May 03, 2007
People Search 2.0
I have been using a great people search website created by a friend called PeekYou.com. Basically it is a Web 2.0 interactive online white pages website. If you are active online with websites and an Internet business make sure you add yourself to their database so old friends and potential business partners can find you. Also, don’t be surprised if you are already in their People list. If you are active online, there is a good chance someone in the PeekYou user community has already given you at least a basic listing.
Your PeekYou profile helps others find your social-networking pages, websites, photos, or anything else about you that can be found publicly online. Since this is a Web 2.0 social website you can also add friends to the PeekYou directory.
I think this site is fascinating and I would willing to bet that just like you “Google” the web now, you will “PeekYou” for people in the future. Actually, I wouldn’t be surprised if Google buys this website sometime down the road just like they purchased YouTube. This site is Web 2.0 at its best.
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February 13, 2007
Web 2.0 Travel Search - Almost
I found a cool travel search site called Kayak.com. They have some of the most advanced and smartest travel search functions I have ever seen. By adding some collaboration functions to site they could really take things to the next level. As you do your searches, the site is always trying to figure out what you are looking for and will try to help you pre-fill your search options to speed up your data entry. I found they don’t always find a best deal, but if I was Orbitz or Expedia I’d keep an eye on this up and comer.
This is a great website idea, and I think they are someone to watch as the build out their website.
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January 28, 2007
Become a Performance Artist Web 2.0 Style
Miranda July the performance artist that wrote, directed, and stared in the critically acclaimed independent film “Me and You and Everyone We Know”, has been collaborating on a unique Web 2.0 site called Learning To Love You More that captures the essence of her performance art style – taking everyday things and making a story from them.
This new website gives visitors inane tasks that may or may not be included in an upcoming book in 2007. Some task examples you can take on:
- Make a flyer of your day
- Write your life story in less than a day
- Record the sound that is keeping you awake
And my favorite:
- Write a press release about an everyday event
There are #61 assignments to pick from and in true 2.0 fashion your submissions get listed on the site for others to view. I believe a vistor comment, rating, and review option, would really make this site take off.
The website needs some design help and is broken in a few spots, but it is an extremely unique take on how to use the power of Web 2.0 – remember its not all about making money, its about creating something in collaboration with others. This site offers a unique chance at doing this. Check it out.
Posted by Idea Man at 12:51 PM | Comments (0)
January 17, 2007
Organized Mayhem
Web 2.0 has taken all kinds of different twists and turns – some good, some bad. Since I have a few website ideas that I may want to implement in the future, I always spend a bit of time looking at some of the new Web 2.0 ideas that are out there. Occasionally, I discover a site that is truly unique that I somehow missed.
Yesterday I found a website that is a cross between a free-for-all chatroom and a structured forum. At first, it took me a while to figure out and then I found myself wasting time reading mind-numbing posts. I also discovered that the site may be habit forming.
The website has been around for about 5 years and apparently has quite a large following, however, yesterday was the first I ever heard of it. Warning: I wanted to respond to a post/tread but discovered new members are only allowed 'in' by receiving an invite from a current member invite.
Anyway, the site is called YayHooray - if you think you can handle it - enter at your own risk!
Posted by Idea Man at 04:31 PM | Comments (0)
January 01, 2007
Giant Web 2.0 list
Web 2.0 sites have made the web more popular than ever over the past few years. What is Web 2.0? Well, if Web 1.0 was one-to-many, Web 2.0 is many-to-many; it brings the minds of the masses together to create a common collaborative website.
I am sure most of you have heard of the major 2.0 sites, but web2magazine.blogspot.com has a fairly comprehensive list of some of the best and most popular.
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