for this exercise we were asked to look at the list of nominees ( or merely the winners) of the web 2.0 awards. i looked at the list of winners first and was pleasantly surprised by how many of the sites i have already used. some daily. my favorites that were on the winner page: stumbleupon, craigslist, googledocs, careerbuilder, monster, myheritage, google maps, google earth, lastfm, yahoo answers, etsy, facebook, picasa, flickr, threadless, youtube, bbc video...i'm sure i'm even missing some.
i looked through several sites i had not visited before.
your minis:
your minis took first place under the widget category. i must say, i was not very impressed with this website. it's very cool that there is a go-to site for widgets, but the organization was not to my liking. too messy and unsorted- the apps did not have user ratings either. a lot of them were very unprofessional looking and sloppy. it appeared that users could upload their own widgets- and while that has perks, it also leads to more unsorted and untested chaos.
standout jobs:
this site looks very promising. i did not register for the 45 day free trial but i am sure i will give it a go in the future. i liked the layout and the clear navigation of the site. being able to recommend good job search sites is always a perk, and this is one i had not heard of before.
upcoming:
love it! how have i not heard of this site before? i will definitely be recommending this to others. up until now i have been relying on several sources to keep tabs on local events. now i can have one go to source! i was very impressed with the listings. i will probably still check in with my other sites to check on future events, but for a last minute idea resource this website is a really great tool. i like sites in the vein of discover ohio & ohio traveler, and use ilike and lastfm to keep up to date on concert tracking.
minti:
i am not a parent, but this site seems to be pretty neat as a one stop answer source for all things babies to teen. i like the design of the website and the collaborative community atmosphere. every person is unique- that makes group insight more valuable when it comes to guiding a person through life or even becoming a better person yourself.
oodle:
this site is new to me as well. i looked around for a while & decided i liked it. i can see why craiglist topped it in the ratings- craigslist is slightly more organized and navigable. this site is useful in that you can sort by zipcode as well as city- something craigslist does not enable. i liked it, even though it came off as a bit sloppy.
hairmixer:
i admire the ingenuity and creativity of this site. as much as i want to say "it's so cool!" i just can't. i spent a while with it, switching celebrity heads and inserting different pictures on my computer. it has the potential to be really cool- but none of the meshups really work. the head doesn't fit the hair, and it never even remotely looks semi natural or like a human. this site is a really neat idea though. maybe it takes a professional "hairmixer" to make it work.
picnik:
i really liked picnik a lot. here's a "before" and "after" shot of a picture i took at clifton gorge.
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