Dennis McDonald and Jeremiah Owyang write that to successfully use Web 2.0 tools, business and IT must work together. The kicker: this was written in January 2006. It’s an excellent post that I just stumbled on today and its points are so good that it’s just as true today as it was almost two years ago when they first published it. It’s nice to somewhat randomly find a good post like this and it reminds me that even though information is rapidly changing and the volume is ever–growing, it’s good to look back and see that things written a couple of years ago can still be incredibly relevant.
Business and IT must work together for success with Web 2.0
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