And the Web 2.0 Awards Go To…
Posted Thursday, April 13th, 2006 at 2:52 pm by usha (14 posts)
Web 2.0 is becoming the most bandied about term these days. This blog is not to get into the debate around whether Web 2.0 is just a jargon or does it really mean something. That would be one endless discussion right there. But, many of the so-called Web 2.0 sites are also some of the most popular and fastest growing online applications. So, knowing these would be useful, if not necessary, for anyone interested in online technologies.
In that spirit, here are the Web 2.0 Awards. As the site says, there are ??over 300 Web 2.0 sites in 38 categories rated, ranked, and awarded.? That is one extensive list for you to browse through.
Some are old favorites like Technorati (blog guide), BaseCamp (project management), flickr (photo sharing), del.icio.us (shared bookmarking), and myspace.com (youth community). Some are newbies that served to (at least) increase my vocabulary like Etsy (custom handmade items), Zillow (home valuation), HipCal (online calendar), FURL (bookmarking), and Spurl (again, bookmarking). A few have been in the news lately like YouTube (personal videos), Writely (collaborative writing), odeo (podcasting), and Rollyo (trusted search). An aside: If you are looking for a couple of hours of entertainment, I suggest you check out YouTube.
To further confuse what is Web 2.0 and what is not, the winner in the ??Classifieds & Business Directories?? category is craigslist.org. This site/service was part of the dot.com craze, then lived through the dot.bomb phase, and is now being called the Web 2.0 site! As I said earlier, I don??t want to indulge in endless discussions, but still, please do call me confused. :)
