| Position | Tool | No. of mentions | Description | Cost |
| 1 | Firefox | 54 | Firefox Web browser | Free |
| 2 | del.icio.us | 36 | del.icio.us Social bookmarking tool | Free |
| 3 | Skype | 31 | Skype Instant messaging, VoIP call tool | Free |
| 4 | Google Search | 29 | Google Search Web search tool | Free |
| 5 | WordPress | 26 | Wordpress Blogging tool | Free |
| 6= | Gmail | 25 | GMail/Googlemail Web-based email | Free |
| Google Reader | 25 | Google Reader RSS/Feed reader | Free |
| 8 | PowerPoint | 23 | PowerPoint Presentation software | £ |
| 9 | Blogger | 21 | Blogger Blogging tool | Free |
| 10 | Bloglines | 18 | Bloglines RSS/Feed reader | Free |
| 11 | Google Docs & Spreadsheets | 17 | Google Docs & Spreadsheets Web-based document creation | Free |
| 12 | Moodle | 16 | Moodle Course management system | Free |
| 13 | Word | 15 | Word Word processing software | £ |
| 14 | Audacity | 14 | Audacity Sound editor and recorder | Free |
| 15= | Wikispaces | 12 | Wikispaces Wiki tool | Free |
| flickr | 12 | flickr Photo storage and sharing site | Free |
| 17= | iGoogle | 11 | iGoogle Personalised start page | Free |
| MindManager | 11 | MindManager Mind mapping tool | £ |
| 19= | Captivate | 10 | Captivate Demo and scenario-based tool | £ |
| Dreamweaver | 10 | Dreamweaver Web authoring tool | £ |
| Netvibes | 10 | Netvibes Personal start page | Free |
| YouTube | 10 | YouTube Video hosting and sharing site. | Free |
| 23= | Excel | 9 | Excel Spreadsheet software | £ |
| Facebook | 9 | Facebook Social networking site | Free |
| Ning | 9 | Ning Social networking tool | Free |
| Slideshare | 9 | Slideshare For hosting and sharing presentations | Free |
| Thunderbird | 9 | Thunderbird Email client | Free |
| 28= | Google Calendar | 8 | Google Calendar Web-based calendar | Free |
| Outlook | 8 | Outlook Email software | £ |
| SnagIt | 8 | Snagit Screen capture tool | £ |
| 31= | Articulate | 7 | Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio Presenter, Engage and Quizmaker | £ |
| Elgg/Eduspaces | 7 | Eduspaces/Elgg Social networking tool / community | Free |
| Google Earth | 7 | Google Earth Geographic information | Free |
| Google Maps | 7 | Google Maps Maps of the US. UK, etc | Free |
| LinkedIn | 7 | LinkedIn Social networking for professionals | Free |
| 36= | Flash | 6 | Flash Animation authoring tool | £ |
| Google Desktop/Sidebar/Gadgets | 6 | Google Desktop/Sidebar/Gadgets Information on your desktop | Free |
| iTunes | 6 | iTunes Music and podcast player | Free |
| MediaWiki | 6 | MediaWiki Wiki tool | Free |
| OpenOffice | 6 | OpenOffice Word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software | Free |
| PB Wiki | 6 | PB Wiki Wiki tool | Free |
| 42= | FreeMind | 5 | Freemind Mind mapping tool | Free |
| Google Talk | 5 | Google Talk Instant messaging tool | Free |
| Mobile phone | 5 | Mobile phone eg.MDA, Blackberry, iPhone, etc | £ |
| Photoshop | 5 | Photoshop/Elements/Lightroom Photo/Image editing tools | £ |
| Scribd | 5 | Scribd Document hosting and sharing site | Free |
| twitter | 5 | twitter IM and social networking meet | Free |
| Wikipedia | 5 | Wikipedia Online encylopedia | Free |
| Yahoo Groups | 5 | Yahoo Groups Community tools | Free |
| 50= | Adium | 4 | Adium Instant messaging tool (for Mac) | Free |
| The written word | 4 | The written word Books/Paper/Sketchbook | --- |
| Explode | 4 | Explode Social networking community | Free |
| GIMP | 4 | GIMP Image/photo editing tool | Free |
| Google Page Creator | 4 | Google Page Creator Simple web page authoring tool | Free |
| Google Scholar | 4 | Google Scholar search for scholarly literature | Free |
| IE7 | 4 | Internet Explorer Web browser | Free |
| Parallels | 4 | Parallels Windows on a Mac without rebooting | £ |
| TeacherTube | 4 | TeacherTube Instructional video sharing site | Free |
| TypePad | 4 | TypePad Blogging tool | £ |
| Yahoo Mail | 4 | Yahoo Mail Web-based email | Free |
| Zoho | 4 | Zoho Suite Online office suite | Free |
| 62= | diigo | 3 | diigo Social bookmarking/annotation tool | Free |
| Drupal/.DrupalEd | 3 | Drupal/DrupalEd Content management system | Free |
| Edublogs | 3 | edublogs Blogging tool for educators | Free |
| Eudora | 3 | Eudora Email client | Free |
| Fireworks | 3 | Fireworks Graphics tool | £ |
| Flock | 3 | Flock Social web browser | Free |
| Gliffy | 3 | Gliffy Diagramming tool | Free |
| Google Alerts | 3 | Google Alerts Keep track of new information | Free |
| Google Groups | 3 | Google Groups Group/collaboration tools | Free |
| Google Notebook | 3 | Google Notebook Personal online notebook | Free |
| Inspiration | 3 | Inspiration For visual thinking | £ |
| Jaiku | 3 | Jaiku Mini blogging/social networking tool | Free |
| Keynote | 3 | Keynote Presentation software for the Mac | £ |
| Notepad++ | 3 | Notepad++ Text and HTML editor | Free |
| OmniGraffle | 3 | OminGraffle Diagramming tool (for Mac) | £ |
| Paint Shop Pro | 3 | Paint Shop Pro Image editing tool | £ |
| Picasa | 3 | Picasa Picture editing tool | Free |
| Quicksilver | 3 | Quicksilver Interface for working with apps on Mac | £ |
| Safari | 3 | Safari Web browser | Free |
| Tiddlywiki | 3 | TiddlyWiki Personal wiki tool | Free |
| Web Developer | 3 | Wed Developer Firefox addon for debugging websites | Free |
| MSN/ Windows Messenger | 3 | MSN/Windows Messenger Instant messaging tool | Free |
| Yugma | 3 | Yugma Virtual meeting/web conferencing tool | Free |
| Zotero | 3 | Zotero Firefox addon to support research | Free |
| 86= | Access | 2 | Access Database software | £ |
| Adobe Acrobat Professional | 2 | Adobe Acrobat Professional Create and control PDF documents | £ |
| Adobe Connect | 2 | Adobe Connect Web meeting and conferencing tool | £ |
| Adobe Reader | 2 | Adobe Reader PDF Reader | Free |
| Apple Mail | 2 | Apple Mail Email for the Mac | Free |
| evolution | 2 | b2evolution Content management/blogging system | Free |
| Blogmusik | 2 | Blogmusik Music website | Free |
| Camtasia | 2 | Camtasia Screencasting tool | £ |
| CoComment | 2 | CoComment Track comments in blog postings | Free |
| Copernic Desktop Search | 2 | Copernic Desktop Search Search tool for files on your computer | Free |
| Dogpile | 2 | Dogpile Searche engine | Free |
| ecto | 2 | ecto desktop blogging client | Free |
| Elluminate | 2 | Elluminate Web meeting and conferencing tool | Free/ £ |
| eXe | 2 | eXe SCORM content authoring tool | Free |
| FeedBlitz | 2 | FeedbBlitz Feed to email service | Free |
| FeedRaider | 2 | FeedRaider RSS/feed reader | Free |
| Frontpage | 2 | FrontPage Web authoring software (now unavailable) | £ |
| Firebug | 2 | Firebug Firefox extension to debug web page | Free |
| Furl | 2 | Furl Social bookmarking tool | Free |
| Gabcast | 2 | Gabcast Phone in your podcast | Free |
| HTML-Kit | 2 | HTML-Kit HTML authoring tool | Free |
| iChat | 2 | iChat Video conferencing for the Mac | Free |
| Jotspot | 2 | Jotspot Wiki tool | Free |
| Last.fm | 2 | Last.fm Music website/sharing site | Free |
| Meebo | 2 | Meebo Instant messaging tool | Free |
| MindMeister | 2 | MindMeister Mind mapping tool | £ |
| Mozy | 2 | Mozy Backup software | £ |
| MyBlogLog | 2 | MyBlogLog Community tool for blogs/ websites | Free |
| NetNewsWire | 2 | NetNewsWire Desktop RSS/feed reader for the Mac | £ |
| Odeo | 2 | Odeo MP3s to share | Free |
| PageFlakes | 2 | Pageflakes Start page | Free |
| Pidgin | 2 | Pidgin Cross-platform IM tool (prev GAIM) | Free |
| QuickBooks | 2 | QuickBooks Book-keeping software | £ |
| ScribeFire | 2 | ScribeFire Firefox addon to create blog postings | Free |
| SecondLfe | 2 | Second Life Virtual world application | Free |
| StatCounter | 2 | StatCounter Website stats | Free |
| Subversion | 2 | Subversion Version control software | Free |
| Technorati | 2 | Technorati Search for user-generated media | Free |
| TextPad | 2 | TextPad Text and HTML editor | Free |
| Vim | 2 | Vim Text editor | Free |
| Voicethread | 2 | Voicethread Capture voices | Free |