Tuesday, November 27, 2007

#19 Discovering Web 2.0 tools

2007 WEB 2.0 AWARDS

Over 200 Web 2.0 Sites in 41 Categories

Rated, Ranked and Awarded
Our team reviewed hundreds of sites in the Web 2.0 sphere to uncover the best in each of 41 categories. From there, we assembled a team of 25 of the most knowledgeable, well-respected experts in the field to vote on the winners.

15 Interviews
with Founders of Winning Sites
The creators of the winning sites share their insight and approach, including technology, funding and methods for attracting traffic.

Contributors
The Web 2.0 Awards were first created by SEOmoz in 2006. This year's edition was assembled by Jane Copland, our resident social media expert and Kiwi extraordinaire. Check out the judges and contributors section to see a full list of participants.


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BOOKS

1st Prize winner - Lulu

A self publishing website. Create works, publish creations and connect with other authors. A useful tool to introduce through writing workshops or just to patrons looking for a forum to unleash their masterpieces.

2nd prize winner - Biblio

A book search and marketplace for second hand, out of print and rare books. Easy to search and to sort.

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Looking at some of the other prize winners in the categories of games, lists and polls and health a lot of the information is only relevant to North America but the concepts are very useful.


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