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 enlarge | Author: Amy Shuen
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Pages: 266
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ISBN: 0596529961
Dewey Decimal Number: 004
EAN: 9780596529963
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Publication Date: April 17, 2008
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 Recommended business analysis of Web 2.0 principles August 10, 2008
ueberhund (Salt Lake City, UT United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book that puts Web 2.0 in business terms. Normally, I read books that deal in gory technical details--not books that speak in business terms. But given that caveat, I felt this did a really good job describing Web 2.0 concepts and illustrating how they can be monetized.
The book illustrates the various points it makes through referring to sites that everyone now knows about: eBay, Amazon.com, Flikr, LinkedIn, Facebook, and of course Google. Each of these success stories show how some traditional business thinking was turned on its head in favor of this new Web 2.0 business model. Throughout the 6 chapters of the book, the author provides lots of market analysis, charts, and graphs. This information is combined with some interesting studies in sociology to create a read that is well-researched and informative.
While not a casual read, I'd recommend this book to managers or executives interesting in learning about how Web 2.0 principles can be applied to their business.
 A Blueprint for leveraging web 2.0 August 8, 2008
Mostafa Abdou (San Diego, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a non-techie, this book has been like a field guide in helping me fully understand how our generation's most successful web companies evolved. Leveraging on the best practices of web pioneers such as Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn and Amazon, Amy provides a practical guide into understanding the strategies behind the success and continued evolution of these great companies.
I found the format and structure of this book to be particularly useful because each chapter ends with a concise summary of the critical points, followed by a thorough set of questions that will help you internalize the lessons learned. Obviously the key to a successful web 2.0 business is a profitable business model - and Amy clearly describes how companies, large and small are capitalizing on the opportunities and monetizing their technological advances.
In the final chapter, Amy distills her message into a 5-step blueprint for building a web 2.0 business. Build on collective user value - Activate network effects - work through social networks - dynamically syndicate competence and Recombine innovations. The genius behind this book is its clarity and strategy focus. These 5 steps may appear challenging to execute, but if you look closely you'll find a lot strategies that have already proven successful.
I am excited to explore these topics in greater depth with Amy on one of LearnFromMyLife.com's upcoming short talk podcast series.
Web 2.0: the "Why" to why we need to be paying attention. August 1, 2008
Robert Hudock (Washington, DC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Web 2.0 provides a business focused follow-up to many of technical concepts discussed in Collective Intelligence. Conceptually I believe Web 2.0 provides the underlying justifications for "why" an organization wants to be pursue a new knowledge management strategy that uses the basically limitless resources of the many Internet users to create value. Collective Intelligence describes the how and Web 2.0 discusses the why. This book is essential for those who are interested in the technical side of the web 2.0, Web 2.0 provides the business justifications that the reader can wrap his or her technical vision in a Web 2.0 business strategy.
A must read for both, entrepreneur and business students July 10, 2008
Manny Hernandez (Palo Alto, CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Relying on case studies ranging from Flickr and Facebook to Netflix and LinkedIn, "Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide" provides entrepreneurs, corporations and business administration students equally with a resource to make sense of the business side of all things Web 2.0.
The book doesn't go into technicalities or spend time on design matters as they typically appear in Web 2.0 applications today: as a matter of fact, it abstracts itself from look and feel of the sites analyzed, focusing on how the different sites make money.
The result is a five step action plan that starts with building on collective user value (users no longer are mere consumers of content, but rather active contributors and creators); activating network effects (seeking the ways in which a business can leverage the multiple connections between the layers, places and groups and how they can grow your offering); working through social networks (the fundamental building block of the Web 2.0 economy); dynamically syndicating competence (picking your battles and doing what you do best faster, making it accessible to more people); and recombining innovations (looking for ways to connect the online with the offline, the new with the old).
The result is a book that is highly recommended if you are looking to take your business to the next level of the social web: a place where being social is not merely an option but a requirement.
Concise, clear intro to the business of Web 2.0. July 9, 2008
J. Huckaby (rackAID www.rackaid.com)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is impressive in its clarity. Shuen's concise, clear language presents the marketing and business aspects of Web 2.0 without the typical hype. If you are new to Web 2.0, social networks and curious about the rise of Facebook, Youtube, and similar outlets, then give this book a thorough read. You will come away understanding the core business principles driving the success of these online behemoths.
One example of user-contributed value Shuen highlights is the tag cloud on Flickr. The tag cloud is a categorization of popular items on the site derived from user input. The tag cloud allows people to explore through concepts rather than just finding specific. Shuen reports that 85% of the photos in Flickr have human-added metadata. This data is used to better organize search and categorize the images. The interaction with the customer is a key item Shuen points out as critical to Flickr's success. This user contribution to the site generates value for all users. A key she says to successful Web 2.0 operations.
Shuen also highlights LinkedIn and Facebook. She describes positive network effects at work in these companies. On LinkedIn the value of the site is determined by the network it can offer you. When you join the network, you add a positive impact, your presence may lead to others to join or you may linked up previously separated groups. By joining the network you increase its utility to all users while simultaneously making it more attractive to non-users. These positive network effects as Shuen calls them are critical to Web 2.0 success.
A nice feature of the book, is that at the end of each chapter, Shuen presents Strategic and Tactical Questions. These are excellent bullet list to help you think about enabling Web 2.0 on your business or expanding your Web 2.0 up-start. For example, she encourages you to "think about positive network effects" taking place in your business. How have you actively considered and worked with positive network effects to grown your company?
Shuen break downs Web 2.0 into some key areas: collective user value, network effects, competence syndication, and recombinant innovation areas she documents as core to Web 2.0 business. If these you want to learn more about these concepts and Web 2.0 in general, this is the book to start.
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