I remember back in the late 90's when new cool internet services popped up on a dialy basis. Then the bubble burst and a few long and tough years started. Internet wasn't as cool anymore and most gold seekers returned to their previous occupations.
A few us of stayed and charged ahead, knowing that the bubble was mere a bump in the road once you'd seen the light in the tunnel.
The new 'Web 2.0' era feels a little like the 90's which is both good and bad. This time, you'd hope, that people have learned that it's all about solving people problems well at competitive prices.
The challenge is to get the business model right once you figured out how to solve the problem. Look at Google. They figured out search far before they figured out to copy goto.com's (Overture, later Yahoo! Search Marketing) business model. Now they are doing it better than anyone.
I've run into a few very cool new internet services that I've started to use. The different business models aren't really clear to me yet. In most cases I think the young companies aspire to get acquired by either eBay, Yahoo!, Google or Microsoft.
RapLeaf - a portable ratings service. Instead of being tied to eBay or Yahoo! you can bring your online reputation with you anywhere.
Talkety - a VoIP service that uses your stationary phones to route your calls. No need for headphones or internet phone wizards.
Wishlistr - a wishlist service independent from any merchant.
iRows - The ability to create, access, share and edit excel spreadsheets online.
BlinkLife - the next generation email integrated with blogging, tags, mailinglists et cetera.
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