The Rails Rumble 2008 took place over the weekend of October 18th. The 48 hour Rails competition resulted in 137 Ruby-on-Rails-based applications, all taken from concept to execution in 48 hours. That's an impressive feat, and now you can go to the website, sign up, and vote for your favorites.

It's hard to pick from such a comprehensive list, but here are my thoughts on ten applications to watch out of all 137. Take a look at these, then go see the rest of the 137 and place your own vote while the voting is still open. You could influence the "next big thing" in Web 2.0.

Forever Home - This is not the first application to try and find lost animals homes, but it is the first to successfully find a few that are actually in my area and meet my qualifications. All you have to do is enter your location and the type of animal you'd like to adopt, and Forever Home does the rest. This one could find success by tugging at the heart strings while keeping it simple.

QFlip - Bringing crowdsourcing to your NetFlix rentals. I'd probably classify this as more of a feature than an application, as it allows you to put your NetFlix queue into the hands of the crowd. I'd actually love to see this integrated with NetFlix as a feature, but for now you can give QFlip a try for free.

MyConf - This one has possibilities that intrigued me, especially if it could work in tandem with other tools like Upcoming or Eventbrite. MyConf bills itself as social conference management, and wants you to let the site plan your conference. It gives you a place to let conference-goers register, pay, and vote on speakers and topics. It even helps you get the word out.

uBetcha! - This fun application gives you a way to wager on real world events. It lets users win prizes for winning bets on everything from presidential debates to natural disasters. It makes watching the news fun again.

What Does This Error Mean? - Exactly what it says. This application takes the mystery out of those pesky computer errors. You post the bizarre error your computer is giving you and your connections tell you what it means.

Back In Black - Back In Black is designed to help you keep out of debt through budgeting and accountability. You not only set budgets and payments for yourself, you also add friends and family to the equation to nag and cajole you into keeping your commitments instead of hitting the mall for those Prada shoes or the latest gadget.

Bid, Build, Bill - Bid, Build, Bill is billing itself as a one stop project management solution for the solopreneur. Designed for managing projects from proposal, through build stage to getting paid, it also includes a broadcast bar. This lets you microblog your status on the project while updating your time on each aspect of the job. Includes iPhone compatibility and invoicing.

Poolr - Making saving the planet a bit more social, Poolr lets you find people to carpool with. I'd love to see this application take it a bit further by also including a way to budget for and plan the carpool expenses and timing.

SoundFolder - This application is geared towards musicians trying to get their music out to their fans quickly and seamlessly. It is a simple music delivery system, which is one reason why I like it. Sites like this and Muxtape find success because of how easy they are to use. All a musician has to do is load their music and stream it out - no ads, no social networks to track.

MeetInBetween.Us - Solving a simple, but persistent problem, Meet In Between Us helps you find the halfway point between any two destinations. This is something I've always wanted sites like MapQuest to do, as I have a lot of friends and business associates who live in other states I'd like to meet half way.

With 137 applications to look at, I'm quite sure I may have missed one of your favorites. There were several applications geared to developers that I think deserve notice, but not being a coder couldn't decide which ones would be most beneficial for people that do code. There were also a lot of food oriented applications. Apparently Rails developers are a hungry bunch. Of all of the food applications, I thought WantNom had the most accessible interface and concept.

Also, there were a fair share of odd applications. One of these is Ostraka, an application that lets you ostracize people you think are evil around the world. I am not sure if I like this one or not as it seems like it could breed negativity, and I think there is already plenty of that to go around these days. There were also applications for students, readers, note takers and more. Regardless of which you pick, all 137 are worthy of taking a look and placing your vote. If you have a favorite application you think I missed, let us know in the comments so we can check it out.