Social Glass

I’m being a bit redundant with this post, but I cannot over-emphasize how important Enterprise Search is to Enterprise 2.0. As Dion Hinchliffe, Chief Technology Officer for the Web 2.0 Advisory and consulting firm Hinchliffe & Company, puts it,

“Discoverability isn’t an after thought , it’s the core”

Enterprise 2.0 systems must be centered around Search - the ability to discover content and people.  It’s the first component in McAfee’s SLATES methodology, and “Google-like” search it is a fundamental feature that most enterprises lack.  Recent experiences have shown me that companies are eager to implement this thing called Web 2.0, but on their roadmap their first priority is making their existing content discoverable.

In my humble opinion search-centric Enterprise 2.0 systems, like Suite Two, will drive the greatest amount of user acceptance.   80% of internet experiences begin with search and there’s no reason to assume this should be any different inside the firewall, even with an Enterprise 2.0 ecosystem in place.