Mastering Unreal® Technology, Volume I

Chapter 5. Tagging and Social Clouds

So now you know we’re in the Social Age! We explored some of the trends and innovations that got us here, and you’ve begun to get a flavor for the incredible power of wikis, blogs, and other Social Age tools in the enterprise. We think you’re probably ready for a trip into the clouds.

Social Age clouds are not big, puffy things in the sky from which rain falls. Social Age clouds are really “clouds of knowledge,” which incorporate services and information, making both easily accessible from anywhere. These clouds are a key enabler for our smaller, smarter, and more social world. These clouds are why people in the Social Age generation can take for granted that the web page they’re looking at is “smart.” ...