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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

We are nearing the end of 2006 years since anno Domini. For the last 3yrs I've spent a lot of my time in forums which has now become a very good replacement for the-mostly-meaningless chatrooms. Good (and most) forums are mainly focused on a particular subject which streamlines the number of users posting content, which is the reason why only relevant topics are posted. And we are also glad to have volunteer moderators who filter out spam posts and such users. But now are we totally making way for blogs ? Blogs have been one of the latest buzz around lately but its definitely not going to wipe out forums. We're talking about Orangles and Apples - they'll always co-exist.

Microsoft has listed the winners of the top bloggers for the year 2006. Hmm...somehow I doubt many would agree to the judges' decision.

Today, Im listing the best forums IMHO on various topics esp technology related ones. I surely havent gone through the entire list in the world, but if its not in the top ten in Google and yet good....well I don't have that much time. I am sure there must be other good forums out there which I have missed, but these are the one I picked out from the ones I didn't miss.

CategoryForumComments
C/C++CodeGuruMainly VC++ users
JavaSunOfficicial Sun Developer Forum
JavaRanch
J2ME
PHPDevNetwork 
PHPBuilderHas Good Articles
Visual BasicvbCityVB Classic and .NET
.NETDotNET.NET in general
Xtreme.NET
ASP .NETasp.net
PerlPerlGuru 
PythonPython Forum 
SymbianNewLCSymbian C++ and SDK
Nokia DevelopmentNokiaOfficial Nokia Developer Forum
Sony Ericsson DevelopmentSony EricssonOfficial Sony Ericsson Development Forum
PDAPDA Street 
General Mobile TechnologyMobileTechReview 
India BroadbandIndia Broadband
Development in GeneralTek-Tips 
DevX
DevShed 
WebSiteSitePointWebSite stuff in general - Web Development, Designing etc.
WebMasterWebmaster has more quality threads
SEODigitalPoint
SEOChat 
Computer GraphicsCGTalkI just love the model images
MayaSimplyMaya
PhotoshopPhotoshopForum
PhotographyThePhoto
CameraPhotographyReview
Digital VideoDigital Digest
ArtdeviantArt
Flash ActionScriptActionScript.org
Microsoft TechnologiesMSDNOfficial Microsoft Forum
Apple MacMacRumors
DatabasesdBForums 
MySQLOfficial MySQL Forums
Configuration ManagementCMCrossRoads 
XMLTopXML 
MS ExcelExcelforum 
HardwareDevHardware 
HardwareCentral 
Web HostingWebHostingTalk 
LinuxLinuxQuestions 
UbuntuNot considered official, but it is the largest
WindowsWindowsBBS 
MozillaMozillaZine 
Paypal DevelopmentPayPalDevDoes not belong to PayPal/eBay
ComputerComputerForumComputers for the layman
Computer Tech SupportTechGuy 
HP TechOfficial site, but not official support
iPODiLounge 
MoneyMoneyForumDead
Business Advice 
PianoPianoWorld 
EnglishEnglishForum 
TravelAardvarkTravel 
DMOZResource ZoneThe official forum is for editors only
SkyscrapersSkyscraperCity 
DomainsNameProsGeneral Domains
INForumIndian Specific Domains

If you are interested in searching for more forums, first check out Big Boards before googling.

I'll be adding a menu in the menu bar soon, having a list of all forums in my bookmarks. Just need to find a plugin that'll auto-update.

Updated on 27th July 2010

1 comments:

Fergal, Business Advice Forum .com said...

Hi,

Could you please add a link to Business Advice Forum - http://www.businessadviceforum.com – to the list of forums on your blog?

By the way, your link to moneyforum.com goes to a parked page.

Business Advice Forum is a free online community, of website owners, small business owners and those considering starting their own business. Members can discuss business issues, new business ideas, share business advice and get help with building and promoting their websites.

Many thanks,

Fergal Crawley
Business Advice Forum