The list of names of the companies in this TechCrunch article looks like my own watch list.
If you are curious why I think 2008 is about lifestreams, then just see how many folks have popped up or added lifestream aggregation.
Link: Yahoo’s MyBlogLog Adds An Activity Stream Feature
If that sounds familiar, it’s because it’s the startup feature du jour. Facebook first popularized the news feed in late 2006. Later others took the idea and opened it up, creating a news feed around activities on a variety of social networks. FriendFeed is the most popular, and recently raised a $5 million round of financing. Plaxo, Soup.io, Iminta, Spokeo, ProfileLinker, MyLifeBrand, Fuser, 30Boxes, Mugshot, Readr and Second Brain all have variations. Party planning site MyPunchbowl recently released its version. And now, Facebook is planning to open up their NewsFeed and allow users to add other services as well.
