How can I discover new and useful web apps?

Question

With so many apps out there, how can I find useful ones? How do you find useful apps?

And how can I see which apps are the standouts (there generally isn't a best that first everyone, but there are usually a few from which an app can be chosen that suits the majority) in their category?

Answer 1

Tech Blogs & Sites

Look at articles as they are posted, and search for old ones and check if they have linked to any related posts/tags.

• Lifehacker
• Hacker News
• Mashable
• Techcrunch
• MakeUseOf

Answer 2

App Collection Sites

• http://www.feedmyapp.com/
• http://www.appappeal.com/
• http://www.webapplist.com/
• http://web.appstorm.net/
• http://simplespark.com/

Answer 3

Here are a few more sites:

• TheNextWeb
• ReadWriteWeb
• CenterNetworks
• AppVita
• FeedmyApp
• GreatWebApps
• GetApp

Answer 4

Search

• Google
• Stack Overflow
• Webapps.Stackexchange
• Super User
• Delicious

Answer 5

http://www.go2web20.net/

Answer 6

alternativeTo has an interesting approach: you can choose an app and see other similar apps. The number of votes tell you if it stands out. (Of course, this would be unreliable for very recent apps.)

Answer 7

Delicious bookmarks on a topic

http://delicious.com/tag/webapps

http://delicious.com/tag/projectmanagement

Answer 8

Software or web app integration lists, for example

http://basecamphq.com/extras