We just wound up our Innovation Israel tour of Israel’s tech community, and I’m in awe of the Silicon Valley alpha geeks I traveled with during the week. (Here’s our group blog: Travelinggeeks.com.)
Anyone in the media, publishing or tech business should be interested in the software applications and Web 2.0 tools (on the Web and on the desktop) that these folks use on an almost daily basis.
Robert Scoble
Firefox (web browser)
FriendFeed (social media sharing)
Google Reader (RSS news reader)
Techmeme (a tech news dynamic link aggregator)
Twitter (social network)
GoogleTalk (live chat on Windows)
Gmail (email)
WordPress (blog software)
Flickr (photo sharing)
Skype (communication)
Facebook
Qik (live video streaming and hosting)
iTunes (music)
TweetScan (Twitter add-on)
Craig Newmark
Firefox
SSH (secure shell)
Pine (email client)
TypePad
Twitter ("curse you, Robert Scoble!")
MovableType (blog software of Huffington Post and MyBarackObama.com)
SmugMug (photo sharing)
YouTube
Bloglines (RSS reader)
Skype
iTunes
Click here to see the entire list…
Susan Mernit
FriendFeed
Twitter
Techmeme
Bloglines
Facebook
Flickr
del.icio.us
Gmail
MovableType
Pandora (music player and collaborative filtering)
Cathy Brooks
Otherthanthat
MovableType
TypePad
Firefox
Seesmic (record and share short video clips)
Facebook
FriendFeed
Socialthing (digital life/social news feed)
Gmail
Twhirl (a Twitter client)
Adium
Flickr
Skype
Flock
AppleMail
YouTube
GoogleTalk
Deborah Schultz
Deborah Schultz’s blog
Firefox
Twitter
NetNewsWire (RSS news reader)
Seesmic
Adium
Skype
TypePad
Twhirl
Skitsh (save items to your desktop)
Techmeme
Flickr
Facebook
FriendFeed
Viddler & Vimeo (video sharing)
Foxytunes (music)
del.icio.us
Magnolia (social bookmarking)
Dopplr (social network for travelers)
Sarah Lacy
SarahLacy.com
Firefox
Facebook
TypePad
FriendFeed
Zimbra (web email)
Renee Blodgett
downtheavenue.com
Firefox
NetVibes (RSS news reader)
Facebook
TypePad (blog platform)
Skype
Outlook (email)
ClearContext (an Outlook add-in that manages information)
Yahoo Messenger (instant messaging)
YouTube
JD Lasica
socialmedia.biz
Firefox
Twitter
Google Reader
Facebook
TypePad (blog platform), but switching to WordPress
Gmail
Google Talk
Flickr
del.icio.us
Skype
Ourmedia (video sharing and media publishing)
Veoh
SpinXpress (private file sharing)
ImageWell (image capture and resizing/cropping tool)
iTunes
Activewords (PC-only productivity tool)
Snapz Pro (Mac-only screen and video capture)
Flock
Will now start:
FriendFeed
Foxytunes
Seesmic
Magnolia
Pretty informative list of tools that help you publish, share, communicate and become more productive. Want to add your own favorite software applications? List them in the comments above.
I train reporters how to use del.icio.us If there is is but one killer ap beyond e-mail this is it. The deepest mine to find sources, research and more is the networks you can plumb and build on del.icio.us.