2008 is such an exciting year especially when there are so many new things happening but some older stuffs continue to reign. Getting closer to it personally, there are some web2.0 sites that I cannot live without in 2008. Here’s the list …

Gmail account started to be exclusive by invitation only - that created so much hype everyone wants to be invited to have an account. I was one of the lucky ones to have it initially and thought it was a good email services. Though I have my own email service, I still find Gmail offers so much convenience that I basically direct my POP3 account into Gmail nowadays.

Facebook was small and became big, thanks to millions of people Poke or Super Poke each other. I find it extremely amusing that little details always fascinate (we had intense conversations at bars in regards to Poking!) people and make them remember. Currently I have helped my dad and mum into Facebook as well in the hope they will continue to swim the digital stream.

iGoogle is simply one of the best tool in organising myself. My morning coffee always accompany by my iGoogle snapshot of the world - something that I will not be able to comprehend not having nowadays.

Wordpress basically powers my blog. Without it, I might still be writing HTML codes, CSS style sheets just to ensure I have the pagination and border padding right. Wordpress has been with me for 3 years and will continue to be my top blogging tool.

Taobao is one of my few China entrant. It sells everything. The beauty about it is there are millions of people setting up Taobao store to flock their wares ranging from home made mobile phone to antiques. The search capability is phenomenal and the payment method is almost flawless. When I was first introduced to it, my first thought was gosh, they aggregated all the China shopping into one site.

MSN Messenger has matured over the years and can stand strongly against Yahoo! Messenger or Google Talk. Again, I will still have all three switched on because not all my friends has converted and I’m not too keen on those one for all IM programs.

Firefox has been my main browser since they launched. With the recent additions of great plug-ins, I see no reason to stop using Firefox. I know Explorer will continue to make their browser stronger but we will have so look and see then.

Yahoo! Widget is cool because it gives me what I want most at the quickest time possible but this is only applicable if I’m using my PC. On my Mac, the Dashboard is more than sufficient to support my needs.

Google is one of my most used search tool. I cannot possibly live without it … I can when I don’t need it. Besides that, I would also use Baidu, a China based search engine that performs equally well, with a few upgrades.

Techcrunch is where I get all the gossips on technology and will continue to do so. They have some of the most breakthrough news, acquisitions, mergers that even market analyst sometimes visit this site for inside story.

This is obviously not an exhaustive list but are some of my digital needs on a daily basis. There are also lists for gadgets, books, etc. but for now, try out if you haven’t used any of the above.

Last Modified : January 9th, 2008 Filed under : Digital Navigate : Previous post / Next post