weekly sweeps of the web

Every so often I would send my more tech savvy friends links to sites I thought they would like.  A couple of them asked me why I didn't turn it into a newsletter or a blog post..  so here I am.  Here is last week's weekly sweep of the web.  Let me know if you like it, have any suggestions, etc! 

TWITTER MANIA!!!! If you haven't signed up - do so now (then post your name so we can all be friends.. I'm goodwillstacy there). Lots of interesting stuff happening with Twitter.  Will blogging go by the wayside?  Will people use Twitter to post links, micro-blog, etc and then post longer stuff on their blogs?  What does this mean for conferences like SXSW?  Is this just a fad?  So many questions... but in any case.. here are the links of the week about Twitter:
http://twittervision.com/ - real time map view of who's twittering
http://twitterbuzz.com/  - what are people linking to?
http://twitthis.com/ - add a button to your blog/website to allow people to Twitter your article/post
http://spatialviews.com/twitterbar - add an extension to Twit from your browser (Firefox)
http://mikedemers.net/projects/tweetbar/ - sidebar for Firefox or Flock to Twit or Tweet or whatever you want to call it
http://twittermap.com/ - Where are the twitterer's from? Here's a google mashup map for ya.
http://www.tinyurl.com/ - essential if you use twitter.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/19/BUG31OM9RN18.DTL  SFgate's article about Twitter

Other Stuff:
http://www.stikkit.com/ - A very popular (won an award at SXSW for 'Best Technical Achievement') web app.  "The yellow notes that think," it bills itself as. You can share your stickies, which makes it a great collaborative tool.  Basically it automatically categorizes (or you can categorize yourself) your "stickies" as a 'to-do', 'calendar', or 'bookmarks.'  I know I'm missing a lot but I haven't played around with it much lately.  There is even an extensive guide to GTD w/ stikkit - http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/03/13/stikkit-gtd/  - from that article you can even import your gmail contacts into Stikkit.  Fun stuff.  Check it out.
http://www.scribd.com/ -  Getting a lot of press now, this is the "YouTube" of documents. Upload your documents online and share them.
http://franticindustries.com/blog/2007/03/24/top-40-sites-according-to-feedburner-stats/  - Top 40 Sites according to Feedburner statistics.. some good RSS feeds in here. Subscribe to some! ;)
http://www.pipl.com/ - Wanna stalk that ex? or find your crush from 3rd grade? This site claims to be the most comprehensive people search on the 'net.
http://virb.com/ - Supposed to be the new MySpace for cool people.  Much easier on the eyes, and seems to have a better communiity.  No more random 14 year old girls posing in their underwear wanting to be your "friend."  The lack of music playing on the sites automatically is enough for me to switch over immediately! I hate that!
http://www.rewardprograms.org/thefreegeek/features/101_shareware_and_freeware_programs_every_nerd_needs.html   - 101 Shareware & Freeware Programs that Every Nerd Needs
http://www.clamwin.com/ great free anti-virus for Windows
http://www.craigotis.com/ - iProcrastinate software for students (Mac obviously) - really neat!
http://www.helpero.com/news/Computers/Hardware/Top-10-iTunes-Add-Ons_311.html   - Top iTunes add ons for mac and pc
http://gtdindex.marvelz.com/  - THe ultimate GTD index.. everything GTD in one place! :)
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/gmail-craze-30-tools-to-make-your-gmail-better/  - 30 Tools to make GMail better! Woohoo!
http://www.ihelpyoublog.com/20070316-101-great-posting-ideas-that-will-make-your-blog-sizzle  - Posting ideas to make your blog 'sizzle'
http//www.goplan.info - a Basecamp competitor (project managment)
http://www.wesabe.com - managing your money, web 2.0 style
http://www.neptunehq.com/ - to do list manager based on GTD

Mind Mapping on the 'net!
http://www.kayuda.com - mindmapping on the 'net.  Jeremy said it looks like a 'dream tool' although he hasn't had a chance to play with it yet.
http://www.bubbl.us/ - web based mind mapping
http://www.mindomo.com/ - web based mind mapping
http://www.mindmeister.com/ - web based mind mapping
http://www.gliffy.com/ - one I just found. Not sure if it fits in this category but check it out anyway.
http://thinkature.com/ - web based mind mapping
http://mindmapping.typepad.com/the_mind_mapping_software/2007/03/comparison_of_w.html - comparison of these web based mind mapping apps

Two favorites for today - http://www.skrbl.com - a web whiteboard!
and... http://www.firedoodle.com - doodle anywhere on the web with this Firefox extension!!!
--------------------------------------------------------

So, those are what my weekly sweeps look like.  Look for this weeks coming by Monday!
Stacy