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Twitter is not dead yet,first Twitter has to figure out how to generate revenue either by premium subscriptions or charging for API calls from the applications which is built around Twitter. Just like Linkedin has found a advertising model for publishers and media compaines, so they can reach Linkedin audience , twitter has to come up with something so media can reach it's audience. They have lot of cash in bank,within a year or two they should be able to come with a strong revenue model. I think they need a change in top management too many tech guys there , they can't think about revenue , they always think about features for a product. It's all about $$$.

This is IT's biggest failure. SOA should not be pitched to the Board or the CEO at the beginning. It should start from the development team or from IT departments and work the way up. Show how you have saved money by adopting SOA practices for a department and then go to the CEO/Board.

I'm not sure this forum question came out correctly. Will BI ultimately hurt privacy?. No it will not:). It's up to the enterprises like Google who are using BI tools to see how much they know about us or how much they can add to our profile based on our web behavior.

Thanks for the update Alan.

I agree with JP & Mike. BPM helps you to understand business process better than ever before, on the other hand SOA is more about making sure business process achive the results using IT services based on SOA methodology. In the near future more enterprises will combine BPM and SOA development efforts together. This won't be a merger it will be like strategic partnership to be successful.

There are two categories of Web 2.0 Applications: Business/Enterprise Web 2.0 applications and consumer focused applications. For enterprises Facebook , Linkedin and Twitter are a very small part of their application stack. Enterprise may use these services for Marketing, support or for internal employee networking or may mashup
these online services in their existing application. A majority of applications are still in Web 1.0 style and architecture.

We also have to look at SaaS apps like Salesforce which are not yet to Web 2.0 ready. Enterprises have to wait few more years to see big changes in their application development and user interface. Applicaton for consumers which can include Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Linkedin and other social networking sites have made considerable advances in their application development, but how many are using it? Only a few tech savy individuals. I will say in few years we will see new wave of application which are ready for Mobile and Web.

I agree with Avigdor Luttinger, Applications built for enterprises customers are yet to be Web 2.0 enabled they lack the functionality and richness of a typical web2.0 Applications(RIA). One way to reduce development time and implement Web2.0 functionality is to go with Mashups integrating Ajax API's for user interface and data from various legacy data source will decrease the development time, but will also increase the adoption.

I personally think it's very tough to say with 100% confidence that any single person can identify 20% of processes in a enterprise that create value, and the bigger the enterprise bigger the problem. The best approach is have a BPM Competency Center working within your enterprise or outside to identify the 20% of processes. This BPM Competency Center should include Process Analyst, Business Analysts and Stakeholders so they can identify 20% of processes which will create value.

Web 2.0 has a big impact on marketing at Enterprises. Web 1.0 marketing teams were only focused on banner ads, email or direct marketing campaigns with no major tools to track audience behavior. Web 2.0 marketing now has to focus on 1) social media marketing, reach a new audience in all social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. This requires marketing teams to update their message/content regularly so they can reach the targeted audience. 2) New Web 2.0 software service tools like Eloqua, Marketo is really helping to measure audience behavior and nurture them.

When I started working in IT long time back, the main job title was Systems Analyst. This job role included basic business (the domain) knowledge and software development expertise. As the software engineering field evolved many enterprises found they had spent lot of money and time on Professionals who did not understand their business and processes, so Enterprise IT Dept slowly started involving their own business professionals. The role of Systems Analyst has now changed to Business Analyst where they must know more about the business, the process and have a good understanding of the technology so the IT team can deliver what they want in a software product. To answer the question there are no IT BPM people. The Business Analyst or Process Analysts should be from their own organization or the organization needs to hire a consultant with business and IT skills. Basically, you can’t deploy if you don’t know the Industry. BPM is successful if it starts at the business level and then goes to IT. BPM is for the Industry, by the Industry and of the Industry.