Science 2.0 - Is Open Access Science the Future?

Or, to rephrase the question, is posting raw results online, for all to see, a great tool or a great risk?
M Mitchell Waldrop's article discusses how Web 2.0 tools enhance the ability of researchers to communicate, collaborate and cooperate. This article is a very positive look at scientists' use of tools such as blogs, wikis, and so on, and it suggests ways that they will fit with the traditional publication process.
Published in Scientific American Magazine, April 21, 2008.