I had two questions come through this past week so I wanted to share them with you all. In this post I am asked to address my top 20 or so web 2.0 tools. Before I jump into my favorite tools I wanted to share a sourcers perspective on what is meant by web 2.0. So, we all have heard the jibber jabber and buzz words of web 2.0, social media and the like. But what does it mean?

I will start by saying that I am not technical, and by no means claim to be the expert from a development standpoint. In its very simplest form and for OUR purpose I will just say that Web 2.0 is technology and the thought that allows users to share, develop and collaborate on information. It is the “interactive web.” This is separate from social networking which is the offspring of the technology. (I know we have some techno buffs reading this and screaming as they read…I know this is a minimalist’s definition and barely scratches the surface.)

So here we are, the top 25 web 2.0 tools as I see it:  *Item listed are listed because I use them and believe in them.

(If reviews do not exist on this blog, they will over the next few weeks.)

Social Networking

LinkedIn

Facebook

Ning

Search Engines

RollYo

KWMap

Clusty

Technorati

MiddleSpot

Map Search

Google Earth (Streets)

Platial Maps

Sticky Maps

 

 

 

 

Photo Sharing

Google Images

Flickr

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are thousands of web 2.0 base sites that are very useful. The sites above, are a sampling of what I like to keep handy in my toolbelt.

 

Blogging Site

Twitter

WordPress

TypePad

VOIP and Chat

Jaxtr

MeeBo

Skype

      File Sharing

Boxnet

SlideShare

Wiki

Vide Sharing

VodPod

YouTube

VideoJug

 

 

 

 

Questions? Comments? Please reach out and add your own favorites in the comment section!



By Noel Cocca

CEO/Founder RecruitingDaily and avid skier, coach and avid father of two trying to keep up with my altruistic wife. Producing at the sweet spot talent acquisition to create great content for the living breathing human beings in recruiting and hiring. I try to ease the biggest to smallest problems from start-ups to enterprise. Founder of RecruitingDaily and our merry band of rabble-rousers.