---
title: "Results: RWW Predictions & Polls (FriendFeed, Bigcos, Google Docs)"
date: 2008-07-11
author: "Richard MacManus"
categories:
  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
tags:
  - name: "2008"
    url: "/tag/2008.md"
---

# Results: RWW Predictions & Polls (FriendFeed, Bigcos, Google Docs)

![](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317im_/http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/109266586_65745333d2_m.jpg)This week we [announced](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/readwriteweb_predictions_friendfeed_twitter.php) a new feature for our community: **[ReadWriteWeb Predictions](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://readwriteweb.predictify.com/)**, a Predictions Center that we hope will enable you to tap into the collective intelligence of RWW readers. The [first prediction](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://readwriteweb.predictify.com/auctionview.aspx?ID=5002) is about the battle for users and mind-share that has emerged this year between [Twitter](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/tag/twitter) and [FriendFeed](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/tag/friendfeed). Here are the results, along with results for our two polls this week…

In RWW Predictions, we asked: How many monthly U.S. visitors will FriendFeed have for July 2008 according to Compete? As of writing, 400-599k is the most popular prediction. Here are the results so far:

You can [make your own prediction here](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://readwriteweb.predictify.com/auctionview.aspx?ID=5002).

## [Poll: Best Internet Bigcos of 2008](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/poll_best_internet_bigco_2008.php)

We’ve reached the halfway point of 2008, so time for a half-year assessment of the Internet bigcos. This week we ran a poll asking for your picks for best bigcos so far in ’08. We did [a similar poll last July](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/best_web_company_in_2007.php) – and Facebook just edged out Google for the RWW popular vote. At the end of ’07 we named Facebook our [Bigco of the year](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/best_web_bigco_of_2007.php). We also [ran the poll in 2006](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/poll_best_internet_bigco_2006.php). Here are the results this time round:

At time of publishing, **Google had 19%**, followed by **Apple on 18%** and **Mozilla 17%**. Also in double figures were Amazon and Adobe, both of which got 12%. Interestingly, Facebook fell to 8% and the other two parts of GYM, Microsoft and Yahoo, didn’t fare so well either. Microsoft scored 6% and Yahoo 5%.

*See also: [Internet Bigcos – How The Market Sees Them](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/public_internet_bigcos_market.php) and [It’s Official: There Is No Bubble](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/there_is_no_bubble_public_stocks.php)*

## [Google Docs Goes Down – How Long is Too Long for You? (POLL)](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_docs_is_down.php)

![](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317im_/http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/googledocs-logo.jpg)Earlier this week, Google’s hosted office suite [Google Docs](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://docs.google.com/) was down for more than 30 minutes, rendering documents inaccessible and users frustrated. Short outages are not uncommon, but it was a good time to ask – how long is too long for you? At what point would you personally deem a web service too unstable to use, and presuming that varies from service to service, what’s your requirement for Google Docs?

*Image credit: [hans s](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104151317/http://www.flickr.com/photos/archeon/109266586/)*

*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apple_and_att_run_into_problem.php))*