Most Popular Web 2.0 Websites

[Matthew Sherborne]

Web 2.0 websites are a buzz in the business world with many experts speculating on how they can use the millions of Web 2.0 visitors to their own advantage. While it's an undeniable fact that Web 2.0 websites are changing the landscape online they still are time consuming to monetize properly for marketing.


The phrase Web 2.0 itself is an arguably over hyped buzzword, that was first coined in 2004 by O’reilly Media. Summed up it basically means “websites that let users collaborate and share information in a new way.”


These types of sites are nothing new, but they’re gaining online momentum because people in mass are moving away from old interruptive media sources to those that deliver instantaneous social interaction.


Online collaboration and sharing is bridging the gap between old forms of media sources and quality and relevant information. More than ever before internet users are seeking other like minded users to interact with and share ideas. Sites like Technorati are delivering, up to the second news reports and opinions, massively faster than any normal search engine results.


They’re talking to find out which products to buy, where to go and what’s in style. If you’re selling something chances are they’re talking about you. If not, than why not? You’re definitely not making as much money as you should. You should think hard about your business strategy and how you can improve your ability to generate a message that’s is heard and shared.


Hype aside, there’s no denying the fact that Web 2.0 websites are having a drastic effect in changing the landscape online of how websites get traffic and interact.
Instead of self serving publishing based sites, the most popular sites are now offering user generated content participation. It’s undeniable, effectively marketing your message on Web 2.0 sites can have a huge effect on your potential business marketing leverage.


The vast millions of Web 2.0 participants have the ability to snatch up a sneezable message and pass it around amazingly quick. By generating a message that is remarkable it will be shared and have a far superior impact than paid advertising.

Before we can determine how to market on the top social networking and Web 2.0 sites let's take a look at the most popular sites.


Here are some of the best Web 2.0 websites:


youtube.com
myspace.com - Get my book and learn how to get website visitors with Myspace
orkut.com
en.wikipedia.org
ebay.com
facebook.com
fotolog.com
flickr.com
friendster.com
photobucket.com
digg.com
del.icio.us
stumbleupon.com


This list is just the tiny tip of the social networking sites out there. For a detailed list of the top Web 2.0 websites check out Seth Godin’s list of the best at: Seth Godin's Web 2.0 Traffic Watch List on Statsaholic.com
Here’s a video that gives some insight into new forms of marketing with user generated content. It answers some critical questions like, “Are we in a web 2.0 bubble?” How is the internet evolving and what trends can we expect for the future of the user generated world.

[xeric]

thank you for the list of top 20. web websites. i was aware of the youtube, myspace and orkut but never knew about their ranks. thanks.

[cocaine]

Web 2.0 sites are definitely the hot websites these days. I use photobucket, youtube, del.icio.us, stumbleupon etc daily. And yeah, myspace. This is the site I visit most, specially for the business purpose. Web 2.0 made advertisement really easy and affordable.