Web 2.0 is a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaborations among users. These developmentss have led to the creation and evolution of web-based communities, such as social-networking sites like wikis, blogs and many more.
Below are some of the latest Web 2.0 based companies with thier quick profile. The reason i put together this list is, so that you can review these sites for thier;
- Design
- Interactivity
- Scripts used (javascripts, Ajax, php, aspx etc.)
- Forms handling
- Public/Members/Admin areas
- and most important the IDEAS..
BLOG/Bookmarking
technorati.com
Monitor your links and reputation through the world’s leading provider of blog information. Find new blogs to read and attempt to get into Technorati’s top blog list!
www.bloglines.com
Amass your own collection of blog feeds. Publish your own blog and share your favorite content with others.
clipmarks.com
Save the web content that makes you sit up and take notice, not just the webpage you found that content on. Share that content with others in the hope that it will make them think, “wow!” as well!
Books
www.lulu.com
Avoid the hassles of publishers and agents – publish your own manuscripts with Lulu. Browse the content that others have published via the site and vie to be featured on Lulu’s front page!
Business
www.instantbull.com
Compare and track the stock market, access stock message boards and browse stock market blogs. Instant Bull has all the current information you’d ever need about what’s hot on Wall Street.
shopify.com
Pick from templates or design your own online store. Track orders and keep your store highly organized.
Classifieds
www.oodle.com
A comprehensive classified site that lets users refine their searches in many awesome ways, such as by what college they attend.
Collaborative tools
www.writeboard.com
Online text editing made collaborative, Writeboard lets you and your team edit documents while still being able to access earlier versions of the same text. Subscribe to RSS feeds of documents’ changes and share documents with as many people as you like.
Communications
www.meebo.com
Use your favorite instant messaging service, no matter where you are or whether the computer you’re using has the right software.
Content Management
www.projectstat.us
Let customers know what’s going on with their projects by uploading their project’s information and letting them log in and view the project’s progress.
Events
www.eventful.com
Request that events take place in your town or search Eventful’s wide assortment of listed events. Search by locale, venue or topic; check out calendars and keep track of your event schedule.
Lists
www.43things.com
List the things you’d like to do, achieve or see. Keep track of your “things” and get ideas from others.
Marketing
www.icontact.com
Produce email newsletters, surveys, RSS feeds and more. Send information to subscribers quickly and easily
Philanthropy
www.begreennow.com
Keep track of how “green” you are. Record your environmentally friendly actions and see how your contributions adds to a world-wide conservation effort.
Podcast
www.odeo.com
Odeo shares millions of podcasts and MP3s with its audience. Users can gerenate their own podcasts or simply enjoy those of others’.
Networking
www.linkedin.com
A must for many professionals, LinkedIn allows people to recommend you, find you via your location and expertise, and prompts users to advertise their experience and education for potential clients and employers.
Real Estate
www.iiproperty.com
Manage your properties with software that lets you track rents, bills, advertisements and invoicing.
Start Pages
www.netvibes.com
A customizable page to start your day, you can add YouTube videos, personal notes, feeds, an email wizard and more. You even get to pick your page’s title.
www.pageflakes.com
Tell PageFlakes what you want to see when you log in, and get specialized feeds, games and news.
Widgets
www.yourminis.com
Find widgets for your blog or website that include your favorite services like Twitter and Digg.
Next time, Either you want to upgrade your existing website, or biuld a new website, take some ideas from the above listed companies and implement it with cutting-edge Web 2.0 technologies.
Cheers
Founder, NewInternetTrends.com
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