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3/07/2006


Web 2.0 Wars: Round 10

It's time for Round 9 in Newsome.Org's Web 2.0 Wars. The contestants and rules are here.

Prior Rounds: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Here are the contestants for Round 10:

Riya
Audible Wordcast
Opinity
Reddit
MeasureMap
Gumshoo
Bluepulse
Imvu

***There's a little green dot at the end of the line I can't read, so it's not included.

Riya is a photo sharing service with a twist. It has face and text recognition capability that help you identify and name your photos. I haven't used it, but it has received lots of positive press in the blogosphere.

Audible Wordcast is a service that allows users to manage, measure and monetize podcasts. It uses a proprietary audio format and allows you to include advertising in your podcast (just what we need, more advertising). You can sign up for their fancy package and sell (yes sell) the right to listen to your podcast on the Wordcast site. Let me know how that works out for you.

Opinity is a "reputation services company." Somehow you can check out a person by filling in a form. Sounds sort of creepy to me.

Reddit is a link aggregator where users vote stories up and down, similar to (but much less known than) Digg. Well designed site, but as I have said, the news by contest thing doesn't really work for me.

MeasureMap is a stats tracking service for blogs. The front page says it's free, but you have to request an invitation.

Gumshoo is an eBay auction risk analyzer and misspelling search. It's supposed to help you find stuff easier and avoid auction fraud

Bluepulse has something to do with mobile technology. Its vaguely written About page and the lack of an FAQ make it seem more like an online version of Myst. Get an FAQ already.

Imvu is a 3D Instant Message application. You chat via a 3D avatar.

Before Today I'd Heard of:

1 out of 8.

And the Winner of Round 10 is:

Riya in a cakewalk.

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4 Comment(s):

Hey, no fair! We're much more like a mobile version of World of Warcraft than an online version of Myst. And we might not have a FAQ, but we do have a Learn More.

Anyway, if we did have a FAQ, it wouldn't include your question (which I'll paraphrase as "WTF is bluepulse"? since it's writ large on the homepage and the learnmore!)

By Blogger alan, at 3/08/2006 12:06 AM  
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Eh? I just checked out Riya's website for the first time, and half the pics on the frontpage won't even load. A cakewalk? Does the fact that a supposed 'A-Lister' blogger works there have anything to do with their winning?

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3/09/2006 9:28 PM  
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Um, maybe. Except I don't know which blogger you're talking about.

I just went to the page, and the photos loaded fine.

I also looked at the management page and the board of directors page and I don't know any of those people. The only name on the staff page I recognize is Tara Hunt, who I only know by name.

By Blogger Kent, at 3/09/2006 9:38 PM  
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I wondered way you grouped the contestants as you did until I read the rules.

Make sense now.

By Anonymous Russell Limprecht, at 3/11/2006 5:22 PM  
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