From a special report on social networking: "most companies are deeply uncomfortable with the notion of baring all to such a wide public… This has generated interest in Enterprise 2.0 networks tailor-made for the corporate world. These work in much the same way as a Twitter or a Facebook, but keep information off the public web and behind a corporate firewall. They have several other advantages too."

From a special report on social networking: "Online social networks are changing the way people communicate, work and play, and mostly for the better, says Martin Giles"