Previously I wrote about the need for a Web 2.0 list with categories, descriptions, ratings, etc. Well, yet another web 2.0 list makes it way onto the web. But, this Web 2.0 directory is definitely worth noting. It has categorized over 900 web2.0 sites. This is going to be a big help for completing descriptions and categories/tags on the innovation map. It also means there’s a lot not on the map yet.

Adam got the ball rolling with his post. I’ll spread the word a little more here. We’re looking to start a new, more informal group for Portland web types to get together. Inspired by groups in Boston and San Francisco, we’re calling it Portland Web Innovators. We know there are many great developers, designers, and entrepreneurs around, so check out the wiki and sign up if you’re interested. We’re looking to get a first meeting setup sometime in March.

Fresh off the buzz of the Innovation Map, we turn our attention back now to NetworthIQ. This is an exciting time at NetworthIQ headquarters (virtual headquarters that is) as this week’s issue of Business Week features an article (free right now) on personal finance blogs and NetworthIQ is mentioned. Needless to say, the rest of the Fourio team and I are pretty happy to get this level of exposure. First the NY Times and now Business Week.

One of the perks of developing the Web 2.0 map has been the response from other Web 2.0 companies, both well known and those that had escaped my radar previously. I was amazed at some of the people submitting their sites or corrections for the map. It was quite a thrill. One of the companies that had escaped my radar was Platial, a company right here in Portland doing some exciting things with maps.

I checked out Ma.gnolia today. First the good: groups and private bookmarks are nice and the UI is clean and simple. But, there is some bad, enough of which to keep me away for now. A few things really bug me: The domain name is terrible (as mentioned previously). The masked URLs are lame. Use some unobtrusive javascript or something to track clicks if you must. But, I’d really like to see the real link in the anchor tag, so I can easily right click and copy the url (should I want to).