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2007 CyberNet Awards: Most Powerful Websites

This article was written on December 21, 2007 by CyberNet.

There are hundreds of millions of websites out there, but how many do you use on a regular basis. We’ve come up with what we believe to be the three most powerful websites on the Internet. Sites that save you time, make you more productive, and focus on making otherwise hard tasks extra easy.

The 2007 CyberNet Award for Most Powerful Website goes to…

–3rd Place: Zoho–

Zoho has developed an incredible suite of online office applications. In all they offer 18 different products and services, many of which are completely free for users. You can write documents, manage spreadsheets, create presentations, organize notes, and more with a single login.

Personally I do enjoy Google Docs because the interface is a little nicer, but when it comes to sheer power Zoho wins hands down. It’s the most complete online office suite available.

–2nd Place: Yahoo! Pipes–

When Yahoo! Pipes first launched at the beginning of the year I wasn’t quite sure what all the fuss was about. It didn’t really seem that great, but it didn’t take long for me to see the true power that it harnesses.

Over the last few months I’ve used Yahoo! Pipes to customize RSS feeds from around the web so that they are tailored to my needs. We’ve also put together several different tutorials that have used Yahoo! Pipes, including: How to Translate Feeds, Create a Custom Software Update Notifier, and Custom Deal Finder.

I’m also using the service on several personal feeds that I like to read, and I’ve really come to see how valuable Yahoo! Pipes can really be. It takes some getting used to, but if you sit down and figure out how it works I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as well.

–1st Place: Remember the Milk–

This was actually a last minute decision by me, and it’s all due to the new Firefox extension for Gmail 2 that Remember the Milk launched yesterday. In my mind this took task lists to a whole new level since you can now turn an email into a task with just one click. And being able to manage your entire to-do list from your Inbox is absolutely priceless.

Not only is Remember the Milk available in Gmail, but you can also manage your tasks in Google Calendar, Netvibes, iGoogle, Twitter, Jott, or IMified. It seems as though Remember the Milk is everywhere you turn, but it wasn’t until the incredible Gmail integration that I realized it should be at the top of this list!