Oliver Marks was kind of enough to come by the TechWeb office and do a brief interview with me about the Launch Pad program for Collaboration 2.0 on ZDNet. I’ve re-posted his post below, and you can find the full story on ZDNet here.

If you’re an Enterprise 2.0 entrepreneur, you’ve got until August 30 to Twitter pitch #e2conf-lp Paige Finkelman of the US Enterprise 2.0 Conference your ‘Launch Pad’ contest entry for consideration by the jury (which includes me), and broader audience votes.

The contest, to be held at the West Coast US edition of the show in November, is open to all Enterprise 2.0 vendors of any size that have launched or announced something new in 2010.

Paige spells things out above and you can find more details on the E2.0 blog, with rules and key dates listed on the official Launch Pad site.

Innovation is the lifeblood of any space, and you may find yourself on stage with Paige in November if your Enterprise 2.0 offering makes it to the finals, providing you with valuable exposure.

The concept of a Twitter pitch is a powerful one: simply send a tweet containing the hash tag #e2conf-lp and your contest entry from your Twitter account to get into the running.

Here’s a video archive of past finalists…I’m looking forward to seeing the new crop of entries and ideas…

Thanks again Oliver!

All that stands between you and presenting on the Enterprise 2.0 Santa Clara keynote stage is one Tweet. A mere 140 characters.

One week remains for enterprise 2.0 / collaboration vendors to Twitter pitch #e2conf-lp and tell the E2.0 team and Launch Pad Jury what you’re up to in 2010. The Launch Pad contest is open to all enterprise 2.0 companies – big or small – that have released or announced something new in 2010. A new product, a new version, a new partnership or integration point – so long as the announcement was made this year, it counts.

You can find more info on the E2.0 blog, and rules and key dates are listed on the official Launch Pad site.

Craft those 140 characters carefully and let her rip! Twitter Round 1 closes on Monday, August 30th. Looking forward to your submission, and best of luck with the contest!

Google announced last week it would end development of Wave as a stand-alone collaboration tool. While Wave was ground-breaking in terms of delivering an ability for groups of individuals to collaborate in real time around a mix of text and rich media, governance concerns limited adoption by those who could most benefit: business users.

Google did say it would continue development of Wave, but instead seek to integrate it into its other applications. As a model for future collaboration, Wave did make a wave. But its greatest impact will be to drive co-authoring capabilities into other collaboration applications.

Are you an enterprise 2.0 company up to something cool in 2010? Launch Pad wants to know about it. The Launch Pad contest has been a part of the Enterprise 2.0 Conference for many years, providing a platform for innovation to shine on the keynote stage.

Who qualifies?

The contest is open to all enterprise 2.0 companies – big or small – that have released or announced something new in 2010. A new product, a new version, a new partnership or integration point – so long as the announcement was made this year, it counts.

How do I enter?

Well, things start off rather simply. Beginning August 9th, 2010, you have until August 30th, 2010 to make your Twitter pitch to the Launch Pad hashtag: #e2conf-lp. We want to hear, in 140 characters or less, what makes you Launch Pad worthy.

Then what?

After Twitter submissions close on August 30th, myself and the esteemed Enterprise 2.0 Launch Pad Jury will vet the entries and choose our 8 favorite. Those 8 will then be asked to create a 3 minute video demoing their product. We’ll open up a community vote on September 20th, 2010. The four videos with the most votes will be asked to demo on the keynote stage at Enterprise 2.0 Santa Clara on November 10th, 2010. The contest culminates with a live audience vote to select the Launch Pad winner. More info on rules and key dates here.

Any cool prizes?

Of course. In addition to the exposure our Launch Pad qualifiers receive with their involvement in the program, our Final Four receive a special publicity package to help get as much buzz as possible out of the contest.

To get a taste of what our previous winners have submitted, take a peek at our video archive.

Looking forward to your Tweets starting August 9th!