Among SharePoint 2010's great new features is a significant advancement into the area of social computing. In fact, it could be argued that SharePoint 2010 will provide the next plateau for social computing. You'll recognize part of the following, I'm sure:

The decade in Social Computing:

Year

Technology

Sample

1999

Blogger logo

So, I just have to tell someone about this thing my cat did today…

2004

flickr logo

OMG! Cat pictures!

2005

YouTube logo

OMG! Moving cat pictures!

2006

twitter logo

1:00 pm. My cat just sneezed!
1:02 pm. Cat sneezed again!
1:04 pm. Cat hasn't sneezed recently. Getting worried.

2007

SharePoint 2007 logo

My Site about My Cat (with item-level security and version control)

2009

SharePoint 2010 logo

The Kitty collaboration platform for the Enterprise and the Web:

  • FaaS (Fluffy as a Service)
  • Any browser, any device (Cats on a phone!)
  • OMG! SilverLight cat pictures!
  • With Rich Theming, tons of new ways to skin my cat
  • Now, my cat has a RIBBON!

 I'm very excited! :)