Tools and services for a lean startup. Getting Free of Google's Grip: The 10 Top Alternatives. Last week I wrote an apparently controversial article on how I do my work completely online and why the operating system I use is no longer relevant: Firefox OS: Why My Hard Drive and Software are Obsolete.
In the many comments that followed, I was accused of being a Google fanboy, because I use so many Google apps: Gmail, Gcal, Google Reader, Picasa, Google Homepage and more. The truth is, I use those apps because in my experience they are the best online apps in each of their respective categories. But it’s true that it’s never good to be under the thumbs of one company, and so by popular demand, here are the best alternatives to those Google apps. While it’s too late to save myself, perhaps you guys can get free from the Google stranglehold! Apps Marketplace - search results. Virtual meeting smackdown! 15 top Web conferencing services compared. A screenshot from Watchitoo, an inventive and powerful new addition to the Web conferencing field.
(Click for full size) Here are our top choices for live streaming tools, webinars & employee collaboration online Target audience: Nonprofits, brands, educators, foundations, NGOs, cause & community organizations, Web publishers, individuals. Updated Jan. 19, 2011. The following guide, originally created by TechSoup Global, has been significantly updated and expanded by J.D.