online communities are a typical product of Web 2.0. The internet has evolved into much more that just a place for computers to connect, it has become a place for people to meet. Years ago, the rise of forums were leading the revolution, today the online communities have taken over.

A survey of over 200 US-based IT professionals, published this week by King Research, shows that 100 per cent of those who participate in online communities say they get professional benefits from the experience. And 85 per cent also say they get personal benefits.(Reg Developer)

Interesting news. As you probably know, a lot of people disliked social networks because of the (obvious) link to non professional, personal social networks where people hang around and chitchat in their free time. Several networks are actually growing into professional ones - facebook has already been adopted by many corporations and other companies have their own social networks installed internally.

It is all about communication, and I am glad to see that it is getting picked up and taken seriously by people with influence in big corporations.