Recently the internet has experienced an evolution from a one-way conversation or Web 1.0, to a two-way conversation or Web 2.0.  Web 2.0 has allowed publishers to create websites that are more than just the electronic version of their printed products. By utilizing technology associated with RSS (really simple syndication), blogs, videos and frequent news updates, publishers are more or less attempting to create communities based on their printed properties.  The theory is, that the more a person feels “at home”, the more time they will spend on a site, and thus the greater the chance for an advertising message to reach them.  Here is list of some of the websites in the design engineering space that are striving to create an online community.
 
    www.designnews.com
    www.packworld.com
    www.machinedesign.com
    www.designworldonline.com
    www.automationworld.com

Are you part of a B-to-B online community on the web? If so, please let us know the site(s) you visit often