ReadWriteEnterprise

We've covered several companies applying some of the latest trends in consumer to technology to the enterprise, such as Q&A services and location-based services. We've questioned the utility of augmented reality and gamification at work. We've considered whether some sort of Yelp-like review site will disrupt the analyst business. We haven't yet looked into group messaging, which actually grew out of BlackBerry Messenger, but a few enterprise mobile group messaging companies are on our radar. We haven't seen an Instagram or Color for the enterprise, but I suppose anything can happen.

Which of these consumer technologies do you think will catch on next in the enterprise?

We've discovered several more vendors since we first looked at the enterprise questions and answers space earlier this year. It's a young market, but one that's heating up quick. There are pure Q&A vendors like the ones we mentioned before, and several other social platforms have added Q&A features to existing products.

Here's a look at nine companies that are trying to improve knowledge management through Q&A software.