This blob post is all about recapping 2009, Web-style.
The following links take you out to what are touted as the “hottest” websites and Web trends of 2009. You will recognize many of them; however, there are a few new sites that you may not have heard of yet.
Trends? From collaborative online services that allow people to work together from different locations and across platforms to the growth of location-based services paired with mobile web allow “location-aware task managers that can adjust the order of your to-do list based on what the GPS unit in the phone is telling you, so that while you’re in the supermarket it will remind you about the cereal you need, but in the office it will tell you to send that important memo right away…” Video is going strong withYouTube, Vimeo, Microsoft’s Soapbox, and the continual growth of BBC’s iPlayer. Twitter was huge in 2009 as well as Facebook. Music has also been a significant player on the Web. You might want to check out Spotify, Napster, Pitchfork, and The Hype Machine.
Feel free to use the Comment box to share anything you have found at these lists that you might use in your online course(s).
