Web applications for daily use
There has been a lot of hype about web 2.0 applications lately. I’ve seen a lot of good stuff out there and I have tinkered with many of the applications featured on Techcrunch. Most of the applications I have been experimenting with fall in one of two categories: calendaring and start or portal pages. I will sometimes take a look at new on-line photo storage or calendaring applications but for now, I’m sticking with flickr and 30boxes in those categories.
The area that I’ve done the most experimentation with is probably portal pages (e.g. MyYahoo!, Netvibes, goowy, protopage, UPDATE: and pageflakes). The one that I keep coming back to is Netvibes. I like it because it is simple, clean, and fast. They also keep a flow of new modules and features coming. For example, they recently added a box.net plugin that allows you to access and upload your files stored with this service. It is not a huge advancement of the start page interface since I mostly use box.net for backup, but a nice new feature to play with and another small incentive to stick with Netvibes.
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You didn’t mention http://www.pageflakes.com in your list. Since it’s offering pretty much all those features that you listed above I’d thought I mention it. Personally, I prefer it over the others. But that’s just a matter of taste anyway.
Hi,
I read your comments on web based personalized desktops. I was wondering if you have visited Pageflakes (http://www.pageflakes.com) already? We are offering a similar service allowing you to read news feeds and setting up multiple pages that can be customized with local weather, address book, todo lists, event finders, TV guides and much more. Looking forward to hearing from you. Maybe you have some thoughts on what we can improve.
Thanks and best regards
Tegan
Hi Tegan,
Thanks for mentioning pageflakes. I previewed it a while ago and was impressed. I took a second look today and noticed a lot more features. I really like the extensive list of flakes in the library. It looks like pagesflakes is a bit more ‘open’ than netvibes. I’ve heard that netvibes has openened up their API, but I haven’t seen any community developed modules yet. It looks like pageflakes is a step ahead in this area.
Thanks,
Damon
Hi Damon,
Thanks for the compliment about Pageflakes. We really appreciate all comments and suggestions.
Thanks Tegan