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Just bought Wikinomics by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams which is a fascinating overview of the changes in society being driven by the new Web.

'We're all participating in the rise of a global, ubiquitous platform for computation and collaboration that is reshaping every aspect of human affairs,' write the authors. The book, which I haven't finished, urges firms to engage and cocreate in a dynamic fashion with everyone - partners, competitors, educators, government and most of all customers. The authors are urging companies to open their doors and pretty much share everything including key data and software to grow and innovate for the future. There are some great passages on the death of the old web (the 'read only web') and also the coming impact of the net generation on business and culture.

Anyone else read any inspiring books in this space?

 

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  October 16, 2007
Justin, What examples did the authors give on the death of 'read only web'?
  October 16, 2007
Hi Bob, I'm still part of the way through the book! But the main argument is that because participation is one of the driving features of the web now, sites that only offer a reading experience are not going to compete or engage successfully with their customers and partners. The writers compare the old web to a digital newspaper where you could email the editor if you were lucky, now companies need to reach out and co-create/innovate and share with customers etc through their web presences. They compare the blogsophere to a giant coffee shop and therefore if you are online but not in a position to have a meaningful two way conversation you are going to suffer.
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