will be created.

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APRIL 24, 2008

Technologies are distributed , with single applications rarely trying to do everything required on their own. They are built to integrate, to draw on other applications, and often to be available to other applications, forming a peer-level network of data and applications. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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APRIL 10, 2008

About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Mobile social networking, meaning virtual networks bringing people physically together, will inevitably be a pervasive application | Main | More media coverage of Enterprise 2.0

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AUGUST 21, 2006

Imahima was licensed by Telstra a couple of years ago in association with its deal with NTT DoCoMo , though it is not clear whether Telstra intends to do anything with it. Second, the cost of mobile data is a critical enabler of these applications. I mentioned Imahima , which while it hasn’t grown strongly recently has a great product.

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MAY 23, 2007

In addition, it provides rich interfaces into its database application to provide a powerful web utility for developers. They’ve promoted it as a platform for beta feedback on applications, and been rewarded by a very good rise in traffic lately. This is very promising space, and I very much look forward to seeing how this progresses.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

user generated content, opinions, and applications. The next phase of the web is that anyone will be able to create their own applications. More recently Dapper and Kapow are allowing non-technical people to create and recombine the elements of the web to build new applications. DIY apps In our recently launched Web 2.0

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AUGUST 3, 2007

On the one hand Facebook is a poster-child for openness, in that it has opened up the platform so any developers can create applications that complement the system. What distinguishes Plaxo’s new offering is that it is more open and offers more user control than Facebook. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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AUGUST 28, 2007

It is important to recognize that the current crop of social networking tools are now highly evolved applications that go substantially beyond the tools that have previously been available. Licensed physicians go to each other for advice, and get access to relevant content. Reuters networking. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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