The excellent US-based Techsoup site that provides tech advice to nonprofits has published an article on What is Web 2.0 anyway? covering blogs, RSS, tagging, social bookmarking and AJAX. The author Alexandra Krasne writes:
Web 2.0 tools are important, but their impact goes much deeper than their gadget-y novelty might suggest. Individuals and organizations alike are finding new and increasingly effective ways of connecting through Web 2.0 technology. This is the human side of this technical transformation.
Even the smallest organization has a story to share and voices to amplify. Web 2.0 can help you be heard. This new Web of connections is already allowing nonprofit supporters to build movements for social, environmental, economic, and political change. Don't let your movement leave you behind.
As I wrote recently, I believe Web 2.0 is also important in providing new ways of thinking about engagement and networks, as well as providing a new range of tools.
I completely agree with you that there is a lot more potential behind web 2.0 to help all companies, organizations, or non-profit groups. If you have any ideas on how we can improve our service (www.blinklist.com) to better help communities share information please let us know. Mike
Posted by: Mike | January 05, 2006 at 01:36 AM
TechSoup is, in addition to writing articles about it) actively involved in helping nonprofits understand the potential of Web2.0 technologies. Check out their project TechSoup NetSquared (www.netsquared.org)
Posted by: Franziska | February 03, 2006 at 11:15 PM