Five on Friday - five fabulous Web 2.0 tools and sites of the week (19-12-08)

December 19th, 2008 by Andy Merchant

Hi all, back again with a pre Christmas round-up of five fabulous Web 2.0 tools and sites of the week.

Just to let you know, there will be no round-up on the 26th as I will have eaten too many Christmas treats and become too bloated to type! - back again the following Friday with a New Year special.

1. A little bit of fun to start with:) I’m in with like you. “Why hang out with your friends in person when you can do it on the internet? No need to wear clothes that way. Seriously, this is bigger than Jesus and wrestling put together.”

This is a really great flash site with the aim of making friends whilst playing against them over a series of fun individual games.

2. This next one is touted is an Opinion search, it is called OpThink. Simply type in the electronic product you want to find reviews for and off it goes, you end up with a list of search results.

3. I’m a big fan of Computer and video games so this next one is right up my street, it’s called dawdle - it’s a marketplace for buying and selling used video games, consoles and accessories.

4. Radio Beta . Yes people do still listen to radio, and if you need to try this site out! You can search stations by genre, location, tags, or geography. Radio Beta offers a nice clean interface with some decent options.

5. Finally today is Yonkly a site you can go to and create your own Microblog network. Features include:

• Monetize through Ads
• White label solution
• Use your own domain
• Advanced Control Panel
• Make it unique with your own skin
• Threaded conversations
• Picture sharing
• Background Picture
• Search friends and messages
• Advanced user interface
• Widgets-enabled sidebar

Happy Christmas!

                              

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