Saturday, February 23, 2008

This is the Tops

I've got to hand it to Guy Kawasaki. The founder of Trumors and Garage Technology Ventures, who writes How to Change the World, is at it again.

Under the auspices of Nononina, he has launched a new site called Alltop, which is an aggregation of topics, sorted by category. For example, categories include

Autos - sites like AudiWorld, Motor Trend, and Fast Lane Daily
Gadgets - including Engadget, Gizmodo, and CoolBusinessIdeas.com
Egos - you'll recognize many of the names and discover new ones. I like that my friend Valeria Maltoni (whom I'd call a personality rather than an ego) is sandwiched between Rosie O'Donnell and Brian Williams.
Moms - featuring the likes of MommyBloggers, entrepreMusings, TechMamas and more.

Other categories include Celebrities, Cute, Design, Fashion, Gaming, Green, Mac, News, Photography, Oddities, Politics, Science, Small Business, Sports, and Tech.

And I'm pleased to say that The Social Media Marketing Blog is listed on the Social Media Alltop page. There are too many great sites to mention (and I don't want to offend anyone by accidentally leaving their name off), so take a look for yourself; you won't be disappointed.

Overall, Alltop is a worthy site. The design is clean - almost a minimalist version of a Netvibes page - and the sites they've selected contain a healthy combination of the usual suspects and sites that are new to me. There's almost too much to explore here!

I'm looking forward to watching this effort continue, as I know Guy does some great stuff.

Do you have any favorite sites that are listed on Alltop? I'd love to know which ones they are.

Labels: alltop, Guy Kawasaki, innovation, social media takeaways

Posted by Scott Monty at 2:02 AM

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At 2/23/2008 2:37 PM, Aruni said...: Thanks for the mention. I think AllTop is a great concept. It's a great resource to find out who is out there blogging in key areas you are interested in.

Aruni (entrepreMusings)
At 2/23/2008 9:39 PM, Kristen said...: Wow! Alltop is a great site. Thanks for sharing about it.
At 2/23/2008 11:54 PM, Bianca Reagan said...: I like the new picture on the side. It looks more fun and hip. :)
At 2/24/2008 1:10 AM, Scott Monty said...: Thanks, Bianca. I'm thinking of changing the overall design of the site to make it more fun & hip too. Stay tuned.
At 2/24/2008 11:10 PM, Bianca Reagan said...: You're welcome, and I will!

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