Web 2.0 Desktops

Dec-6-05, 12:47 pm by Hanford
File under: User Interface, Misc.

I've been quite fascinated with the latest round of Web 2.0 desktops. These are my-yahoo-style content pages that focus more on RSS and Tags integration and use AJAX and CSS to make them more interactive and easier to configure.

The one I've been most intrigued with so far is netvibes. I love that from the moment I arrived on their site I could start configuring it without having to make an account first, and it allowed me to save the changes later. I also love that editing their content does not require a seperate page; it's done right on the main Netvibes page and often without needing to hit a "save" or "update" button. For example, you can click on the page headline and edit it immediately, and as soon as you're done, the page's title tag changes. Amazing!

There's a bunch of other 2.0 Desktops around. Windows Live and Protopage are two others I've tried. But for now I'm sticking with Netvibes to see how it goes. I'll keep everyone here posted.

Check it out: http://www.netvibes.com

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ChipR wrote: Jul-23-06, 11:23 pm

I am looking for portal platform, I heard Yoosi is going to Auction on Ebay? Does anyone know what they are selling it for?

LittleFoot wrote: May-4-06, 10:10 pm

There is this new website "Yoosi" (www.yoosi.com) thats come up which does something like Live & Google and more. Found it interesting as it let the users create their own widgets and quickly share it with others. Also, lets you read emails from Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail & POP !

Hanford wrote: Dec-6-05, 9:21 pm

Do you have the link to that Google one?

Chad Spacey wrote: Dec-6-05, 8:16 pm

The netvibes.com site looks a lot like the google web 2.0 interface. I wonder who was first? Sometime in the month of November gmail dumped me into this new google interface. It was quite impressive. Another 2.0 site that is interesting in the UI department is google base.

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