The future of the local social web lies at the confluence of two emerging realities: Government 2.0 and Media 2.0. Here we see social networking tools, user-centered design, wikis, blogs, and mashups being used to create novel networks and platforms that enable a new civic reality: Community 2.0.

Read Jennifer McFadden's Post on Coummunity 2.0 and SeeClickFix on Smarter Planet here: