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