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My assignment this week is to locate two Web 2.0 tools and report my findings. We are to choose from storage, collaboration, content, management, aggregation, and organization categories.

I crossed the storage category off my list as I already use Flickr.

Collaboration was crossed off the list as Brandy and I have already been playing around with Google Wave to plan our eastern Mediterranean trip coming up in June.

The next category up to bat was content. After perusing the list of suggested Web 2.0 tools provided and deciding that none of them looked familiar, I chose a site called called “fwix”. Fwix was described as providing the most relevant and trendy information and media in your local area. Among categories they listed included photos, videos, events, articles, reviews, and music.

One of the first things I did was sign up for the free service after noticing that Minneapolis/St Paul was in fact a city that I could select. I was happy to see that it would connect with my Facebook account and allow me to skip over the registration process.

After signing up, I was presented with content immediately. Several recent stories, top stories, sports, weather, and business to name a few. I’m able to modify the content by selecting “Home” at the top of the page and choosing from several of suggested topics or general categories. I can also change my location, say if I were to travel often or want to keep in touch with your hometown.

I can see this tool to be of much use both professionally and personally. Professionally, I could add topics that had to do with the airlines. Personally, I could add categories that talk about my local interests such as restaurant reviews.