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Top 5 Web 2.0 sites I can’t live without

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief September 5, 2007 · 1 min read

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Okay, the title’s stretching it a bit far. However, if you were to choose five (only 5!?) Web 2.0 sites or services, which ones would you pick and why?

5) LinkedIn – a lot of people don’t think LinkedIn is that useful but if you’re the networking type, this gotta be the place for you. I heard of stories from officemates of friends getting hired because of their LinkedIn profiles.

4) Netvibes – this is my personal online executive assistant. She has all (almost) the information and details I need.

3) YouTube – everyone’s gotta have their own juice of entertainment and I think YouTube tops the chart for all visual pleasures. It could practically replace your set top TV.

2) Digg – this guy changed the way we looked at news and help the common netizen take back the web.

1) Wikipedia – Wikipedia exemplifies that saying in the old Hackers movie “information belongs to the world!”

So, what’s your top 5?

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34 Comments

sheng · 19 years ago

i think flickr.com should be included on the list.

Jazzy · 19 years ago

It’s hard define a web 2.0 but anyways, these are mine:

1. maps.google.com
2. youtube.com
3. amazon.com
4. movies.yahoo.com
5. some biz and tech blogs

heart · 19 years ago

can i ask u something? do we have a paypal here in phils?

reah · 19 years ago

for a girly girl like me, twitter, multiply, youtube, shopping blogs/ebay, and wikipedia :D

Mario Sundar · 19 years ago

Hey Yuga,

Nice to see LinkedIn mentioned here. I’m the Community Evangelist at LinkedIn. Feel free to let me know if you’ve any questions on LinkedIn.

The best way to reach me is ms****@linkedin.com or you can also proactively check our official blog for frequent updates: http://blog.linkedin.com.

dennis · 19 years ago

Bat walang Friendster? I thought you love it Abe…

Goe Dee · 19 years ago

My lists :)

1. eBenTa instead of Digg – (www.ebenta.com check why, eh) Q_Q
2. google (search engine)
3. youtube (vides)
4. techrunch – (tech news)
5. ebay – (as a seller)

Phil · 19 years ago

Wikipedia, Digg, Youtube, Zooomr, and Multiply.

Eugene · 19 years ago

Hmmm… Wikipedia and Flickr are my two picks.

ralphot · 19 years ago

1. wikipedia = ika nga ni ernie baron, “kung walang knowledge, walang power”

2. youtube = ranked only 2nd since its banning at the office)

3. last.fm = music stuff

4. digg = random news

5. random blog (:P)

Jaypee · 19 years ago

Wikipedia and Digg are definitely on my list! :)

BrianB · 19 years ago

oh, web 2.0 He he. Yeah, well, put Quezon.ph there instead.

BrianB · 19 years ago

Btw, uh, Inquirer?

I’m not going to spend 25 bucks on the Inquirer. I’d rather buy a beer.

BrianB · 19 years ago

Yep, those Altech Bluetooth speakers are going to fry your brain anyway.

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 19 years ago

@ BrianB – I can’t do it the Engadget way. The international shipping alone is very expensive. Alam mo naman dito saten ‘Pinas. Besides, my entry limit is 100 only so each one has 1% chance of winning. Sa Engadget umaabot ng 5,000+ entries which has way lower chances of winning. I think my contest mechanics are much easier than theirs.

Btw, uh, Inquirer?