The Comvolution

Back in 1995 we used to talk about the 5 C's - Communication, Community and Commerce along with Collaboration and Content - as the keys of a web-centric world. I always figured what really mattered was the first 3 (collaboration is a product of community and communication, and content will always find its way to a new communications medium). Back then we thought there was a revolution underway, and in some ways there was, but in retrospect it was much more evolution that that. It's more than 10 years later, and we're still working on breaking down the barriers we thought would crumble years back. But hey, the bubble burst hit hard, and monopolies don't die easily. But we're getting closer. Close enough that I feel like I should re-join the dialog.