Web 2.0 Resource Center: Web 2.0 Software and Tools

Web 2.0 Software and Tools

Search for Creative Commons content that you can use for commercial purposes and search for content that you can modify. Creative Commons allows authors and artists to make their content available with "some rights reserved" so that others can use the content without contacting the author or artist for permission. This is a non-profit site that offers authors and artists flexible "some rights reserved" copyrights versus the traditional "all rights reserved" copyright.

RSS Feed Source

http://my.yahoo.com/s/about/rss/index.html

My Yahoo! is one of largest sources of RSS feeds. You can use this to put all of the sites and content you want-news, blogs, sports scores, weather, in one place.

To-Do List Manager

http://www.rememberthemilk.com/

Remember the Milk is a to-do list manager. Keep track of your tasks, manage them, get reminders (via email, SMS and IM), plan your time, collaborate and more.

To-Do List Service

http://www.tadalist.com/

Shareable to-do list service that allows you to keep track of your tasks, create to-do lists for others, turn your to-to list into an RSS feed and more.

To-Do List Manager

http://voo2do.com/

Voo2do is a to-do list manager that allows you to keep track of your to do list, edits tasks, group projects, collaborate on projects and tasks with others, take notes on your progress, track deadlines and see a history of your tasks.

Personal Web Start Page

http://www.start.com/

Create your own personal web start page with news, weather, stock quotes, RSS feeds and more.

Personal Start Pages

http://protopage.com/v2

Create free personal start pages with news and information gathered from hundreds of sites, post reminders on your page, store bookmarks, share photos and more.

Online Content Sharing Site

http://clipmarks.com/

Clipmarks allows you (the community) to take editorial control of information from online resources. Users take nuggets of information from web pages and post the clips on Clipmarks to share with other users. The Clipmarks community controls which clips appear on the top. Search by category, latest clips, Today's Top 20 and more.

Social Link-Sharing Site

http://shadows.com/

Shadows is a social link-sharing (or bookmarking) site that allows users to find content others find interesting, discuss the content and rate the content. Site includes FAQs, tagging tips, support groups, a tour of Shadows, toolbars, tools for bloggers and MySpace users and more.

Electronic Serial Numbers (ESNs) Assigner

http://numly.com/numly/default.asp

Numly assigns Electronic Serial Numbers (ESNs) that allows you to have digital rights management of your content.

Online Portfolio

http://www.carbonmade.com/

Carbonmade is for creating and maintaining an online portfolio of art and illustrations.

Best Stuff in the World

http://www.thebeststuffintheworld.com/

The Best Stuff in the World allows you to suggest what you think is the best (of anything).

Submit Music and Videos

http://starfrosch.ch/

Starfrosch allows you to submit your music and videos and then have the community rate them.

Surf Web Pages and Chat with Visitors

http://maywehelp.com/defaultjan.asp

Maywehelp allows you to surf a web page and chat with other visitors.

Budget Analyzer

http://pearbudget.com/

Pearbudget allows you to analyze budgets and track spending.

Web Publishing System

http://textpattern.com/

Textpattern is a web publishing system.

Social Bookmarking

http://www.allthingsweb2.com/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,372/Itemid,26/

Scratchlist a partly automated social bookmarking.

Social Bookmarking

http://www.diigo.com/

Diigo is used for social bookmarking. It also allows you to annotate a web page.

Web-Based Office Suite

http://www.thinkfree.com/common/main.tfo

Thinkfree is a web-based office suite.

Mobile Social Bookmarking Tool

http://mobilicio.us/www/

Mobilicious is for mobile social bookmarking tool.

Wordofblog

http://www.wordofblog.net/

Wordofblog allows you to spread the word things you like or causes you care about.

Publish and Share Lists

http://www.flexlists.com/

Flexlists allows you to publish and share any type of list.

Share Bookmarks

http://www.allthingsweb2.com/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,1239/Itemid,26/

Bibsonomy allows you to share bookmarks and literature lists.

Resource Sharing Site

http://www.sparkhive.com/

Sparkhive share and store your thoughts, ideas, research and bookmarks.

Share Topic Tips

http://www.7tipson.com/

7tipson allows you to share tips on any topic or simply review the tips that are already posted.

Share Virtual Picture Tours

http://www.flyinside.com/

Flyinside allows you to create, publish and share virtual picture tours. Simply upload your digital pictures and write a description to create a presentation.

Distributed Digital Identity System

http://openid.net

Openid is a distributed digital identity system.

Financial Website

http://www.gstock.com/

Gstock.com is a financial website that utilizes its community to calculate investment strategies. Simply enter a stock's symbol or a keyword to start your search.

File Sharing Site

http://www.orbitfiles.com/

Orbitfiles allows you to store, access, file and share files.

Social Networking Site

http://www.yorz.com/login.htm;jsessionid=877D3E2794AB5DB2E5676AAC46DF2AE5

Yorz is a social networking site that allows you to join a group and post a resume.

Local Job Search

http://www.simplyhired.com/

Simplyhired is a local job search. Search by keywords (engineer) or location (city, and state) or use both.

Print and Share Pictures

http://www.fotki.com/

Fotki allows you to upload, print and share pictures.

Record the Position of User Clicks on a Web Page

http://www.clickdensity.com/Default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Clickdensity records the position of every user click on a web page. It also provides user behavior analysis, segmentation and tracking.

Photo Sharing Site

http://zoto.com/

Zoto is a photo sharing site where you can organize your pictures, share them, publish them to your blog and more.

Upload and Store Photos

http://flickr.com/

Upload and store your photos, share them with friends and family, search for images provided by the community and more.

Community Control of Editorial Content

http://reddit.com/

Reddit allows the community to control the editorial content of the site by adding content resources and voting on the content submitted by others. Over time, Reddit learns your likes and dislikes and can filter the content based on your specific tastes.

Social News Site

http://gabbr.com/

Gabbr is a social news site that allows you to read and comment on news and blog entries posted from resources all over the web. Submit your blog entries and allow the community to comment.

Combine Multiple Sites

http://diggdot.us/

This site rolls together the sites and web clips from Digg, Slashdot and del.icio.us. It removes the redundancy and allows you to find the best of the sites, all in one place.

Content Submission Application

http://digg.com/

Digg allows users to drive the content on the site. Users submit articles and the community votes on the articles submitted.

Opinion Polls and Contests Application

http://www.pollpub.com/

PollPub.com uses Ajax and Web 2.0 technology that allows you to offer free opinion polls and contests on your site

Personal Publishing Platform

http://wordpress.org/

WordPress is an open source personal publishing platform.

GoogleCalendar

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?

GoogleCalendar allows you to create and share events and keeping track of appointments and meetings.

Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) Tool

http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/

Macromedia Flex 1.5 helps you develop Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) which combine the features of desktop software with the reach of web applications.

Tool for Creating Video

http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/flashpro/

Macromedia Flash is a tool for creating video, graphics and animation for Web sites, presentations, mobile content, etc.

The Most Promising Web 2.0 Software of 2006

http://web2.wsj2.com/the_most_promising_web_20_software_of_2006.htm

Blog entry: "The most Promising Web 2.0 Software of 2006," by Dion Hinchcliffe. Rates the best software by category.

The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005

http://web2.wsj2.com/the_best_web_20_software_of_2005.htm

Blog entry: "The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005," by Dion Hinchcliffe. Rates the best software by category including social bookmarking, Web 2.0 start pages, online to do lists, peer production news, image storing and sharing, 3rd party online file storage, blog filters, grassroots use of Web 2.0, web-based word processing, online calendars, and project management and team collaboration.

JavaScript Library

http://script.aculo.us/

Script.aculo.us is a JavaScript library for use with web sites and web applications that incorporates an animation framework, drag and drop capabilities, Ajax controls, DOM utilities and unit testing. It is used by numerous Web 2.0 companies. Download the software for free. Site includes a wiki, FAQ, forums, demos and more.

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