E-pinoys 10 favorite Web brands

E-pinoys are those of us who make web surfing a pastime, a hobby. These websites are free to use (of course if it has a fee, then it wont be popular). I ranked them according to popularity:

1. Yahoo! -- who haven't used this? It's like this, if your Pinoy, then you've got to use it or forever be anonymous in the Net, lonely and antisocial. Its yahoo mail has unlimited storage now, this is getting more popular. Second is yahoo messenger, this is the IM to go if you want Pinoys to IM you or forever be lonely. Third is yahoo groups, that is, again if you're Pinoy and want to be into likeminded folks then this is it.

2. Friendster -- the social networking to be, if you want Pinoys to be your friends. Myspace, facebook and others just pale in comparison.

3. Google --used only for searching, that's it.

4. Chikka --one-of-a-kind SMS sending, it can send up to 3 sms per contact per day. It has java-based no-download version.

5. Inquirer --the online version of Phil. Daily Inquirer is the most favorite (i.e. the most visited) local website so far, through the years.

6. Wikipedia --well, well, popular both among serious researchers and those who are just browsing to learn a thing or two.

7. Blogger --the most popular blogging site, for bloggers only, usually.

8. Youtube --this videosharing is popular among those who have DSL access only.

I have a hard time thinking of these last two entries:

9. Jobstreet --I bet this is popular, as most of those who access the Net are mostly yuppies, fresh grads and college students looking for careers.

And the last entry to my ranking is:

10. Yehey--it claims to be the only Philippine search engine (before) and the country's only general portal. I think it has some followers to place in the top 10.

I really have doubts on the ninth and tenth, as a lot others, say MSN is the default homepage in Internet Explorer, I think MSN may rank higher. NBA, the basketball site is popular and so is Flickr, the photosharing and photo storage site, deserves mention.