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Top 100 Products of 2008

2008-12-23T20:00:00Z

Over December we've published ten top 10 lists of the top products of 2008. We intend to open these lists up for public voting in 2009, to tap into the wisdom of the intelligent crowd that reads our site. But for now, you'll have to make do with the choices of us here at ReadWriteWeb. In this post we've done a megalist, the top 100 products of 2008. Come join us on RWW Live - our live podcast show - at 3pm PST today, as we discuss these products and the big trends of 2008.

Of course there are far more than 100 great Web products out there, so there are some excellent ones not included in our megalist. Please leave a comment here and tell us what we've missed!

]]> The ultimate 100 list was compiled from these posts:

Note that seven products made it to more than one of our top 10 lists, so we've noted when that is the case and added some new products that just missed the cut somewhere along the line.

ReadWriteWeb's Top 100 Products

This list is in alphabetical order, with category noted beside each item.

Adobe AIR; Platforms
Afrigator; International
Amazon Web Services; Platforms & Enterprise *
Android; Platforms & Digital Lifestyle *
App Store (iPhone); Digital Lifestyle
Basecamp; Enterprise
BBC iPlayer; Digital Lifestyle
BlueOrganizer (AdaptiveBlue); Semantic Web
BooRah; Semantic Web
Brightkite; Mobile Web; Most Promising for 2009
ChaCha; Alternative Search Engines
Chrome; runner-up Platforms
Cooliris; Consumer & Alternative Search Engines
Confluence (Atlassian); Enterprise
Dapper; RSS/Syndication & MashupAds for Semantic Web *
Digg; runner-up, Consumer
DimDim; Enterprise
Dopplr; International
Facebook Platform; Platforms
Faroo; Alternative Search Engines
Feedburner; RSS/Syndication
FFtoGo; Mobile Web
Fire Eagle; Platforms
Firefox; Consumer
Flickr; runner-up Consumer
Force.com (Salesforce); Enterprise
FreshBooks; International
FriendFeed; RSS/Syndication
Fring; Mobile Web
Gnip; RSS/Syndication
Google Apps; Enterprise
Google Maps; Mobile Web
Google Reader; RSS/Syndication
Google Reader RSS Subscriber Count Greasemonkey Script; RSS/Syndication
Hakia; Semantic Web
Hulu; Digital Lifestyle & Consumer *
Imeem; runner-up Consumer
IntenseDebate; Consumer
iPhone SDK; Platforms
i.TV; Mobile Web
KallOut; Alternative Search Engines
Kiva; Real World
Kosmix; Alternative Search Engines
Last.fm; Consumer
LinkedIn; Enterprise
Live Mesh; Platforms
Maxthon; International
Mednar; Alternative Search Engines
Meebo; Consumer
MindTouch Deki; Enterprise
Mint; Real World
Mixi; International
Mogulus; Consumer
Mozilla Weave; Platforms
MySpace; runner-up Consumer
Netbook; Digital Lifestyle
Netflix; Digital Lifestyle
Netvibes; International
Ning; Consumer
Nokia E71; Digital Lifestyle
NYTimes iPhone App; Mobile Web
OpenCongress; Real World
OpenSocial; Platforms
Open Calais; Semantic Web
Opera Mini/Mobile; Mobile Web
Pandora; Mobile Web
PatientsLikeMe; Real World
PlayStation 3; Digital Lifestyle
PlanetEye; Real World
Postrank (ex-AideRSS); RSS/Syndication
Powerset; Semantic Web
Qik; Consumer
Quintura; Alternative Search Engines
Remember The Milk; International
Rudder; Real World
SearchMonkey; Semantic Web
SeeqPod; Alternative Search Engines
Sermo; Real World
Shazam; Mobile Web
Snackr; RSS/Syndication
Songbird; Digital Lifestyle
Surf Canyon; Alternative Search Engines
Taggalaxy.de; Alternative Search Engines
TeachStreet; Real World
Techmeme; runner-up RSS/Syndication
TripIt; Semantic Web
Twitter; Mobile Web & Consumer; Twitter API, Platforms *
Twitterfeed; RSS/Syndication
UpTake; Semantic Web
UStream; runner-up Consumer
Wii Fit; Digital Lifestyle
Wild Apricot; Real World
Wordpress; Enterprise
Wuala; International
Xing; International
Yahoo! Pipes; RSS/Syndication
Yapta; Real World
YouTube; runner-up Consumer
Zemanta; Semantic Web
Zoho; Enterprise & International; Best LittleCo *

* products in more than one list. There were seven of these: Amazon Web Services, Android, Cooliris, Dapper, Hulu, Twitter, Zoho

Comment from Robert Scoble on 2008-12-23

2008-12-23T20:33:32Z

What a list!

Comment from Scott Bradley on 2008-12-23

2008-12-23T21:55:42Z

Great list!

Thanks for taking the time to put this post together. I can only imagine how long it took!

Comment from Bryan R. Adams on 2008-12-23

2008-12-23T22:30:28Z

I like this list, but I wonder where Ubiquity or GreaseMonkey ranks. The latter was a great tool that was talked up quite a bit.

Comment from Small Business on 2008-12-23

2008-12-23T23:03:11Z

No category for small business?

Comment from seniorgeek on 2008-12-23

2008-12-24T00:38:24Z

The list is great except Twitter. It is a platform that need to be forgotten.

Comment from Munawar AM on 2008-12-24

2008-12-24T08:56:53Z

Greats Work to listed all of product.

Comment from Andraz Tori on 2008-12-24

2008-12-24T11:03:00Z

Hi Richard,

here at Zemanta we are very proud to be on this list! And will do anything we can to get among top 100 in 2009 also!

If you have any feedback, we'd love to hear it, so we can improve further.

bye
Andraz Tori, CTO at Zemanta

Comment from frank katzer | 1klang.de internetagentur on 2008-12-24

2008-12-24T11:25:11Z

thanks for the list! there are many things o would have overseen otherwise.

Comment from seodoz on 2008-12-24

2008-12-24T12:13:11Z

Thanks for the great list...some of them are still new to me.

I really love reading your articles. Great work!

Wish u a marry Christmas & a wonderful new year!!!!

Comment from Hal on 2008-12-24

2008-12-24T12:18:39Z

Great list. I agree, ZOHO is fast becoming an awesome web app.

Comment from illjazz on 2008-12-24

2008-12-24T14:05:25Z

No Dropbox!? Blasphemy!

Comment from Rayanne Langdon on 2008-12-24

2008-12-24T15:30:38Z

Sweet! As always, thanks for supporting FreshBooks! Happy holidays, Richard (and the rest of the RWW team)!

Rayanne Langdon -- Marketing Coordinator, FreshBooks.com

Comment from webmaster forum on 2008-12-24

2008-12-24T15:44:53Z

amazing putting together all the effort making this list. thumbs up!

Comment from Kevin Micalizzi on 2008-12-24

2008-12-24T16:53:53Z

Richard, this is fantastic, thank you!

-k
Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager
Dimdim Web Conferencing / www.dimdim.com
e: kevin@dimdim.com / twitter: @meetdimdim
On Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/dimdim-facebook

Comment from oyun on 2008-12-24

2008-12-25T00:24:12Z

ı have followed your writing for a long time.really you have given very successful information.

Comment from Will on 2008-12-24

2008-12-25T06:23:16Z

Mahalo didn't make the list. This must be some mistake?

Comment from Steven Fox on 2008-12-25

2008-12-25T12:28:30Z

Great job. Mind if I link it from my site http://unitedstatesvicepresident.com ?

Thanks
Steve

Comment from magazines on 2008-12-26

2008-12-26T14:59:53Z

nice list, there's a few there I've never considered before now. Thanks Mally

Comment from Gerald on 2008-12-26

2008-12-27T05:30:31Z

Thx for putting together this great list. It's 2008 in nerdism.

Comment from benzrad on 2008-12-30

2008-12-31T07:34:07Z

i would like to let u know, that buxfer.com (at https://www.buxfer.com ) is a great personal financial site. i love it very much.

Comment from Sommer Isringhaus on 2008-12-31

2008-12-31T16:57:08Z

Great motivation for struggling companies in these trying time. Thanks for the list.

Comment from Lester Hein on 2009-01-05

2009-01-05T08:45:16Z

It's a privelage to be listed with so many other great companies and amazing applications. Thanks to the RWW team for taking the time to put this list together.

Lester Hein
Product Manager
Afrigator Internet

Comment from Friendster Layouts on 2009-01-14

2009-01-14T10:25:55Z

Good list! I agree with the rankings of these products. I am expecting to maintain the list this year especially those who are really good in their field.

Comment from Chris Monaghan on 2009-01-17

2009-01-17T18:08:47Z

Another invoicing option is Time59 (www.time59.com). It’s targeted at solo professionals and is a great solution if you don’t need (or want to pay for) the multi-user capability of Freshbooks (great product by the way). Bottom line: If you are solo and bill by the hour it is definitely worth a look. The first 30 days are free.