This article was published on January 5, 2010

MoMB: Most Anticipated Betas of 2009


MoMB: Most Anticipated Betas of 2009

The Museum of Modern Betas has published their annual most anticipated Betas of the Year.

They generate the list by counting the number of Delicious bookmarks for each service in beta. That doesn’t make it too scientific but I it is a valid, and smart, way of putting this list together. For your enjoyment:

Nr. 1: Wolfram|Alpha

Wolfram|Alpha

– computational knowledge engine.

Nr. 2: AlternativeTo

alternativeto

– Find better Windows, Mac, Linux and online applications.

Nr. 3: fontcapture

fontcapture

– create a font from your very own handwriting.

Runners-Up:

Command-line Fu Command-line Fu

– the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again.

HootSuite HootSuite

– manage multiple Twitter profiles, pre-schedule tweets, and measure your success.

mockingbird mockingbird

– an online tool that makes it easy for you to create, link together, preview, and share mockups of your website or application.

browser-size browser-size

– Google Browser Size is a visualization of browser window sizes for people.

Google Fast Flip Google Fast Flip

– Google Fast Flip is a web application that lets users discover and share news articles.

Google Wave Google Wave

– Google Wave is a new model for communication and collaboration on the web.

idaft idaft

– the Daft Punk’s console.

The full list, 100 entries, including the Betas of the Year from 2005, 2006 and 2008 can be found over at The Museum of Modern Betas website.

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