#19: Winners of Web 2.0
Well actually, we the users are the real winners of Web 2.0, but for this Thing we'll take a look at a listing of the best sites offering us Web 2.0 tools.
Listen to this podcast [1:55] --->
Maybe we thought we were cutting edge here, exploring our 23 Things -- but honey, we've only touched the tippity top of the iceberg of what sites are available.
Visit Go2Web20.net to see a listing of more than a thousand sites offering the benefits of the new Read/Write Web. [Thanks, Karen S., for this link - I think.] The site touts itself as "a directory of web 2.0 applications and services." Whether or not the site is comprehensive, the sheer number is mindboggling (not to mention the visual bombardment of seeing all those logos!).
So a "best of" list is a good place for us newbies to start. SEOmoz has the list for us: the 2007 Web 2.0 Awards. Browse the list - you'll see some familiar sites, and you might wonder why other familiar ones didn't make the list. This short version makes for faster viewing of the list, but you'll miss the blurbs and interview links on the main award page (not to mention the Honorable Mentions...).
Discovery Exercise:
- Select any free site/tool from the list of Web 2.0 Awards winners and nominees. Over two hundred sites are listed in all, so you could narrow yourself to looking at just the winners or you could simply choose one of the 41 categories that interests you.
- Explore the site you selected.
- Post a blog entry about the site you selected. What are your impressions? Greatest thing since sliced bread or tomorrow's 8-track tape? Could you see any uses for teaching and/or learning? for your personal life?
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P.S. Links to web pages mentioned in the podcast:
- The Webby Awards, specifically the Best Practices list of nominees
- Business 2.0 Magazine's "The Next Net 25" article (March 3, 2006: 3:30 PM EST)
- SEOmoz's selection criteria for award nominees
- Web 2.o Awards Zeitgeist
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