Expanding the top 5 Web 2.0 apps into the virtual office

Gili over on Connected Internet (one of my fav sites for new and opinion, btw) has picked the top 5 Web 2.0 apps for the enterprise. They are:

1. Salesforce.com
2. Zoho office
3. Basecamp
4. Wordpress
5. Google Apps

I haven’t tried Salesforce.com or Zoho yet (though I keep meaning to), they rest I have tried and I can recommend them without hesitation. I think, though, there are more apps that are worthy of the list.

• A good online RSS reader with a sharing feature (Google Reader or Newsgator Online)
• An easy wiki (Socialtext has come a long way since I first looked at it–and I actually like it!)

Interesting that Intranets.com isn’t on the list. Heck I haven’t heard from them in years. Are they still out there?

The great thing about a lot of the good Web 2.0 apps (wikis, blogs, etc) can be installed on your own servers. So in a couple minutes you can have a Wordpress blog (or blogs in the Multiuser version), Socialtext powered-wiki (because they released it to the open source community) and a raft of other tools.

If you’re running your own small business and use a host like Dreamhost, check for one-click or Fantastico installs. Dreamhost in particular has a great selection of tools to try out.

Disclaimer: I use Dreamhost for One By One Media, but I’m not receiving affiliate commissions or compensation for mentioning them–I just like them.

Really you’re probably only an hour away from a fully-featured virtual office. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes.

Any suggestions to the list?

Update: I’ve given Zoho a try and while I think the apps are cool, they are missing something like a dashboard where I can go to jump from one app to another.  Right now the project and CRM apps aren’t really integrated into the mix either.  That’s the biggest gap that I see.

Tags: GTD, RSS readers, Web 2.0, Wordpress, wikis, Socialtext, Zoho office, Google Apps, Basecamp, online tools