Beware, early social adopters! The giants are finally awake and are closing on each other on the social arena.

Google with OpenSocial, Microsoft with Cloud OS and IBM with Lotus Connections are exploring the domain from different angles but unavoidably arrive at the same point.

It is interesting that new Microsoft visionary Ray Ozzie who outlined a major change in company’s direction, is the Lotus Notes original creator. Lotus was later purchased by IBM and is being transformed into IBM social enterprise product Lotus Connections. It is a small world.

And finally a little spot the differences game. Social enterprise from Microsoft and IBM.
Presentations are taken via excellent LotusConnectionBlog.