Tools are ranked according to the number of mentions by qualified B2B marketers. The number of ‘Votes’ is tallied in the second last column of the table.
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The cost of the software is noted as either as free or not free ('$').
All information from the Survey is screened by the Publisher prior to posting to the Directory. This Survey was created by LeadGenTools.com and Buzz Marketing for Technology Blog.
The Directory divides the Web 2.0 tools into these main categories:
| Vendor | Product | # Votes |
Cost |
WordPress.org |
52 |
Free | |
Google |
50 | Free | |
Six Apart |
27 |
Free | |
Other |
Other |
4 |
- |
Custom |
In-house solution |
2 |
Free |
Six Apart |
2 |
Free or $ | |
Squarespace |
2 |
$ | |
Appnel Internet Solutions |
1 | $ | |
BlogHarbor |
1 |
Free | |
IBM |
Blog tools |
1 |
$ |
Awareness |
1 | $ | |
Apple |
1 | $ | |
World Pulse Media |
1 | Free |
| Vendor | Product | # Votes | Cost |
IAC Search & Media |
19 | Free | |
Mozilla |
19 | Free | |
Google |
Google Reader |
17 | Free |
Yahoo! |
14 | Free | |
i-Systems Inc. |
12 | Free | |
Microsoft |
9 | $ | |
NewsGator Technologies |
8 | Free | |
Google |
4 | Free | |
Google |
2 | Free | |
NewsGator Technologies |
2 | $ | |
Mozilla |
2 | Free | |
| 2 | Free | ||
Flock |
1 | Free | |
Google |
1 | Free | |
Other |
Other |
1 |
- |
Mozdev.org |
1 | Free |
| Vendor | Product | # Votes | Cost |
Google |
80 | Free | |
SimpleFeed |
13 | $ | |
EvolvePoint |
5 | Free or $ | |
Custom |
In-house Solution |
2 | - |
Other |
Other |
2 | - |
Tridion |
2 |
$ | |
NotePage |
1 | $ | |
TagPlusBookmarks |
1 | $ |
| Vendor | Product | # Votes | Cost |
Ping-O-Matic |
39 | Free | |
Pingoat |
20 | Free | |
Technorati |
14 | Free | |
Other |
Other |
4 | - |
SimpleFeed |
4 | $ | |
Google |
1 | Free | |
CQG-Software |
1 | Free | |
| Squarespace Inc. | Squarespace | 1 | $ |
WordPress.org |
1 | Free |
| Vendor | Product | # Votes | Cost |
Odeo |
AudioBlogger (suspended operation in
Nov 2006) |
11 | N/A |
PodTech.net |
11 | $ | |
Other |
Other |
10 | - |
Sony |
10 | $ | |
Audible |
9 | $ | |
Perpetual Advancement, LLC |
PodFeeder (unsupported after Dec 31, 2006) |
6 |
Free |
SourceForge.net |
5 | Free | |
Apple |
5 | $ | |
Custom |
In-house Solution |
4 | - |
Big in Japan |
4 | $ | |
NotePage |
2 | $ | |
Various |
Outsourced |
2 | - |
Applian Technologies Inc. |
2 | N/A | |
Sony |
1 | $ | |
PodShow, Inc. |
1 | $ | |
Apple |
1 | $ | |
Digidesign |
1 | $ | |
NCH Swift Sound |
1 | Free or $ |
| Vendor | Product | Price | Cost |
Google |
30 | Free | |
Google |
11 | Free | |
Cisco |
7 | $ | |
Other |
Other |
6 | - |
Yahoo! |
3 | Free | |
Yahoo! |
3 | Free | |
iFILM |
2 | Free | |
| AngelVision Technologies | Angelvision | 1 | $ |
AOL |
1 | Free | |
Blip Networks Inc. |
1 | Free | |
TechSmith |
Camtasia Studio |
1 | $ |
The FeedRoom |
1 | $ | |
| Custom | In-house Solution | 1 | - |
Microsoft |
1 | Free | |
AOL |
1 | Free | |
Ustream.tv |
1 | Free | |
vidavee |
1 | $ |
| Vendor | Product | # Votes | Cost |
Wikimedia |
12 | Free | |
Open Source Wiki Engines |
Various |
10 | Free |
Other |
Other |
5 | - |
Wiki Engine Directories |
Various |
5 | Free |
PBwiki |
3 | Free | |
Socialtext |
3 | Free or $ | |
Atlassian Software Systems |
1 | $ | |
Wikimedia |
1 | Free | |
8th Fold, Inc. |
1 | Free | |
Microsoft |
1 | $ | |
Wiki Farms |
1 | Free |
| Vendor | Product | # Votes | Cost |
Linkedin |
34 | Free or $ | |
Facebook |
14 | Free | |
Yahoo! |
7 | Free | |
NewsCorp |
7 | Free | |
University of Kassel |
2 | Free | |
Other |
Other |
2 | - |
Cisco |
2 | $ | |
WebReply |
2 | $ | |
BibSonomy |
1 | Free | |
Friendster |
1 | Free | |
Gather |
1 | Free | |
GroupUp.net |
GroupUp.net |
1 | Free |
Hi5 Networks, Inc |
1 | Free | |
Custom |
In-house solution |
1 | Free |
| Interwoven | Interwoven Work Site | 1 | $ |
MeetUp.com |
MeetUp.com |
1 | Free |
Google |
1 | Free | |
World Pulse Media |
1 | Free | |
Linden Research Inc. |
1 | Free or $ | |
Twitter |
1 | Free |
| Vendor | Product | # Votes | Cost |
Twitter |
2 | Free | |
Yooplus |
2 | $ | |
| Various | 1 | Free or $ | |
Interwoven |
1 | $ | |
Netvibes |
1 | Free | |
Salesforce.com |
1 | $ | |
Linden Research Inc. |
1 | Free or $ | |
Various |
Virtual Worlds |
1 | - |
Various |
Webcasting |
1 | - |
Yahoo! |
1 | Free |
| Vendor | Product | # Votes | Cost |
None |
None |
125 | - |
Microsoft |
64 | $ | |
IBM |
15 | $ | |
Yooplus |
3 | $ | |
Zoho |
2 | Free or $ | |
| ibuildings.nl BV | Achievo | 1 | Free |
| Attensa, Inc. | Attensa | 1 | Free or $ |
| 37signals, LLC. | Basecamp | 1 | Free or $ |
Google |
1 | Free | |
| Custom | In-house Solution | 1 | - |
Netvibes |
1 | Free | |
NewsGator Technologies |
1 | Free | |
Interwoven |
1 | $ | |
SelectMinds |
1 | $ | |
Intel |
1 | $ |