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If you read TechCrunch and Mashable as much as I do you know there is a lot of noise and hype to filter through to get to the quality startups. Here’s a few of my favourite sites that I think have bright futures and will be able to shake off those “beta” tags from their logos.

• Kongregate - Kongregate has done a great job setting up revenue sharing with developers and creating an addictive achievement system for players. Although they are my competitors, the founders, Jim & Emily Greer, are just too nice not give a plug to.

• Seesmic - Video comment responses. This will either prove to be incredibly useful or a troll’s dream come true. I’m hoping for useful but the latter will be hilarious if nothing else.

• I’m in Like With You - Flirting site turned multiplayer gaming. This website is 100% Flash based and very slick indeed. It makes OneMoreLevel look like a Geocities abomination that never escaped from 1998.

• Team Pages - Team and League Management app in a nice Web 2.0 package. Plus they are fellow Canadians so that instantly makes them cool.

• Friend Feed Feed - ” Aggregate all your social networking aggregator feeds into one aggregated feed of aggregator activity feeds!” I can’t start my day without first checking FFF to see what my friend feed feeds are up to.

Found any good sites? Share them in the comments!

I’ll be in SF June 10-15th for the Social Gaming Summit. If you’re in the area and want to get lunch let me know!

Adventure Quest, Fridge Magnets, Jelly Battle, Nonoba Racing and more have been added to the Multiplayer Games section! Also I fixed a size bug with Castle Wars so the multiplayer screen now displays properly. What games do you want added? Leave a comment.

• There’s a new game Search page, powered by Google Custom Search Engine.
• A brand new games category: Online & Multiplayer Games
• By popular demand I have added the Impossible Quiz 1 and 2.
• Yup the forums are gone. I don’t know for how long but I’m working on finding a new way for you to share your Free Rider maps.
• New photos on my bio!
• Other minor design and bug fixes.

It seems like every other Digg frontpage story is a Top 10 list, so here’s my attempt to cash in on the craze: Top 10 Flash Games Lists. If you have any ideas for new lists leave them in the comments!

I’m coming to San Francisco on April 21st. If anyone in the area wants to go for lunch/beer and talk to a real live Flash game webmaster let me know.

Good interview with Raph Koster about how casual games are competing (and winning) against the traditional console/PC game market.