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What works with 2.0?

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I am forming this group to discuss best practices for Web 2.0 technologies. There is a lot of buzz about user generated content and I think we all see the potential but what really works?

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Created By: Robert Panetti
Latest Activity: May 9

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So what have you seen succeed?
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I am particularly interested in what makes a site like the Internet Time Community grow and thrive. How many of you have created Ning sites yourself? I have made 4 now and after the initial excitem... Continue

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Comment by Robert Panetti on May 1, 2008 at 9:45am: Hi Don,
I am looking for best practices for implementing a social networking site, wikis, blogs, etc in a corporporate environment. Not publickly available sites for everyone.

Comment by Don Clark on April 29, 2008 at 11:12am: Im a little confused by the question "...what really works?"
Pertaining to what?
Youtube.com, blogger.com, sproutbuilder.com - all work.