Top 10 Sites to Watch Out for in 2007

1) World Changing
www.worldchanging.com

While not specifically urban planning focused, WorldChanging.com is an excellent resource for cutting-edge news, commentary and resources on many important planning issues -- including innovative housing design and construction technology, sustainable transportation, community development, and environmental justice. The site, which is supported by a small Seattle-based non-profit, has gathered a great deal of attention of late for its efforts to highlight the new technological trends and ideas holding extraordinary potential to create positive change in global society – and has even spawned a 600 book and 12-city tour.

2) StumbleUpon

http://www.stumbleupon.com/

Channel surf the internet with the StumbleUpon toolbar to find great websites, videos, photos and more based on your interests. StumbleUpon learns what you like and makes better recommendations. This is so great; it’s like having your very own pay per view on your desktop (of course you don’t pay for it)

3) MetaCafe

http://www.metacafe.com/

Sleeker, Faster and a super fast growing community when compared to Google’s very own YouTube. A great place to share videos and even get paid for it. MetaCafe also has a downloadable tool, which continuously downloads new videos based on your preferences.

4) Palma Research

http://palmaresearch.com
This is perhaps the only stocks research site that provides a vast coverage (over 250 stocks as per the website) which is published and updated everyday by real professionals. A great source for Research on tap – you get the view on a stock of your choice (within the coverage) on any day of your choice. They also have a Members Choice section where in members can request coverage of stocks of their choice. Palma Research is an independent investment research firm with a mission to become the world's largest provider of research opinions based on technical analysis to self-directed investors. Founded in 2005, Palma Research has one of the largest teams of technical analysts in the world and publishes daily research on over 250 US stocks.

5) Logoworks

www.logoworks.com

A great startup that’s making small companies looks good! Logoworks’ mission is to make small businesses look great. They do this by providing small businesses with graphic design services that are inspiring, fresh and clean! With over 45,000 clients having chosen Logoworks to design their logo they are one of the largest logo design firms in the world. They’ve created a unique business model designed to eliminate the hassles and uncertainty of traditional logo design.
6) Amie Street

http://amie.st

Amie Street, which launched in July, has a brilliant DRM-free music sales model. Bands upload music, which can then be downloaded for free by users. As songs become popular, the site starts to charge for it. They start at $0.01 and go up to $0.99. Users looking for popular new stuff go right to the more expensive songs. More adventurous types try out lots of new music. I’m somewhere in the middle. This free-market place to set the value of DRM-free digital music could be the future.

7) Loopt

http://loopt.com

Loopt is an awesome concept that integrates the GPS and Web with your cell phone.
They have built a revolutionary "social mapping" service to change the way people use mobile phones to keep in touch with their friends. Loopt uses GPS (and other location technology) to show you where your friends are by automatically updating maps on your mobile handset. loopt also lets you send messages to nearby friends or receive automatic alerts when they're nearby so that you never miss an opportunity to meet, and to journal your life with our geo-blogging feature.

8) Revision 3

http://revision3.com/

Revision3 is the first media company that gets it right. Unlike aggregators, mash-ups, clients and web sites, Revision3 is an actual TV network for the web, creating, producing its own original entertainment and content.
The content is designed for a new audience. This audience, like television, expects dependability and quality, but unlike television, wants a more gritty, edgy, highly-targeted and in-depth form of entertainment. With the proliferation of mobile video, iPods, Tivo and other Internet-connected set-top-boxes, video that is both on-demand and tailored to suit is Revision3's specialty. Revision3 delivers technology, comedy, music, cooking, and more, all with the familiar faces you all know with years of experience.
Finally, Revision3's philosophy on content is neutral to how it is distributed. We will work with almost any distribution platform; iTunes, Odeo, Bittorrent, Palm, you name it...and using every video encoding format available, including flash, making our content accessible to the greatest possible audience.

9) Biz Wire

http://bizwire.in

A very cool site that provides you with the daily news, but with a dash of humor!
A new concept in staying informed and starting your day with a laugh. It’s presently related to only India.

10) AdMob

http://admob.com

AdMob is the world's largest mobile advertising marketplace. Founded in 2006, AdMob allows advertisers to reach their customers on the mobile Web and publishers to increase the value of their mobile sites. AdMob offers both advertisers and publishers the ability to target and personalize advertising to their customers in 150 countries. A very niche and cool concept!