On February 2, 2010, I attended the Virtual Enterprise 2.0 Conference.  As is my norm with all the conferences I attend (both physically and virtually), I monitored the Twitter Stream and aggregated what I consider to be the main themes and tweets emerging from the attendees.  I am happy to present to you this Special Edition of The @RLavigne42 Tweet Round-Up.

1. Gotta love virtual conferences. Glass of Red Wine and a Pesto/Cheese omelette all from the comfort of my couch. #e2conf 14:12 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
2. @rickladd I notice that “drive usage” is used most by vendors who charge by per-seat licenses #e2conf (via @gyehuda) < good point 14:21 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
3. “It’s not a matter of IF your org will be impacted by social software and E2.0 technologies. It’s just a matter of HOW.” #E2Conf @Ethany 14:21 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
4. Version anxiety, email overload, overuse of file attachments — just 3 organizational pains E2.0 can address #IBM #e2conf (via @Ethany) 14:22 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
5. @gyehuda but also CIOs who want to justify why they are spending $x/user – quantity not quality measures #e2conf (via @chieftech) 14:22 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
6. @gyehuda CIO says: “oh, I don’t use the intranet myself. I have someone to do that for me” lol #e2conf (via @chieftech) < key prob factor 14:23 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
7. @rlavigne42 Thanks for the RT. Great job in keeping things in context with your tweets (via @dzhu) < will have a tweet round-up up later 14:25 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
8. “Create purpose-built user experiences” & “Brand and promote distinct identities” (+1 from me) #e2conf (via @chieftech) 14:26 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
9. “At Microsoft,podcasting to share expertise is the way of the future” -Ludovic Fourrage, Group Prog.Mgr MS Academy #e2conf (@Infosourcer) 14:27 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
10. Always err on the side of greater participation-Solicit feedback and iterate quickly-Recruit viral advocates. Sustain & Growth Keys #e2conf 14:30 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
11. There lies the trust problem. When CIOs buy software for others to use, employees find the software that fits. #e2conf (via @gyehuda) 14:32 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
12. @elsua @frogpond Ha, mention social and IBM and look who pops out of the woodwork. Welcome Luis. Are you remotely attending #e2conf 14:34 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
13. OTD: “Good social solutions will have positive, unintended consequences” – @cfinn Emergence FTW! #e2conf (via @lehawes) 14:34 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
14. “Err on the side of greater participation” – can appreciate that mentality on the side of social media, people involved @RickCaffeinated 14:34 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
15. Both IBM and MSFT should be congratulated for not letting their #e2conf presentations devolve into pitching their software. (via @lehawes) 14:36 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
16. One key to E2.0 adoption success: “purpose-built user experiences”. Christian Finn #e2conf < know the problem u want to solve (via @Ethany) 14:40 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
17. Advantages of an all day virtual conference: no travel, no costs, can multi-task, easily take notes, my own kitchen&bathroom (via @alanlepo) 14:54 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
18. @alanlepo downside: if you’re not in the states you’re losing sleep, upside: time for a cool german beer and it’s OK #e2conf (via @frogpond) 14:54 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
19. Common internal sponsors of E2.0 today: HR, learning and development, marketing – Christian Finn #Microsoft #e2conf (via @Ethany) 15:05 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
20. Social Software is: “Tools for collaboration within and beyond the enterprise” — @TonyByrne #e2conf (via @Ethany) 15:08 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
21. Sorry Tony, things listed on your slide are NOT “business objectives”. We do these activities to achieve objectives. #e2conf (via @lehawes) 15:27 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
22. ok people. lets reframe enterprise wikis as a platform for meeting emergent requirements, not wikipedia for the enterprise (via @chieftech) 15:27 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
23. RT @ITSinsider I’ve always included mashups in #e20, so has @dhinchcliffe. nbd. #e2conf < Exactly right (via @dhinchcliffe) 15:27 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
24. @TonyByrne nails it-we need usability and convenient interfaces, some topshots are cool for information workers, lame for the rest~@frogpond 15:52 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
25. @frogpond No we need to stop assuming that we don’t need to ‘design’ for solutions when using ‘platforms’! #e2conf (via @rotkapchen) 15:52 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
26. RT @gyehuda: To be fair, many of the pure-play wikis have emerged to become platforms. #e2conf (via @alanlepo) 15:53 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
27. Sharp but accurate and fair words about Oracle and MOSS2007 #e2conf (via @gyehuda) < Especially Oracle – ouch 15:53 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
28. my impression of IBM (since #ls10, yes) is that it’s gaining momentum again, no easy road ahead anyway for sure #e2conf ~@frogpond <agreed 15:54 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
29. @ITSinsider I’d say confluence is more than a wiki now. has plug-ins, profiles, etc. #e2conf (via @gyehuda) 15:54 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
30. I am with @monkchips on this one – IBM is playing “fast follower” mainly (and they have mighty BIG legs) #e2conf (via @frogpond) 15:54 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
31. RT @ITSinsider: @socialtext really has moved out of that wiki box. getting much more mileage out of microblogging #e2conf (via @alanlepo) 15:54 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
32. don’t forget: its as much about what *you* do with the tools, not what the analysts think you’ll do with them #e2conf (via @chieftech) 15:55 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
33. @lehawes do org *really* pick MS or IBM based on requirements? #e2conf (via @chieftech) < catering to the masses = watered down vision 15:56 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
34. @tonybyrne hasn’t said that vendor selection must be based on requirements of individual organization. Not one size fits all. (via @lehawes) 15:56 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
35. @tonybyrne gave an excellent preso at the #e2conf (via @gyehuda) < agreed. Lots of content to dig through after the fact. DL Prez will help 15:57 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
36. looking forward to giving my presentation with @meganmurray at the #e2conf (via @walton3) < always a #E20 success highlight in my opinion 15:58 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
37. @TonyByrne @lehawes once architectural bias is out of the way, I’m seeing more decisions based on non-func considerations (via @chieftech) 16:15 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
38. BAH: Aggregated Content key usability feature for adoption. All the sleek publishing tools won’t take if hard to consume! ~@TheBrycesWrite 16:17 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
39. @frogpond Sorry Martin. LOB = Line of Business. So business buyers rather than procurement by IT. #e2conf (via @lehawes) 16:17 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
40. @lehawes in another example, corp IT was “evaluating reqs” while LOB was busy buying licenses #e2conf (via @chieftech) 16:17 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
41. “Users want one reliable source for information, no matter the structure”-Walton Smith, Booz Allen Hamilton #e2conf (via @Infosourcer) 16:18 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
42. Work on participation upfront & u don’t get adoption, u get action. That’s why we interview real people 2 get 2 process contexts~@dankeldsen 16:18 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
43. standards and “tech” aren’t relevant to social computing & #e20 implementation – but #mashups can mean much more #e2conf (via @frogpond) 16:20 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
44. RT @johngibbon: Booz Allen @walton3 “SharePoint great for structured explicit content; but not for unstructure tacit knowledge” (via @dzhu) 16:21 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
45. Often wonder if “improving the functionality” means “working w/ given functions to morph them into something useful” (via @rotkapchen) 16:21 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
46. 23,000 employees,5,000 new hires,55%+ on-client sites,geo-dispersed offices:BAH’s biz imperative 4 internal online collaboration~@john4frank 16:30 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
47. Find people with similar personal interests and your affinity towards the company grows @walton3 Booz Allen #e2conf (via @johngibbon) 16:30 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
48. #e2conf BAH is sharing great lessons — the ‘real’ activities of #E20 implementation devoid of the toolsets. (via @rotkapchen) 16:30 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
49. @walton3 says to bring metrics/measurement in early. I say bring it in at the very beginning AND make it transparent to everyone.~@shartlen 16:31 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
50. #yesyesyes Community Mangement! this is a paramount #e2conf (via @peterbrenchley) 16:32 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
51. #e2conf Love the BAH transparency examples. Corporate hiccups waste SO much social ‘noise’ when there is no ‘channel’ for it. ~@rotkapchen 16:39 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
52. BAH preso was really great. practical, informative, and realistic. #e2conf (via @gyehuda) – even better seeing it for the second time. 16:40 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
53. that was a great quote…”it’s not like rolling out Outlook” #e2conf (via @ITSinsider) < Mail is 40yr old, very little cultural training req 16:42 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
54. 50% of total budget of BAH’s successful online community invested in cultural change management / org change initiatives (via @john4frank) 16:58 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
55. @MartijnLinssen agreed & for #E20 to work,not only has the culture need to be ingrained,but the framework needs to be transparent to its use 16:59 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
56. @rlavigne42 Mail’s a superb example where plumbing (SMTP) is so standardised that biz can freely operate on top of it (via @MartijnLinssen) 16:59 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
57. ++++++++ RT @ITSinsider: great job @swylie! and #e2conf team! (via @gyehuda) < very impressed with the event. Only one minor hickup all day 17:00 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
58. BAH story is easy to get your arms around and digest: makes good conf case history #E20 (via @olivermarks) < Stories is the key to KM TransX 18:07 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
59. Too much tweeting.. still have a lot of work to do before I call it a day. Exciting day for #e20 (via @joemsie) < same here 18:08 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
60. @swylie650 Steve you and your team totally pulled it off. What was the deal with the IBM portion (tech glitch?). Please pass on our tks 18:18 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
61. @rhappe the entire virtual #e2conf will be available on-demand in a couple of days. we just have to flip it into archive mode (@JustinJ14) 19:02 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
62. Agreed +1 @walton3 @MeganMurray Great job presenting today at #e2conf. BAH Hello continues to be an exemplary #e20 project. (via @lehawes) 21:58 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
63. RT @olivermarks Virtual Enterprise 2.0 Discussion http://bit.ly/coJ5CL #e20 (via @andgenth) 22:02 PM Feb 2^nd from Tweetie
64. @rlavigne42 did a great summary of takeaways from enterprise 2.0 conference yesterday #e2conf (via @peterbrenchley) < Thanks Peter 11:30 AM Feb 3^rd from Tweetie
65. @swylie650 People needed time to go to the vitual booths anyways. Compared to some of the wifi issues that plagued LotusSphere- minor issue 13:25 PM Feb 3^rd from Tweetie