Here are some of the items in PC World Magazine....

Outlook Live - this will be a $45 a year service that allows you to place your outlook items online basically allowing you to use it where ever you are.

http://outlooklive.msn.com

LIVE - this is also a microsoft service. The interface looks like gmails and they allow you to connect to your hotmail account. This I believe is Microsofts attempt to beat out gmail. The interface does look okay...haven't used it myself and i am happy with gmail so they will have to do something special for me to switch.

http://www.live.com

GMail - this is googles innovative web mail service. I can say that it takes a little getting used to the interface but I like it and would recommend it to anyone.

http://www.gmail.com

(source pcworld magazine)

Brainstorm on JotSpot - this service is a wiki that allows you to basically brainstorm on the net. It is free with registration for 5 users and 20 pages. After that it goes from $9 to $49 a month. JotSpot Live allows users to do broadcasting with vidoes...

http://www.jot.com

ThinkFree puts office apps online - This service uses your microsoft office tools over the net. You can also save in pdf formats.

http://online.thinkfree.com

Whiteboard - quick service that allows you to store text docs and even allow others to view and edit. Sounds kind of useful.

http://writeboard.com

Writely - similiar to whiteboard but file sizes are limited however it does allow for a blog type atmosphere.

http://www.writely.com

(source pc world magazine)

Backpack - This can be a very useful tool if you want this information online. It can send you a message to your cell phone via text to remind you a task needs done. Some of the service is free but after awhile it will cost you $5 to $19 to do more....

http://backpackit.com

TaDa LIsts - Slimmed down version of the above....

http://tadalist.com

BaseCamp - This is the same type of software as backpack but allows for much more .... this one is $12 to $99 per month.

http://basecamphq.com

HipCal - this service is a calendar service that has some nice features added in to make it very worthwhile.

http://hipcal.com

Planzo - another calendar service that has some different features than hipcal.

http://www.planzo.com

Remember the Milk - to do list manager that can send you emails and do other nice things. A to do list on steriods.

http://rememberthemilk.com

Yahoo 360 - this gives you unlimited space for your blog, allows others to see your groups, you can add rss feeds, and write local reviews. From my experience unless you have a lot of people responding to your blogs it can get old....but i check in at least once a day to check up on things.

http://360.yahoo.com

Opera Community - this offers 300 mb of sharing vid, pics, and blogs and you don't have to use the opera browser.

http://my.opera.com

FaceBook - this site is very active and popular. You have to be in college. It allows you to keep up with your old buddies and to find new friends.

http://www.facebook.com

Friendster - much like facebook but without the college student requirement.

http://www.friendster.com

Flickr - this is a photo sharing service. You can place up to 20 MB for free. .. after which you can pay $25 a year for up to 2 GB. This service is owned by yahoo.

http://flickr.com

Picaboo - this site is photo sharing with a twist. You download software and do what you wish with their editors....then upload it by albums back to the site.

http://picaboo.com

Once i get done with this semester I think that I am going to try some of these out.

Dei.icio.us - this allows you to share your bookmarks with others. It recently was purchased by yahoo.

http://del.icio.us

Digg - Similiar to slashdot but they have you tag important items.

http://www.digg.com

Flock - this is really a new browser that just uses other systems built into it. Such as del.icio.us is already built in.

http://www.flock.com

Library Thing - service that catalogs books selections. List 200 books for free and after that it is a subscription service.

http://www.librarything.com

My Web 2.0 - This service allows you to upload all your bookmarks. It is a service provided by Yahoo.

http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com

Blip.tv - Offers free video blogging, podcasting, searching and sharing. Can incorporate del.icio.us and flickr with the service.

http://blip.tv

ClipShack - Quick and Easy video posting. Doesn't have all the tools of other services but is very useful.

http://www.clipshack.com

Google Video - Googles video service. The company checks videos to make sure they meet the guidlines. Some of them are paid for videos and others are free.

http://video.google.com

Ourmedia.org - Allows you to upload pic, video and text. Acts as a hub to archive.org. You must register on both sites to use the service.

http://ourmedia.org
( http://archive.org )

Vimeo - Similiar to Blip this service works with others such as flickr. You can upload video in any format. There is a restriction of 200 MB per month.

http://www.vimeo.com


YouTube - similiar to blip and vimeo but not as easy to use...don't let that keep you from the site though.

http://www.youtube.com

New Look Search

Odeo - allows for search of video files and soon I believe they are going to add podcasting searches.

http://www.odeo.com

Rollyo - create a custom collection of search engines and topics that you can the "roll" and share with others.

http://www.rollyo.com

Technorati - blog tracker

http://www.technorati.com

Wink - this searches places such as De.licio.us, Digg, Flickr.

http://www.wink.com

Maps and Mashup

Freesound Project - hear sounds from around the world. This is linked to other sites. Check this link for more info.... http://find.pcworld.com/50554

Google Earth - mapping service that gives 3 D images.

http://earth.google.com

Windows Live Local (Formaly MSN Virtual Earth - same as above but Microsofts version.

http://local.live.com

Google Maps Web Cam - find out more here .... http://find.pcworld.com/50546

GeoBloggers - uses geotagging from flickr to pinpoint locations on Google map....

http://geobloggers.com

Maplandia - puts a regional interface on Google Maps, organizing the sites maps and satellie images by continent and by country.

http://www.maplandia.com

Trulia - the house hunters best friend.

http://www.trulia.com

TerraServer - can purchase prints of your maps....once again uses Google Maps.

http://www.terraserver.com

Yahoo Maps - in response to Google and Windows Live local. This is still in beta format. allows you to use its widgets to make jumping around easy.

http://maps.yahoo.com/beta

Has anyone ever used any of these....I don't have time to test all these so if anyone has used one of these sites let me know what you thought of it.

The best of web 2.0.....funny thing is I haven't used any of these and probably won't until I'm done with school.

http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/24/2050253&from=rss

Awhile back i put a bunch of these tools in their own threads....but I just merged them all so that it is a resource for them all instead of having to look all around. (I think i have a few to many all's in that sentence.)