1. A method for integrating a blogging application in a collaborative environment, the method comprising the steps of: processing a single sign-on for a member of the collaborative environment; associating a role with the member so as to place the member into a collaborative space in the collaborative environment and to regulate the member in interacting with the collaborative space; retrieving a list of collaborative applications for the role assigned to the member; and, loading the collaborative applications in the list into the collaborative space for use by the member from within the collaborative space, said collaborative applications including at least a blogging application.