Keeping Tabs on Web 2.0
Even with consolidation going on left and right, the galaxy of sites that make up what we call "web 2.0" is expanding at a frantic rate (or perhaps that elusive goal of being snapped up by a bigger fish is helping to drive it). So how do you keep up with this ever growing array of web 2.0 sites? That is, other than reading Read/WriteWeb. The answer: via the ever growing array of web 2.0 lists.
A little over a year ago, Richard MacManus posted his List of Web 2.0 Lists. Just 13 months later a lot of those links are dead, or no longer being updated, and there is a whole crop of new sites that we can now add to our arsenal. Below I will endeavor to update Richard's list with new sites and those that are still in business.
- eConsultant: Web 2.0 Directory - It appears not to have been updated in nearly a year, and is (hopefully) the only inclusion on this list that's not up-to-date. But because eConsultant's massive list is categorized so well, it is still very helpful.
- NEOBinaries - These guys keep a large, categorized list of web 2.0 sites on hand, updated Monday - Friday.
- BuzzShout - BuzzShout is similar to NEOBinaries -- a big list of web 2.0 companies that you can rate and review. Nicely categorized.
- Go2Web2.0 - A really great flash-based list organized by tags, and a displayed using a dizzying array of logos. Clicking on a logo brings up a concise overview of that company or application.
- All Things Web 2.0 - This is where Christian Mayaud's Sacred Cow Dung list ended up. It's mostly up-to-date and obsessively categorized.
- Web2.0List - Categorized by tags, Web2.0List is just what it sounds like.
- Web2.0Logo - A sister site to Web2.0List, but this time with an emphasis on logos.
- Dexly - Dexly tracks over 3,000 web 2.0 companies in 53 categories, including blogs that write about web 2.0 (like this one).
- SimpleSpark - SimpleSpark lists web applications and is adding apps at a frenetic pace. They launched in May and earlier this month crossed the 3,000 applications mark.
- FeedMyApp - The new kid on the block, FeedMyApp launched just this month but already lists 299 apps in 36 categories.
- HappyCodr - HappyCodr is a list of Ruby on Rails-powered web sites. It's not strictly about web 2.0, but given web 2.0's infatuation with Rails you'll find a lot of neat web apps and social sites on the list (mixed in with the occasional content site backed by a Rails-based CMS).
- Startup Search - Startup Search takes a different approach than the other lists in this round up, focusing on the people and funding behind web 2.0 companies rather than on the products.
- Museum of Modern Betas - MoMB is a great daily blog by Saurier Duval about all things beta.
- eHub - Emily Chang's eHub is another must read daily blog covering new web 2.0 sites.
- Everything 2.0 - Bob Stumpel's link blog is yet another great daily look at new web 2.0 companies.
- TechCrunch Company Index - Speaking of great blogs, our friends over at TechCrunch review a lot of web 2.0 companies. Luckily for us, they tag each one and arrange all the tags into a helpful company index.
- Listio's Everything Web 2.0 Directory - Listio's directory lets anyone submit new web 2.0 sites and then vote on them digg-style. Browsable by tags.
- KillerStartups - Another digg-style community directory of web 2.0, organized by categories.
- Progammable Web's Mashup Directory - While this isn't a general web 2.0 directory, many things we call mashups fall under the 2.0 umbrella, so this is a great resource for web 2.0 watchers nonetheless.
- Webware's Top 100 - The recently completed Top 100 competition from CNet's Webware blog isn't the most comprehensive list, nor the most scientific way to find the top web apps, but even so, it's a list of 100 apps that any web 2.0 fan will want to be aware of.
- SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards - The 2007 edition of SEOmoz's awards lists over 200 web 2.0 sites in 41 categories.
Conclusion
I think its safe to say that there are more sites devoted to tracking web 2.0 now than there were when Richard made his original list in May 2006. More than a few entries on Richard's list were links to blog posts consisting of giant lists of web 2.0 sites, which have since evolved into full fledged directories or up-to-date daily link blogs. If you know of any other good web 2.0 directories or lists, please mention them in the comments.
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Thanks for updating this list. Great work!
Posted by: Pandora Jaramillo | June 25, 2007 3:19 PM
Actually, 'keeping up with this ever growing array of web 2.0 sites' is a nice way to get myself frustrated.
Maybe the idea of keeping-up-with is getting too 1.0...
Posted by: Niva | June 25, 2007 3:41 PM
Great List - I liked Listible - not sure whether many are still using it*
Posted by: BillyWarhol | June 25, 2007 3:42 PM
Thank you for mentioning KillerStartups.com Josh! We're very honored to be mentioned here. We launched 5 months ago and we've reviewed 2,000+ internet startups. We welcome all your Read/Write Web readers!
Posted by: Gonzalo - KillerStartups.com | June 25, 2007 3:46 PM
Dexly.com has kept up with all the latest Web2.0 sites, totaling about 3100+ products and services.
Posted by: John Diep | June 25, 2007 4:21 PM
Thanks John. I just added Dexly to the list.
@Niva #2: I hear you. ;)
Posted by: Josh Catone | June 25, 2007 4:36 PM
Thank you Josh for adding Dexly to the list. Greatly appreciated. We are relaunching a new version of Dexly in the next few months to include lots more contents.
Posted by: John Diep | June 25, 2007 4:52 PM
Great resource but don't forget Rocketsurgeon's Music 2.0 Directory which has almost 300 categorized listings.
Posted by: Jadam Kahn | June 25, 2007 5:50 PM
I run Bla.st, a free, tag based visual directory that has a decent web 2.0 section:
http://bla.st/web-2.0/
Heaps of other categories too, but it's primarily technology related blogs and websites.
Posted by: Tim Bromhead | June 25, 2007 6:09 PM
Thank you Josh for adding http://web2list.com and http://web2logo.com to the list! We just added the compete snapshop because we found out that Alexa isn't accurate.
Posted by: Jason | June 25, 2007 9:56 PM
You might want to consider adding http://www.facereviews.com we are publishing ratings and in depth reviews of new facebook applications as they come to market for the facebook platform.
Good work on the list!
Posted by: Rodney Rumford | June 25, 2007 11:57 PM
http://web2.ajaxprojects.com
http://web2magazine.blogspot.com
Posted by: web 2.0 | June 26, 2007 1:06 AM
Thank you, great list.
http://www.ebooksbay.org
Posted by: eBooksBay | June 26, 2007 2:17 AM
great list but you may missing a business intelligence, knowledge sharing and market research tool - www.360view4u.co.uk -- which gives you "Numbers at your fingertips for quick decision making"
Posted by: Shashank Garg | June 26, 2007 2:40 AM
IT|Redux has an awesome collection of categorized web2.0/office2.0 apps at http://o20db.com/
Posted by: Kyle Schaper | June 26, 2007 3:01 AM
I like http://www.homemarks.com/
Posted by: Ken Collins | June 26, 2007 6:10 AM
this is great list of web 2.0 updates.
thankx and cheers.
Posted by: sameer | June 26, 2007 6:28 AM
I will be updating myself for web 2.0
great work.
Posted by: admin | June 26, 2007 6:41 AM
Thanks for the mention of Listio.com. We are a new list and are looking forward to user feedback. One very cool feature at listio.com is the ability to filter on web 2.0 applications using multiple tag selections. Check it out and let us know how we can make it better.
Posted by: Firas | June 26, 2007 11:47 AM
The new VGPRO.com is a web 2.0 social utility for gamers. Shouldn't it be included in these lists?
Posted by: Lyle | June 26, 2007 11:51 AM
Lol well it's web 2.0 alright but that name in itself is annoying.
Posted by: TV Online | June 26, 2007 5:11 PM
Josh - no love for CN? My man, I thought we were close! I am totally not sending you the coming soon CN tshirt :)
First I get dissed by Alt Search Engines who won't link to me, and now you... and here I thought we were buddies.
http://www.centernetworks.com
Posted by: allen stern | June 26, 2007 6:16 PM
Excellent compilation of important web 2.0 site. http://itdiscover.com is also a very good resources for web and other stuff.
Posted by: Joshy | June 27, 2007 9:40 PM
Hey Josh! Thanks a lot. We are thrilled to be listed pretty high up on the web 2.0 apps list. We are moving towards being more than a simple web 2.0 listing site.
We have just launched a NEO Binaries Job Board at http://jobs.neobinaries.com/. Do check it out.
List us one more time and I might be tempted to send you a thank you card. :-)
Posted by: Sandip | June 28, 2007 5:18 AM
www.sukip.com is another good one, see the detail page of any of their item to see their real magic.. .lots of APIs in one plce
Posted by: sumit | June 29, 2007 1:37 AM
I think simple spark is the best of all these. Listio also looks good.
Thanks for the list.
Cheers,
Posted by: Onur Kabadayi | July 3, 2007 7:52 PM
Good list..
It can be handy to know of a list so when designing something new, you can have something to look for inspiration :)
Posted by: Jermayn Parker | July 3, 2007 10:52 PM
Good list of lists :p
Posted a blog referring to you on our site. Keen to get peoples feedback on what defines a web 2.0 application, as opposed to web 2.0. I know there is a lot around but some posts from people building and using them every day would be appreciated.
Cheers
Posted by: Reuben | July 4, 2007 7:27 PM
May I add to this list 2 french-speacking sites :
http://www.servicesweb20.net/
http://webapps.eclaireur.net/ ?
Or you prefe to focus on english-speaking ressources...
Posted by: Tybho | July 22, 2007 3:54 AM
Great list of lists, Josh. Do you plan to maintain and update this, perhaps give it a more prominent and permanent place somewhere on your site? I plan to cite this entry in an upcoming column in Internet Reference Services Quarterly. - Randy
Posted by: Randy Reichardt | July 30, 2007 8:30 PM