My TwoPointZero sites.
What is 2.0?
On wikipedia.org I found the following definition: Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O’Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a supposed second-generation of Internet-based services — such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies — that let people collaborate and share information online in ways previously unavailable. Since 2004 it has become a popular (though ill-defined and often criticized) buzzword amongst certain technical and marketing communities. A comprehensive list of 2.0 sites can be find on the following site.
Below are links to 2.0 sites which I have been subscribed to. I have added nicer and scripted banners then the ones in the right sidebar. I added, if available, also some info about the presented sites.
Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send “updates” (text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) via SMS, instant messaging, the Twitter website, or an application such as Twitterrific. Twitter was founded in October 2006 by San Francisco start-up company Obvious Corp. Updates are displayed on the user’s profile page and also instantly delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them.
More info here.
The definition on wikipedia.org is: The website del.icio.us (pronounced as “delicious”) is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. The site came online in late 2003. It is now part of Yahoo!
LinkedIn is a business oriented social networking site, mainly used for professional networking. As of September 2006, it had more than 7 million registered users, representing 130 industries. More info here.
XING (named openBC/Open Business Club until November 17th, 2006) is a social software platform for enabling a small-world network for professionals. It is used by people from over 160 countries, albeit the majority of users are Germans. openBC is the only multilingual social business network allowing professionals to establish networks internationally. More info here.
Hyves (like in the english word hive) is established in october 2004 and is a free social networking website, popular in the Netherlands, particularly amongst students. It has over 2 million subscribers.
More info here.
Facebook is the second most visited social networking website on the world wide web (behind mammoth website Myspace). While Myspace is often considered by far the number one service (with over 57 million to Facebook’s 25), facebook’s daily growth since 2006 is 3 times faster than myspace. It was originally developed for college and university students, but has since been made available to anyone with an email address. People can select to join one or more participating networks, such as a high school, place of employment, or geographic region. As of February 2007, the website had the largest number of registered users among college-focused sites with over 25 million members worldwide (also from non-collegiate networks). More info here.
Flickr is a photo sharing website and web services suite, and an online community platform, which is generally considered an example of a Web 2.0 application. More info here.
YouTube is a popular free video sharing web site which lets users upload, view, and share video clips. Founded in February 2005 by three employees of PayPal, the San Bruno-based service utilizes Adobe Flash technology to display video. The wide variety of site content includes movie and TV clips and music videos, as well as amateur content such as videoblogging. It is staffed by 67 employees. In October 2006, Google, Inc., announced that it had reached a deal to acquire the company for $1.65 billion USD in Google’s stock. More info here.
Club China is an exclusive network for people doing business with or in China. Becoming a member of Club China gives you an instant network of useful contacts. A network with clever features allows you to browse those contacts and find the ones you need to successfully do business in China. Club China is a service for members of Flying Blue, the frequent flyer program of Air France and KLM. More info here.
Windows Live Spaces (WLSpaces for short) is Microsoft’s Social Networking platform. The site was launched in early December 2004 as MSN Spaces, with the aim of allowing its users to reach out to others by publishing their thoughts, photos and interests. More info here.