Open Source
November 18th, 2008
Among the internet there are generally 2 camps of developers. The open source folks and the closed, proprietary, group In the last 5 years the web has progressed from a mainly close-sourced product offerings to open source software that is responsible for many of our favorite web apps. The open-source camp has fueled the web 2.0 movement where the business model is to attract a large group of users and monetize their product by advertising. This is exciting because it allows people as web surfers to have access to many great online apps at little to no cost. Some of our favorite sites are below…
1.Wordpress – The most powerful and user-friendly blogging engine created.
2.Mint – Complete online financial management.
3.Alltop – News on a particular topic aggregated into a central location.
4.Joomla – Flexible, modular content management system.
5.Twitter – Stay connected with your online community.
Drop us a comment and let us know your favorite sites that have been developed as part of this movement.
