It’s time for Round 18 in Newsome.Org’s Web 2.0 Wars. The contestants and rules are here.
This is the final heat of the first Round. The playoffs will be next.
Here are the contestants for Round 18:
Lexxe is a search engine. One thing I like about it is that web searches and blog searches are combined.
Lookster is not yet live and has no information at all on its web page.
PXN8 is an online photo editing application. You can also buy a copy and install it on your computer.
Measuremap, recently bought by Google is a stats tracking application.
Facebook is a social networking site limited to college students.
Netvibes is an Ajax-based personal portal page. It probably has the greatest mindshare of the new portal players.
Goowy is a very nice looking personal portal page, that adds some extra features like online file storage.
MyVideoKaraoke is a site where users can upload videos of people singing karaoke songs. There aren’t all that many songs up yet, but this is a really interesting idea.
Backpack is an online information collection and storage application. Sort of like a turbo-charged on-line Onfolio or One Note.
Platial is a collaborative atlas. You can add tags for locations of places that you are others may be interested in. Neat idea.
Before Today I’d Heard of:
7 out of 11.
And the Winner of Round 18 is:
Backpack, in a hotly contested heat. Backpack has a lot of potential as a one-stop shop for online storage and information organization.