"Use on mobile phones and sites you use to keep up to date and others in the loop."
And I thought the llama suggestion was going to be tough to write? What the heck does this suggestion actually mean? It isn’t like I was able to ask who suggested it, because it was suggested anonymously. What’s worse is that it was voted for 3 times!
I’ll do my best. I’m going to separate this suggestion into two posts. This first one is called "Web applications that I use on my iPhone". The second will be called "Web applications and sites I use to stay in the loop". How is that? Good? Good.
I have over 4Gb free on my 8Gb iPhone 2G. So I don’t install a lot of applications, store a lot of music or photos on my phone. Surely I must use a large number of Web applications or sites to get things done on my iPhone? Well, not really.
I have tried a lot of different Web applications on my iPhone. I always like to see what sticks. But for me, these are my most frequented URLs on the go.
Brightkite – As I’ve written about so many times in the past, Brightkite is quickly becoming my favorite social network to update while I’m mobile. It automatically updates Twitter for me, which was what I used to update, so it is a two-fer. The granular preferences and notification features are gold.
Hahlo – Since there are still a number of people that I follow on Twitter that have yet to make the jump to Brightkite, though I believe they will at some point in the future, I still have to "check" Twitter from time to time. And, to be honest, that is where most of the conversation is anyway. When I asked for help via Brightkite, and it updates Twitter, the number of answers I get via Twitter is much higher than on Brightkite.
This isn’t to say that Hahlo isn’t probably the best iPhone Web application I’ve ever used. It is certainly the best Twitter Web application built for the iPhone. In fact, from the remarks I’ve read and discussed with others, it still beats the native applications without beating a sweat.
Flickr mobile – A site most definitely not built for the iPhone experience, but it works, and I don’t know any alternative. I’ve tried Exposure and, while I admire the skill of Frasier Spiers, I do not think Exposure is the right approach to a native iPhone Flickr application. For quick updates, m.flickr.com works for now.
Google Reader – Every now and then I will read a few posts on the Google Reader iPhone interface. I don’t do this very often, but it is on my home screen and so it is getting a mention here.
Wait, that’s it? As far as Web applications is concerned, that is it. That is all I use frequently.
What web applications do you use on your iPhone?
