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01.02.08
Sites And Programs To Get Things Done
 By
Michael Gray
Michael Arrington has a great post listing what web 2.0 websites he couldn't live without. I don't know that there are any sites I couldn't live without but there sure are a few I use that make my life and my day more productive.
I'm also not going to limit myself to web 2.0 sites, but here are the sites that help me GTD:
Gmail: Say what you want about the Google borg and it's all knowing all seeing tentacles, but web based email is a much better solution than PC based email. It will be great when someone figures out how to merge "cloud computing" with offline computing (Google gears is buggy as all get out) but I'm willing to deal with that one downside in an otherwise stellar program
Google Reader: Again the borg has another foothold in my life, but aside from a few suggestions it's a stellar product, IMHO much better than bloglines and netvibes. I really wish everybody would give up the partial feed nonsense and the offline gears things worked but again I can deal. I think I'll dump my client sanitized feed list later this week.
Google Documents: I've got 12 bloggers/writers who work for me all over the planet, hands down there is no easier way to share and collaborate on documents. Cloud computing isn't the spot for confidential documents and things like proposals, but for something that will be in the wild within 2-4 weeks it's an excellent choice.
Google Analytics: Again it's not for everyone and you should still be running server logs so people like me have the data to dissect when things go wrong, but you get decent data without getting your hands dirty.
Firefox: This is the one program that I use every single day more than any other. It's my workhorse. I'll drop a post with my extensions later this week as well.
Delicious: There are lots and lots of bookmarking solutions delicious is one of the best. With the new toolbar FF integration it's near perfect and the social sharing aspect also a huge plus.
Twitter: Sure most of the time it's fun and games, but I've hired writers from twitter, solved tech issues, gotten news, and on other accounts even use it for marketing and sales.
Amazon: It's my number one spot for buying almost everything online, highlight the term use and FF plugin to search amazon once click shopping enabled and I've made a purchase in three clicks. Now that they have MP3's they are giving ITunes a run for the money. I could care less about the price difference the DRM free is the deal maker for me. I've bought more albums from Amazon since they went DRM free than I ever bought from ITunes. The Ipod integration is another super feature. If only you could get the unbox videos onto my ipod as well.
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About the Author:
Michael Gray is SEO specialist and publishes a Search Engine Industry blog at www.Wolf-Howl.com. He has over 10 years experience in website development and internet marketing, helping both small and large companies increase their search engine visibility, traffic, and sales. Michael is a current member of Internet Marketing of New York ( IM-NY.org) and a guest speaker on Webmaster Radio. He is also an editor for the popular search engine new website Threadwatch.org.
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