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.
Stumble Upon
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.
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!
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!
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