Very recently, I asked a question on Friendfeed:

Does anyone know: What “percentage” of Web 2.0 companies are paying back satisfactory ROI to their investors? If you are equally passionate about food and technology, would you rather open a restaurant or a Web 2.0 service, provided the only decisive criteria are: better ROI and business longevity?

I did not get any responses, but continued thinking on this very vehemently. Apparently, I now have an answer to my question and more. So here goes…

Some top and best of 2008 and some predictions, I compiled from Twitter/Friendfeed: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/31/top-social-media-sites-of-2008-facebook-still-rising/ http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_10_web_platforms_of_2008.php http://www.toxel.com/design/2008/12/19/top-75-best-design-resources-of-2008/ http://flowingdata.com/2008/12/19/5-best-data-visualization-projects-of-the-year/ http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/19/simply-the-best-my-gadget-picks-for-2008/ http://www.bwana.org/2008/12/14/my-top-10-websites-of-2008/ http://techwag.com/index.php/2008/12/13/who-made-a-difference-in-2008-blogs-social-networks-new-media/ http://lifehacker.com/5052582/best-of-the-best-the-hive-five-winners http://www.useit.com/alertbox/application-design.html http://www.noupe.com/best-of/websites-you-shouldnt-have-missed-in-july-2008.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28225566/from/RSS/ http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2008/12/YE8_techbreaks http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2008/12/top-10-mediashifting-stories-of-2008358.html http://www.fanboy.com/2008/12/2009-tech-predictions.html http://mashable.com/2008/12/29/2009-tech-predictions/ http://www.economist.com/theworldin/ http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/12/my-2008-tech-predictions-look-bad-as.html http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/11/12/recession-global-economy-oped-cx_nr_1113roubini.html?feed=rss_popstories http://www.fimoculous.com/archive/post-5554.cfm Last but not the least – list of lists: http://www.fimoculous.com/year-review-2008.cfm If you know some more, please add a comment!