As we begin to wrap up our exploration of emerging web tools & how they relate to information-seeking, we'd like you to take a look at some of the most innovative sites on the web (2.0, of course).For this thing, you'll visit SEOmoz.org's 2006 Web 2.0 Awards. Browse through the categories and pick 2 sites. One should be related to information seeking or organizing, but the second is up to you.
Here are a few award-winners that I especially like:
knowmore.org: Learn about corporations' labor practices and ethics (or lack thereof) on this wiki
Zillow: Find out how much your house is worth (and all of your neighbors' houses too) and more.
Stumbleupon.com: Randomly connects you with websites based on your personal interests
HousingMaps: A mash-up of craigslist housing listings and Google maps - I love this site!
Pageflakes: A great customized home page - it's just so pretty.
For each of your choices:
- Describe the purpose of the site
- Describe a few interesting features
- How you would use this site to track or manage information in life?
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