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• Bloglines - RSS feed aggregator
• Writeboard - collaborative document creation
• Netvibes - personalised homepage

• Odeo - create and share audio & podcasts
• Streampad - Internet audio player
• MP3Tunes - backup and archive your music online
• Clipmarks - collaborative web clippings

• 43Things - share your goals and ambitions
• Ta-Da Lists - to-do lists

• Reddit - popular links shared and commented

• Feed43 - make an RSS feed out of any site

This is how the web is now. These are some of the things that will make your website better. Allow the users of your website to interact with you and each other. Let them provide some of the content — make it their own space.

The analogy I like to use is the record shop that is also a cafe. It’s the centre of my community. I go there to socialise, to work, to listen to music, to talk about music and to connect with people I like. Sometimes I also buy records.

People like to spend time, hang out, find their space, form groups, discuss common interests and contribute. Your website can provide those things for people. A Web 2.0 approach to your site means it’s not just a brochure with a cash register attached. It’s a place where people come and spend time. Chat to other music fans. Write their own reviews. Maybe remix your music.

But Web 2.0 can also provide you with a range of tools with which to connect your music business to the world. Building a web page that has web 2.0 elements is one thing — but you can also join, use and adapt the existing web 2.0 tools mentioned above to help you connect with a community, engage in the conversation, and make and organise media.