Keeping Tabs on Web 2.0

The companies and services involved in Web2.0 is expanding exponentially! These guys have attempted to make it easier for you by categorizing Web2.0 in different ways:

eConsultant: Web 2.0 Directory - It appears not to have been updated in nearly a year, and is (hopefully) the only inclusion on this list that's not up-to-date. But because eConsultant's massive list is categorized so well, it is still very helpful.
NEOBinaries - These guys keep a large, categorized list of web 2.0 sites on hand, updated Monday - Friday.
BuzzShout - BuzzShout is similar to NEOBinaries -- a big list of web 2.0 companies that you can rate and review. Nicely categorized.
Go2Web2.0 - A really great flash-based list organized by tags, and a displayed using a dizzying array of logos. Clicking on a logo brings up a concise overview of that company or application.
All Things Web 2.0 - This is where Christian Mayaud's Sacred Cow Dung list ended up. It's mostly up-to-date and obsessively categorized.
Web2.0List - Categorized by tags, Web2.0List is just what it sounds like.
Web2.0Logo - A sister site to Web2.0List, but this time with an emphasis on logos.
Dexly - Dexly tracks over 3,000 web 2.0 companies in 53 categories, including blogs that write about web 2.0 (like this one).
SimpleSpark - SimpleSpark lists web applications and is adding apps at a frenetic pace. They launched in May and earlier this month crossed the 3,000 applications mark.
FeedMyApp - The new kid on the block, FeedMyApp launched just this month but already lists 299 apps in 36 categories.
HappyCodr - HappyCodr is a list of Ruby on Rails-powered web sites. It's not strictly about web 2.0, but given web 2.0's infatuation with Rails you'll find a lot of neat web apps and social sites on the list (mixed in with the occasional content site backed by a Rails-based CMS).
Startup Search - Startup Search takes a different approach than the other lists in this round up, focusing on the people and funding behind web 2.0 companies rather than on the products.
Museum of Modern Betas - MoMB is a great daily blog by Saurier Duval about all things beta.
eHub - Emily Chang's eHub is another must read daily blog covering new web 2.0 sites.
Everything 2.0 - Bob Stumpel's link blog is yet another great daily look at new web 2.0 companies.
TechCrunch Company Index - Speaking of great blogs, our friends over at TechCrunch review a lot of web 2.0 companies. Luckily for us, they tag each one and arrange all the tags into a helpful company index.
Listio's Everything Web 2.0 Directory - Listio's directory lets anyone submit new web 2.0 sites and then vote on them digg-style. Browsable by tags.
KillerStartups - Another digg-style community directory of web 2.0, organized by categories.
Progammable Web's Mashup Directory - While this isn't a general web 2.0 directory, many things we call mashups fall under the 2.0 umbrella, so this is a great resource for web 2.0 watchers nonetheless.
Webware's Top 100 - The recently completed Top 100 competition from CNet's Webware blog isn't the most comprehensive list, nor the most scientific way to find the top web apps, but even so, it's a list of 100 apps that any web 2.0 fan will want to be aware of.
SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards - The 2007 edition of SEOmoz's awards lists over 200 web 2.0 sites in 41 categories.

Corporate uses for Wikis and Blogs

R. Todd Stephens, whose "Collaborage" blog fights the good fight for the complete re-invention of how business gets done in large organizations – through embracing the new collaborative and social applications like Weblogs, Wikis, Profiles, Collaborative Environments, RSS, and others – has made two checklists that may help in your own corporate implementation of Web 2.0 technology. Here they are:

Fifteen Uses of a Corporate Wiki
1. Collecting Business and Technical Requirements
2. Corporate Dictionary
3. Meeting Agendas, Notes, Attendees, and Attachments
4. Organizational and Professional Biography
5. Status Reporting (Project, Personal, Program, Departmental)
6. Release Notes and Issue Tracking
7. Product and Service Documentation
8. User Manuals, Guides, and Best Bets (Tips)
9. Policies and Procedures
10. Brainstorming, Innovation and Patent Processing (Many Eyes)
11. Intranet Replacement12. Metrics Reporting
13. Along with RSS, notification of upcoming Events or Announcements
14. Error Reporting, Tracking, and Resolution
15. Locating Like Minded or SME within the Enterprise

Fifteen Uses of a Corporate Blog
1. Executive Communications
2. Project Status Reporting
3. Sharing Knowledge and Professional Expertise
4. Gathering Collective Intelligence (Marketing Campaign)
5. Sharing Experiences; Vendor, Partner, or Product
6. Organizational Announcements and Upcoming Events
7. Sharing External Research or Information (i.e. Great Blogs)
8. Connecting the Enterprise Knowledge (RSS, Trackbacks, Bookmarking)
9. Newsletters (May should have included that in the Wiki as well)
10. Collecting Feedback from Townhalls, Meetings, or Off Site Sessions
11. Archiving Lessons Learned
12. Spreading Enthusiasm and Generating Buzz
13. Establishing Though Leadership and Professional Brand
14. Drive Traffic to an Internal Service like Collaboration Services
15. Demonstrating a Code of Ethic or Corporate Policy (Don’t Just Tell, Show)

One Thousand Web 2.0-ish Apps and Services

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