The past couple of weeks I've been reading more and more about what is being called
Web 2.0. My understanding of this new
phenomenon is the new wave of Internet applications that where started during the
dot com boom (Web 1.0) and what we are seeing today. Yesterday I found the following blog article by
AdaptivePath, that gives a high-level view of some of the companies that where part of both the Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 waves. So today, I thought I'd outline some of the Web 2.0 applications that I am actively using today.
BloggerI've been blogging off in on for couple of year's. With a good push this year from
Eric Mack, I was able to get my personal blog up and running using this blog publishing software. Recently I took the bold step to
register the
www.lindysjournal.com URL. I'm committed to blogging in 2006.
Newsgator
In addition to writing my personal blog, I read a number of blogs daily. Some of the blogging categories I have setup within newsgator are: Blogs, Podcasts, Handhelds, Web 2.0, _My Information, Shopping ...Etc). This application allows me to easily keep up with and continually learn about all the late breaking news and technologies that are out there. The following link is an
RSS feed of my newsgator clippings folder. You can link to the RSS feed
here. The folder contains information that I read about and have found interesting enough to save for future reference.
Wikepedia Well, you can see from this blog entry that I link to
Wikepedia alot. Recently I came across that following
Wikepedia Browser site that I feel has some potential.
Flickr
This is one of the first companies that I began to use. This photo sharing site integrates really well with
Blogger publishing tool.
My del.icio.us
A fantastic application to pull all those websites together that you continually running across and don't want to loose track off. Instead of keeping them in the browser bookmarks folder, they are easily accessible via the Web. The bonus is that you can share them with anybody.
OdeoThis year I created a couple of
Podcasts to communicate to my team in India. Utilizing Web 2.0 technologies I was able to deliver
The Monthly Communication to my team. I found that the technology didn't seem to catch on early this year. Last night I came across a 1 year old Web 2.0 company called
Odeo. This company leverages the podcasting technologies (ie: audio recording technology), but allows you to get your audio message out there quickly and easily. I've already started to put together short audio clips. Kurt, Von and I put together a quick message to my parents this morning. You can find the audio clip
here. This will be a technology that I will use more often in the coming months.
SkypeThere are many
Instant Messaging and
VOIP services out there, but I feel that Skype is a service that will be around for a while. In September,
ebay purchased
Skype. You can read about the purchase
here. What I am waiting for is the capability to have my own
Skype In number in India. If you like to reach my on my Skype account you contact me here
PandoraIf you are into music, you really need to check out this site. Based on the
Music Genome Project, this internet radio site brings streaming radio to a new level. The site only came online in early fall 2005, and it is a hit with anyone I demonstrate it too.
David Allen CompanyFor years I have always been on the lookout for software that could be make me more productive. Finding
David's Allen GTD System has allowed to effectively integrate these technologies into my "trusted system". Going into 2006, I'm looking to expand my implementation of
Getting Things Done (GTD) from the run way activities into the 20,000 to 50,000 foot level activities.
This is a brief summary of the companies and technologies to keep me on top of my game and stay productive. Let me know if you have a Web 2.0 technology that you find invaluable.
