I got very swept up in the Web 2.0 and gave most of the new services a try. Many of these services didn't have staying power for me but a few of them worked their way into my daily routine. Here they are:

• DailyMile - Exercise

  I try to keep track of my training on DailyMile. I like the site because data entry is very easy. The downside is that the information and reporting is not all that useful.

• Flickr - Pictures

  I have been using Flickr for years. I most actively use it to organize the many software screenshots that I take. This allows me to tag screenshots with what they are showing like "inline editing" and then be able to browse through examples showing this feature.

• github

  I started actively using github long after I fell in love with git. For a while I used github to get software but it wasn't until I pushed CM Field Guide, that I got into their social coding model. Now I see what all the hype is about and it's really cool!

• Google Plus

  Google Plus has become my alternative to Facebook. I find that I like Google's values way more than Facebook's so that is where I am putting my social energy.

• Library Thing - Reading

  I love the idea of this site and wished I used it more. In fact, wish I read more too.

• Pinboard

  When Yahoo! let it slip that they were loosing interest in Delicious, I joined the thousands of users who fled to Pinboard. There are two things I like about Pinboard: they seem to prioritize business sustainability and they there is an excellent integration with Twitter. Anything I tweet gets cataloged in Pinboard. Hashtags become tags. It's pretty slick.

• Scribd

  Scribd is where I post documents nowadays. However, there is a lot of overlap with Slideshare, which is also pretty good for documents.

• SlideShare

  SlideShare is a huge disruptor. The conferences I speak at have given up on posting presentations since the speakers all post to SlideShare.

• Twitter

  It took over a year of using Twitter before I really got it. Now Twitter is at the core of my social experience. Twitter is also the glue that ties other things together. Twitter connects people to my blog. I use Twitter to save links to Pinboard.

• Tripit

  I am a very happy Tripit user. It is so easy to use. I just forward my travel confirmations to Tripit and it builds me an itinerary. When I travel with colleagues, I share trips with them so they know when I will be arriving and where I will be staying. When I am on the road, I am constantly consulting Tripit for travel information: airline checking links, directions to my hotel, etc.