Back in October of 2006 we posted the Best of the Best Web 2.0 Web Site List. This was intended more than anything to keep track of the most useful and most impressive Web 2.0 Web Sites on the Internet. Since the original list, a whole slew of new Web 2.0 Sites have cropped up. Every month now we will feature a “Best Web 2.0 Web Sites” for the month. Below is our listing of the Best Web 2.0 Web Sites for the month of June 2007! Enjoy and leave your comments!
This web 2.0 application is sheer genius, and the poster child for social networking done right! The interface is so easy to use, it’s addictive. This is what every true web 2.0 application strives to be. Allowing its users to easily customize their facebook page, while at the same time keeping all pages consistent and clean. And now with its recent launch of the Facebook Platform, Facebook seems poised to become the backend to all things social network.
The brainchild of Kevin Rose, Digg stormed onto the Internet in 2005 after the Paris Hilton cell phone fiasco helped Digg double its users within a day.
StumbleUpon
Sometimes you just want to “stumble” around the Internet, and don’t really know the exact site you want to see, but know the category of site’s you would like to view. Stumbleupon is a fantastic tool for doing just that. And on your tour, rank sites up or down based on your likes and dislikes.
Dominating the video space, others have tried to compete with YouTube, including Google with Google Video, however, they have not been successful. This lead to Google’s purchase of YouTube. While many other Web 2.0 companies fail to impress, Google continues to add to brand, with a new version in beta and ready to launch any day. Recently with the addition of YouTube Remixer, YouTube will stay at the forefront of the video webspace for months!
Tracking over 85 million blogs and over 350 million pieces of tagged social media, Technorati is the authority on the Internet when it comes to what is happening on the Internet this very second! Although it started with Blogs, Technorati has recently expanded to all things Live Web! The best part of Technorati is there ranking system, and their recently launched “WTF”.
This is a beautifully designed concept and portal site. Although some would argue netvibes should be the winner here, in terms of interface and ease to set up, I give Pageflakes the honors hands down. Type in your location, select your likes and dislikes, and within seconds you have a completely AJAX driven dashboard to keep your slew of websites a simple pageflakes.com away!
Twitter attempts to answer the question: “What are you doing?”. I really didn’t get this at first, but it’s basically a mini-blogging system that allows you to say what you are doing, and have it sent instantly to your friends or “readers” via sms or email. If they can figure out a way to make money from this, they might have something here.
del.icio.us
I hate having to keep track of all of my favorites on one computer, and then not having them available on other computers if I’m traveling. Also, when you find a great site, wouldn’t it help others know what you think is great, or if anyone else already thinks your new bookmark is great? check out my bookmarks here: http://del.icio.us/miguelcarrasco
I love this concept! The Mobile Social Networking King! Imagine being at a bar, or at a restaurant and being instantly notified if a friend is in the area! Imagine having the ability to message a group of friends that are all in the area, and meet up together! Dodgeball accomplishes this! Currently available in 22 states, watch it pick up more steam as it moves across the country, and hopefully soon into Canada. Hey imagine if this could link in with facebook somehow!
What a great idea, the social networking site for reviews of things in your area. It makes it really easy for you to review everything from restaurants, to pet stores, to hotels. Yelp is the ultimate city guide that taps into the community’s voice! If you want to know what to do, where to go, and where to sleep, check out Yelp today!
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Great list…I also like Jaiku.com – a souped up version of twitter.