What is Web 2.0 Content Management?
With all the hype that Web 2.0 has gotten, many companies are now looking at their existing Web CMS and wondering whether it meets the new paradigms needs or merely traps them in an earlier age of the Web, thereby missing new business opportunities and making them appear dated. Companies currently looking to acquire a new CMS want their new software to be Web 2.0 enabled. But what does this mean in real terms? This article is the first in a three-part series that addresses content management technologies in the context of a Web 2.0 world. This first article establishes our foundation and a working definition of Web 2.0. The next in the series digs deeper into what makes a Web 2.0 compliant content management system. The final article will discuss some of the challenges facing vendors and the areas where customers of content management technologies should pay the most attention.