Erin’s Favorite WebApps

Erin Wolfe5/1/08CC590

• Application that is accessed via a web browser through the internet

• Common Web applications include Webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, wikis, discussion boards, blogs, MMORPGs (?), and many other functions

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application

• Erin’s definition: a website that you can “interact” with, not just read info

What is a WebApp?

• Search for airfare

• Buy directly from airline or other vendor

• www.kayak.com

Kayak.com

• Customize your Google homepage

• www.google.com

iGoogle.com

• Reviews of everything – Restaurants– Shopping– Hotels– Etc.

• www.yelp.com

yelp.com

• Erin’s 2nd favorite website (after facebook)

• Listen to free music of your choosing all day!!

• www.pandora.com

pandora.com

keepvid.com or convertdirect.com