Web Apps I use meme

Following a meme started at TechCrunch and shared by Will Richardson, I'll list my online apps I use. I'll group them by use frequency:

Daily (or more)
Gmail (via Entourage usually)
GoogleSearch
GoogleReader
iGoogle
Squarespace (blog and website ASP)
Firefox

Weekly
Amazon
Del.icio.us
Wikipedia (reader, not writer)
ISD77 website
Online bank
Netflix

Monthly
SmugMug (a commercial variant of Flickr)
Wikispaces
PBWiki
GoogleDocs
Slideshare
Zamar
Second Life
MapQuest
NWA online flight booking
Travelocity/Kayak/Orbit etc.
YouTube
iTunes
Shutterfly
Motivator
ImageChef

I can use on Pain of Death
Twitter
Facebook
Ning

All things considered, I expect I am a fairly moderate user of Web2.0-ish tools compared to most tech bloggers, at least one standard deviation from the norm of most educators. And like most of us, I see more and more of what I do move online, especially when using highly-portable devices like the XO and ASUS Eee. And I don't see the direction changing.

And like Will comments, the list is pretty Google-centric. Hey, even though they are evil, they provide useful and simple to use services. I've gone over to the dark side.

Readers, what SHOULD be on this list? 

Image source: http://www.marketingshift.com/2005/10/evil-empire-google-gaining-evil-ground.cfm

Comments

[Jeff G]

Curious as to why you think Google is evil? As a Google-enthusiast and an educator, I spend a lot of time training and convincing teachers about the power of Google. I have been getting "Googley" for about 5 years now and continue to be in awe of all they provide - I hate to admit it, but sometimes I cannot keep up! While others keep themselves busy searching for alternatives, I spend my time on the Google Beta pages! If I was to make my own meme - it would be very "Googley"!

[Christopher Harris]

The one that tops my list is BackPackIt from 37 signals at http://backpackit.com. This is the only one I actually pay for. $5 a month gives me file storage, to-dos, notes, and a calendar. It lets me organize my presentations so they each have a page with all files, links, notes, and everything else together in one place. Very nice tool.

[Doug Johnson]

Hi Jeff,

My feeling are based primarily on their privacy policy. See:

http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2007/10/22/google-docs-maybe-not.html

I was not real impressed with their decision to filter at the request of the Chinese government either - profit over policy on that one.

But to each his own...

All the best and thanks for commenting,

Doug

[Tim]

Some of Google's policies are not great but I wouldn't call them evil. Compare them to many other large companies (re: Microsoft) and they come out pretty good. And, unfortunately, the way things go in the world today, pretty good may be all you can expect.

[Doug Johnson]

Hi Tim,

I appreciate your comment. I really respect you as a person who knows his stuff in this area. And while I've been troubled by Google's privacy and censorship views lately, it doesn't stop me from using its services.

Maybe if they just hadn't started with the motto: Don't Be Evil? I find hypocrisy tough to deal with.

All the best,

Doug