Thing #19

Although Week 5 was listed as Fun Week, Week 8, no. 19 was the most fun for me. Years ago a friend of mine said that she was glad we couldn't take dictionaries into exams because she would go to look up a word and get lost reading the whole page.

I got started on the Web2 awards list and got lost in the variety of categories. It was great fun and enlightening. It made me aware of the number of options available as part of Web2: Here is my partially annotated list.

http://blog.meebo.com/about

Huge instant messaging system

http://www.43things.com/

No. 1—Lists and polls. Great fun for someone who loves lists and unusual topics, i.e., me.

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/

No. 1—Events: the link went directly to Baltimore events. Multiple options, calendar, category, etc.

http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google/

No. 3—Games: I’m not a gamer, but Google was the lure. This looks like a fun game of creating montages and guessing key words.

http://www.wayfaring.com/

No. 2—Mapping: a subscription map service

• Create personalized maps; Share them with your friends; Explore maps created by others; Connect and collaborate

http://www.care2.com/

No. 1—Philanthropy: Discover, Share, Take Action: a mix of philanthropic causes. The home page is cluttered and daunting.