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I love taking a look at fresh web 2.0 sites and then tracking their development, perhaps even taking part in them in the form of comments, feedback and email exchanges.
I have a few favorite sites I get the low-down from about these new sites, and since I know most of you also love these apps, I thought I'd share them with you.
My two favorites are Go2Web2.0 and Listio. Bot sites are great for finding new companies, but I recommend subscribing to their feeds to get the latest news.
Actually Go2Web2.0 is a very poorly designed site, and navigating is quite hard, RSS is way easier. It's pretty, but it's really slow and full of weird bugs. Listio is better designed, it is a good place to just browse around.
Another site I have used in the past is eConsultant's page on web 2.0 sites. It has over 1.200 sites, but is not really updated, at least of what I've seen. It is a huge directory, so you can browse through it and try any service whose name catches your fancy. I think this was the first directory I ever visited and I can thank it for my obsession.
Listable is a good resource as well, but it's very hard to find what you're looking for. It is a bit riddled with spam, but if you can get to a good entry here and there. I recommend searching for specific web 2.0 apps, but even then it's hard to find relevant lists. I assure you that when you do though, you will have a good time.
Update: Go 2 Web 2.0 and Listio are no longer available, the websites return a not found error when you try to load them in your browser. We have removed the links from the list as a consequence.
You can try sites like Product Hunt or Hacker News instead for news on new web and mobile services and applications.
Ghacks is a technology news blog that was founded in 2005 by Martin Brinkmann. It has since then become one of the most popular tech news sites on the Internet with five authors and regular contributions from freelance writers.
Go2Web2 is a good one, thanks for the others I didn’t know of. Especially Listio looks good.
Martin, just BTW, are you really sure that “Bot sites are great for finding new companies” ? Well, you’d better not mess w/ botnets at all ;)
Hej I’m not the author of this article ;)