Website Examples
Examples of collaborative websites and what they do.
Digg – user submitted news stories and voting
FactCheck.org – multi-author blog
Slashdot – user submitted news stories, managed by administrators
Skype – online free phone and video service
Twitter – phone/computer short messaging service
AIM, Yahoo, GMaim – instant messaging clients
Salon – online newspaper
Hotmail – online email
Google – internet search engine with tie-ins to other services
Google Analytics – website traffic analysis
Newegg – online computer store
Amazon – online store
Priceline – online travel booking website
Road Bike Review – bicycle and parts review site
Twit – podcast site
MySpace – online personal web page
Facebook – online personal web page
CD Baby – on demand self publishing CD store
Etsy – craft focused marketplace
EBay – auction site
YouTube – user submitted, recorded video site
Wikipedia – collaborative encyclopedia
Bugzilla – open source bug tracking web application
Ubuntu – open source operating system
OpenOffice – open source office suite
SmugMug – online photo book
Flickr – online photo book
Yahoo Pipes – mashup engine
Huffington Post – mult-author political blog
Google Maps – mapping software
Stack Overflow – collaborative technical problem solving website
Netflix – DVD rental and video streaming
Hulu – TV show video streaming
Pandora – people categorize music, algorithm matches categories and suggest music
Techmeme – online newspaper front page
iTunes – recorded video, music and iPhone app store
iGoogle – personalized newspaper webpage
LOLCatz – user submitted, administrator approved picture cat jokes
Audible.com – recorded audio book store