I've played with a handful of Wish list sites. Currently I've been using Wishlistr.com. I've also tried Gifthat.com and other. I used Gifthat to generate a simple wedding registry for Fair trade good for Lauren and I (link) since it allowed me to include pictures with the posting. This site also allowed me to produce a nice blog entry with the pictures and all, however, the link to the list has never worked properly.
Wishlistr I've used for my personal wish list of crap and stuff that I really have no need to have, but would still like anyways... like who really needs a Nabaztag but if you had one you'd love it.... anyways... I like wistlistr since it is simple and has a very easy to use bookmarklet. A simple click and you are off adding a new desired item to your list. Also if you are selecting an item for Amazon, it instantly grabs many of the details for you. Gifthat also has a bookmarklet but I felt I spent to much time filling in the entries (this may have changed since all of these site are constantly improving). Also I like that Wishlistr also includes a simple RSS feed option. I've managed to convince my younger brother to setup an account and I can track it with any rss reader.
Well anyways in my never ending wasted time on the internet, I've now found MetaWishlist.com again it is just another simple wishlist tracking site. But this one I find is different... it is in my opinion a cross between a del.icio.us site and a wishlist. While you can build your own list, you also can see what other people have added to their lists. Also, it too has the ability to share the list via RSS, including pictures of the items. Also the bookmarklet is as simple as Wishlistr's but it opens in a nice "sidebar" like fashion where you can easily fill in the various entries. It like Wishlistr also grabs much of the data from Amazon site and I noticed that it also picked up other information for other shopping sites. Anyways... I really like the interface from the point of view of someone who likes del.icio.us. Also I think that the social aspect makes a big difference, I think that it may help with finding gift ideas for people who don't have wish list. Say you are looking for a birthday present for a fisherman simple search the site for anything tagged "fishing" and you'll see what people who fish may want since they have it on their wishlist.
Anyways like I title the post... I think this may be my new favorite wishlist site generator web2.0 thingy.
Link: MetaWishlist.com: Welcome!
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