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1. come on! links, we need links;)

   Posted by: pixites | May 2, 2008 2:08 AM





2. pixites - maybe you could find the links to the sites and paste them in the comments - and then I am sure that Richard wouldn't mind updating the article :)

   Posted by: steve | May 2, 2008 2:16 AM





3. There's one missing : Deezer (www.deezer.com)
   I would have ranked that one first :)

   Posted by: G | May 2, 2008 2:49 AM





4. a url would be very helpful for all of us

   Posted by: Ajay | May 2, 2008 3:10 AM





5. I love http://blogbackupr.com

   Posted by: Jonas | May 2, 2008 3:18 AM





6. Here are the URLs, grabbed from the first result returned by Yahoo for each phrase so might not be 100% accurate.

   I bet the comment spam filter goes nuts for this:

   A.nnotate
   alert thingy
   alphatwitter.com
   Amie St.
   Apture
   aroxo.com
   Aviary
   Backpack
   BaseCamp 2
   Blist 2
   brainfloor.com
   Brightkite
   bumptop
   Buzzword 2
   Capzules
   Cogmap
   comindwork
   coRank
   craigslist.org 2
   createworkspace.com
   Dapper
   dealoco.com
   del.icio.us 4
   digg 2
   Diigo
   Dipity
   Disqus 2
   EBSCOhost
   edocr
   etymonline.com
   Evapt
   Evernote
   eyeOS
   facebook 2
   facebook's fanpages
   Facebook's Thrift
   fisheye plugin for Firefox
   FiveRuns
   Flickr 7
   Free My Feed
   Freebase
   FriendFeed 7
   Fring
   fuser.com
   Geni
   getdropbox
   Gijit
   Gmail
   Google App Engine
   Google Apps
   Google Docs 2
   Google Maps 2
   Google Reader 7
   GottaGotta.com
   grandcentral 3
   Gridstone Research
   Hadoop
   Hulu
   Intense Debate
   Isolatr
   Itzbig
   jaanix
   Jajah
   Jott
   KeywordSpy
   kickfly.com
   Kirix Strata
   kiva.org
   last.fm 6
   LinkedIn 2
   LiquidPlanner
   Locle.com
   Loopt
   loopt.com
   mahalo.com
   Meebo 4
   mint.com 2
   MinutesNotice (facebook app)
   Mixx
   Mumboe
   Naked
   NetVibes 3
   OpenDNS
   ourlikes.com
   Pandora 2
   Party Line
   persontation.com
   Picnik 3
   Ping.fm
   plaxo 2
   popurls
   Pownce 2
   PropertyMaps
   Proquest
   Qik 2
   Quintura.com
   ReadBurner
   Redfin
   remember the milk 4
   reQall
   RescueTime.com 3
   response-o-matic.com
   ringside networks
   Scribd 2
   scrybe.com
   secondbrain.com
   Seeqpod 3
   shoutwire
   skype
   SlideRocket
   Slideshare.net 2
   SMSguru.de
   social gaming network
   socialthing!
   SolarWinds
   Songza 2
   soocial 2
   Speedate.com
   Spiceworks
   SpotJots.com
   SproutBuilder
   squidnote.com
   strutta.com
   stumbleupon
   Taaz.com
   Technorati
   thefreedictionary.com
   thesixtyone.com
   TimeBridge.com
   TimeXchange.net
   toluu
   Topspin Media
   TradeVibes
   Tumblr 3
   tweetscan.com
   Twhirl.com 5
   Twine 2
   Twitter 10
   typolight CMS
   Utterz
   vcvideomatch.com
   vendorrate.com
   viewdle.com
   vimeo
   voicethread
   Webex
   weheartit.com
   wherever.tv
   whrrl.com
   Wikinvest
   Wikipedia
   Xobni
   xtimeline
   Yahoo! Pipes
   Yahoo's Pig
   YouTube 3
   zebate.com
   Zebtab
   Zemanta 2
   Zillow 3
   Zivity
   

   Posted by: andymurd | May 2, 2008 3:26 AM





7. Twitter was unknown to me not so long ago.When I started using it my traffic has increased.

   Posted by: Tom At The Home Business Archive | May 2, 2008 3:28 AM





8. Hey Richard,

   This is a cool post, as we have seen so many startups go past the doors here at RWW. It is hard to argue with popularity sometimes, but I like to delve into the realm of "should be" or perhaps potentiality sometimes.

   Hakia is perhaps my favorite startup simply because of the task set before them and the potential for excellence there. Twitter and Facebook etc. are in my view "cotton candy" applications worth little more than the attention span of their users. Most of the applications listed are bordering on the same "entertainment" aspect of Internet endeavor I think.

   Substantive applications, if we think about it, are rather few and far between, and I think most people realize this on some level. Those with the most potential long term value could be classified as either search or other tool types like hakia and secondly aggregators or libraries with increasing utility and function for the users.

   Some of those covered here include: www.secondbrain.com www.powerset.com www.hakia.com (of course) www.wikipedia.org and similar sites. The bottom line really is; "What application has the ability to put digital information in shoe leather." Beside entertainment, anything that does not transport digital world reality into physical world concrete value - is essentially fluff.

   On the entertainment side, I like Veoh TV the best followed closely by all your color coordinated, "bells and whistles" instant messengers like Twitter. I know this sound cynical, but I know you might agree to an extent as we have all covered hundreds of these things. What is really valuable?

   Thanks for all you guys do and for the forum to talk about issues Richard.

   Álways,
   Phil

   Posted by: Phil Butler | May 2, 2008 4:11 AM





9. Great summary!

   Posted by: 113.com | May 2, 2008 5:38 AM





10. Dear Richard,

    I should have known this. Blame information overload!

    Next time you do this, please use rankrz.com. If you did that, you don't have to do spreadsheets. Plus, it will always be there. And you can just write posts when there is an interesting change or entry.

    By the way, here is my list of web apps.

    Posted by: hyokon | May 2, 2008 6:21 AM





11. I like Hole in 6, but then again I'm a golf crazy.

    Posted by: Brandon | May 2, 2008 6:32 AM





12. The most used web app on my site is BlueOrganizer/SmartLinks from AdaptiveBlue.

    Posted by: Jon | May 2, 2008 7:47 AM





13. Oops.

    AdaptiveBlue

    Posted by: Jon | May 2, 2008 7:48 AM





14. An error in the submit function returns an error to the user, causing multiple submissions.
    HINT
    commenters ignore the error and refresh the page to see if your coment is posted.

    Posted by: Jon | May 2, 2008 7:51 AM





15. andymurd, thanks for the links! I've updated the post.

     Posted by: Richard MacManus | May 2, 2008 3:15 PM





16. I recently stumbled upon and fell in love with the news digest site radio21g.com

    Posted by: laic | May 3, 2008 11:28 PM





17. hey why doesn't some enterprising person put all those links into an opml file and upload it for the rest of us? *looks around*

    Posted by: ben | May 4, 2008 8:49 PM





18. Here is my pick: 5pm - www.5pmweb.com

    Posted by: Eric | May 5, 2008 8:42 PM





19. Here is my pick: 5pm - www.5pmweb.com

    Posted by: Eric | May 6, 2008 4:38 AM





20. For time tracking and task management, we use Intervals
    

    Posted by: John | May 6, 2008 8:09 AM





21. For time tracking and task management, we use Intervals
    

    Posted by: John | May 6, 2008 8:10 AM





22. What about Feedalizr? A cool simple new AIR app for friendfeed and Twitter.
    http://www.feedalizr.com
    

    Posted by: Michael | May 6, 2008 11:06 AM





23. I'd like to see Wrike.com in the list. It's one of the tools I use daily and now I simply can't imagine my life without it. In short, Wrike is an amazingly project management tool integrated with e-mail. It saves me loads of time!

    Posted by: Simon Hay | May 6, 2008 12:03 PM





24. Vyew is the best for web conferencing and collaboration.

    Posted by: Todd Lane | May 6, 2008 6:35 PM





25. Thanks, very googd collection.
    My most used web app is the Twitter (in a Firefox extension) and Facebook.

    Posted by: Alex | May 7, 2008 2:27 AM