Comments on: Web 2.0: What CIOs Want vs. What CIOs Have http://fastwonderblog.com/2007/03/21/web-20-what-cios-want-vs-what-cios-have/ Thoughts on online community strategy, community management, blogging, social media, Yahoo Pipes and open source. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:59:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Eckman http://fastwonderblog.com/2007/03/21/web-20-what-cios-want-vs-what-cios-have/comment-page-1/#comment-529 John Eckman Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:06:25 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=284#comment-529 You have to look closely at the questions they asked. <br/><br/>First, would you be more or less interested in [list of seven web 2.0 technologies] if they were offered in an integrated suite? <br/><br/>(I'm paraphrasing, but that's the gist). <br/><br/>Second, would you be more interested in these technologies if they were offered by a major incumbent vendor [as opposed to] smaller specialist firms?<br/><br/>Asked this way, it is not surprising that CIOs would answer as they did - it's kind of like asking "would you like a box of car parts or a working automobile"? - but it is a set of false alternatives. You have to look closely at the questions they asked.

First, would you be more or less interested in [list of seven web 2.0 technologies] if they were offered in an integrated suite?

(I’m paraphrasing, but that’s the gist).

Second, would you be more interested in these technologies if they were offered by a major incumbent vendor [as opposed to] smaller specialist firms?

Asked this way, it is not surprising that CIOs would answer as they did – it’s kind of like asking “would you like a box of car parts or a working automobile”? – but it is a set of false alternatives.

]]> By: GeekyGirl Dawn Foster http://fastwonderblog.com/2007/03/21/web-20-what-cios-want-vs-what-cios-have/comment-page-1/#comment-528 GeekyGirl Dawn Foster Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:30:53 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=284#comment-528 Josh,<br/><br/>Exactly my approach. I've gotten really good at asking for forgiveness after the fact :-) Josh,

Exactly my approach. I’ve gotten really good at asking for forgiveness after the fact :-)

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://fastwonderblog.com/2007/03/21/web-20-what-cios-want-vs-what-cios-have/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Josh Bancroft Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:24:02 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=284#comment-527 Thanks for the plug - very interesting topic. I say we just let the CIOs think what they want to think, and continue to do what we need to do to get our jobs done in a rocking, efficient manner. ;-) Thanks for the plug – very interesting topic. I say we just let the CIOs think what they want to think, and continue to do what we need to do to get our jobs done in a rocking, efficient manner. ;-)

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