A journalist friend asked me for some things to watch in the online world. Here’s what I came up with off the top of my head:

1. Internet TV

BitTorrent, YouTube, Blip.tv, Toodou, MetaCafe, Google Video, the ‘Venice project‘

2. Webware

Writely, DabbleDB, ZohoWriter, Stikkit, Wikia

3. Aggregators

Netvibes, Google Personalized Home, Vox

4. Places

World of Warcraft, Second Life, SketchUp

5. Recommendation-based music

Last.fm, Rhapsody

6. Mobile 2.0

Fon, Wi-Fi handsets, Skype Mobile

7. Lightweight project management

Basecamp, Writeboard, Campfire

8. Open IM

Jabber, Meebo, Google Talk

9. Presence

Plazes, Twttr, Jaiku

10. Shared calendars

Upcoming, Eventful, Meetup, Google Calendar

11. Structured data

Microformats, Google Base, Thinglink

12. Classfifieds

Craigslist, TheAdCloud, Google Local

13. Toys

Stardoll, WeeWorld

14. Customization

Etsy, Threadless, Spreadshirt, MooCards

Phew… what did I miss?