Poll: What 3 Web Apps or Services Excite You Most?

Written by Richard MacManus / August 19, 2009 12:15 AM / 81 Comments

One year ago today we first asked that question, so now is a good time to ask it again. What 3 web apps or services do you find the most exciting right now? Note that 'exciting' is the keyword, so they won't necessarily be your 3 favorite or most used web apps or services. For example Facebook would make many people's list of 3 favorite sites, but does it get you all tingly with excitement these days? So, what we want to know is: what 3 apps get your juices flowing right now.

We did an informal poll at the ReadWriteWeb office (actually a Skype room) and our picks are below. We'd love to know yours as well, so please leave a comment telling us the 3 web apps or services that excite you the most.

RWW Team:

Richard MacManus: Pachube (connecting environments), Peoplebrowsr desktop (Twitter app), Wolfram Alpha (computational knowledge engine)

Marshall Kirkpatrick: Know Thy Congressman (a bookmarklet that displays political and biographical information), Apture (adds multimedia to websites), Blip.fm (online music)

Frederic Lardinois: Lala (music), Gmail, and Seesmic Web (lifestreaming)

Dana Oshiro: Geo: foursquare (explore your city), Hype Machine (online music), Boxee (social media center)

Jolie O'Dell: Twitter, Gmail, PixelPipe (media gateway)

You:

Tell us in the comments!

Cat pic: Tabbymom was B and V Cats

UPDATE: Results of this poll have now been posted; Top 10 Most Exciting Web Apps or Services.

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Twitter, Google Reader, LinkedIn

Posted by: DeskAway | August 19, 2009 12:44 AM

Of course, it's Twitter, Gnail, and Google Notebook.

Posted by: hellveen | August 19, 2009 12:49 AM

Twitter (There's so much more to come from microblogging)

Posterous (It's the easiest way to self-publish outside of social networks, even if I use Wordpress for most of my stuff)

Google Reader (It's not necessarily the best RSS reader, but the market share it has opens up lots of possibilities, and it's my main source of information every day)

Posted by: Dan Thornton | August 19, 2009 1:12 AM

Pubsubhubbub, Google Wave, Edmodo (My startup that excites me every day)

Pretty much anything that has to do with the realtime web is exciting for me.

-Jeff

Posted by: Jeff O'Hara | August 19, 2009 1:12 AM

1> Gmail
2> Google Reader - I visit blogs just for commenting :)
3> Twitter - It can replace even the Google reader ...... in future ;)

Posted by: ArpitNext | August 19, 2009 1:18 AM

PopUrls, PopUrls, Twitter

Posted by: Simon | August 19, 2009 1:18 AM

getsatisfaction.com (social customer support), mint.com (online personal finances), twitter

Posted by: Pete Boucher | August 19, 2009 1:19 AM

GetSatisfaction.com, Dopplr.com, Brightkite.com

Posted by: Bastien | August 19, 2009 1:24 AM

Twitter (much more than quick information)
Gmail
Xmarks (bookmarksync for desktop browsers)

Posted by: Bjoern Buerstinghaus | August 19, 2009 1:25 AM

Gmail, Hootsuite and Newsmap.jp

Posted by: hombrelobo | August 19, 2009 1:30 AM

Google Wave - definitely
Deezer - the latest version
Google Reader - what else ? My main source of news everyday

Posted by: mathieu lemaire | August 19, 2009 1:44 AM

Remark:
No business web services are being mentioned.

Posted by: LEADSExplorer.com | August 19, 2009 1:46 AM

MobileMe, SocialText, Tarpipe.

Posted by: Ray Scott | August 19, 2009 2:06 AM

- Sweetcron - Lifestream aggregation
- Xmarks - Bookmark syncing & sharing
- Google Wave (or Gmail while I wait for that...)

Posted by: Alex Trup / 杜安勇 | August 19, 2009 2:22 AM

iWantMyName (but of course I would say that!)

I think Seesmic is way underrated and has lots of hidden potential and agree that Wolfram Alpha is hugely exciting.

Posted by: Paul Spence | August 19, 2009 2:23 AM

Nanovor - (Video Game) It is a Pokemon style Augmented Reality game targeted towards kids. I'm not the target demo, but the idea of a mainstream AR product is pretty exciting and suggests good things for the future.

Shapeways/Ponoko - (Video Game) The concept of these sites are exciting, though they still need some development. They are the first step from "Web 2.0" to "Web 3.D". When people can make things as easily as blog postings, the world will change quickly.

HTML 5 - More platform than app, but the potential of RIA's comparable to Flash that you can "View Source" for is really exciting.

Posted by: joseph flaherty | August 19, 2009 2:41 AM

1) Gmail
2) Hootsuite
3) GMX Mail

Posted by: DiTesco | August 19, 2009 3:57 AM

Seesmic web - Love it!
Spotify - Collaborative playlists rock my little world.
Dropbox - THE MOST AWESOME THING SINCE SLICED BREAD. No lie.

AND, finally, not quite web, but has a lot of web-based services:
Jolicloud - Using it on my Netbook, sweet!

Posted by: Stephanie | August 19, 2009 3:59 AM

1) My Name is E http://eee.am

2) Foursquare http://www.playfoursquare.com

3) SoundCloud http://www.soundcloud.com

Posted by: George | August 19, 2009 4:03 AM

Ironically, Pre-Twitter, prior to Friends Feed, etc, it was amazing to connect to so many people instantaneously,in real time. While, the life stream connection is still fabulous,I presently find myself getting more excited about services that allow me to peace out of obligatory (public) communications. That being said, no Sizzling sexy answer from me...I love me some G-Mail, lately, why not, I control who sees what.

Posted by: Sam | August 19, 2009 4:14 AM

i have asked this question in my personal blog! but they all tells same options .

in my opinion : Google Reader, Twitter, Wordpress

thanks!

Posted by: Reza Hariri | August 19, 2009 4:17 AM

Blip.fm, Google Reader, Gmail

Posted by: Peter Herber | August 19, 2009 4:57 AM

I love Facebook

Posted by: BlogrPro | August 19, 2009 4:58 AM

TimeXchange.net, Scribd, Gmail

Posted by: Joe | August 19, 2009 5:10 AM

Google Analytics API, Tracer (http://www.tynt.com/tracer/home), Twitter

Posted by: APB Speakers - CIO | August 19, 2009 5:19 AM

1. google ... INFORMATION
2. skype.... COMMUNICATION
3. urtak..........INSIGHT

Posted by: robert | August 19, 2009 5:24 AM

Twitter. PocketSmith. Prezi.

Posted by: thinkQuick | August 19, 2009 5:35 AM

1) Primal Fusion! http://www.primalfusion.com
2) Google Wave
3) Boxee (the release)

Posted by: Drae | August 19, 2009 5:52 AM

Google Wave, wolfram alpha(for my students), tweetworks(for my students)

Posted by: Colleen McGuire | August 19, 2009 6:04 AM

1. Google
2. www.kreeo.com (Collective Intelligence)
3. www.Dizzler.com (music)

Posted by: Anoodeep | August 19, 2009 6:06 AM

I think, Google Maps, Twitter and Gmail

Posted by: Richard Johnson | August 19, 2009 6:31 AM

I choose these three :

Twitter, Youtube, PixelPipe

Posted by: Carga Sok Tea | August 19, 2009 6:35 AM

Google insight, Google Reader, XCODE

Posted by: tilman | August 19, 2009 7:02 AM

1. JobTitled http://jobtitled.com (I'm biased)
2. Wolfram Alpha
3. Google Analytics

Posted by: Brendan | August 19, 2009 8:06 AM

1. Google Reader
2. Dropbox
3. Jott

Posted by: Sue | August 19, 2009 8:14 AM

While gmail is certainly the app I use the most, I wouldn't call it exciting!

1. Google Wave
2. Twitter (api)
3. Our new app Bloom, dammit.

Posted by: Chris | August 19, 2009 9:48 AM

Google Reader, Gmail, Digg

Posted by: jason | August 19, 2009 12:35 PM

1. Twitter
2. Appboy (http://appboy.com)
3. Parade (http://getparade.com)

Posted by: Micah Slavens | August 19, 2009 12:45 PM

It's got to be social shopping for me with http://justbought.it

Posted by: Pallian | August 19, 2009 12:45 PM

Wordpress
Gmail
Twitter

I bet I'm in the minority ;)

Posted by: Michael Shearer | August 19, 2009 12:48 PM

Cliqset seems very interesting. Looking forward to their next release.

Posted by: Jessica | August 19, 2009 12:50 PM

Pubsubhubbub
Google Wave
Twitter

Posted by: Justin Paine | August 19, 2009 12:51 PM

GMail
DropBox (Just awesome backup)
Flickr

Posted by: Sudharsan | August 19, 2009 12:51 PM

Here goes:
1. Twitter (duh!)
2. Bespin (Mozilla's collaborative code editing online)
3. Layar (augmented reality browser - haven't used it yet, but it looks pretty cool.
Posted by: Daniel Erickson | August 19, 2009 12:51 PM