Thursday, May 29, 2008

Sites that are IMPORTANT TO US!

and, others are evolving:

  1. Amazon©: online retailer

  2. BBC© (UK): an online world news provider

  3. blip.tv©: video sharing site

  4. Bloglines©.com

  5. BrightCove©.com: advertiser or paid video sharing site

  6. BuzzNet©.com: photo and video sharing site

  7. CastPost©.com: (caution: still in Alpha testing) an audio and video sharing site

  8. Catch the Wave Web 2.0 compared to Web 1.0 (Video)

  9. CBC News©.ca: a Canadian online world news provider

  10. Citysearch©: for the United States - help you find what you're looking for, wherever you may be in the US.

  11. CNN©.com: an American online world news provider

  12. Craigslist©.org: free classified ads in every category, organized by locale.

  13. Dailymotion© Videos: free video sharing site.

  14. del.icio.us©: popular place to share your favorite Web links and see what other people are bookmarking. Search the site by keyword (each link is tagged with descriptors both general and specific), create your own list of favorites to share with everybody else, or add to an existing collection. It's all about the tags.To see the most popular tags, click here.

  15. Digg©.com: a leader in social news, where users determine what's important and interesting by submitting it, "digging" it and posting a comment. Click "Top in 24 Hours" to see the most popular articles, blog posts and other Web pages of the day.

  16. DigitalWebMagazine©.com: Web 2.0 for Designers

  17. dotv©.com: live webcam (webcast) and video site

  18. eBay©.com: online auction powerhouse sells one car every minute on eBay Motors; at StubHub, which eBay acquired in February, you can buy tickets baseball games, Broadway shows, concerts and other events.

  19. ESPN©.com: "everything a sports fanatic needs. Speedy Net connection a must."

  20. Facebook©.com: a social utility that connects you with the people around you.

  21. FactCheck©.org: a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, is an independent, nonpartisan effort to cut through the routine spin and dissembling of politicians and other public figures. Staff writers check speeches, TV ads, news releases and other public statements for accuracy, and provide clarification and context.

  22. Famster©.com: media and video sharing site ($9.95/mo. after free 2 week trial)

  23. Flickr©.com: billions of images are now posted on Flickr, a superbly designed sharing platform and social network for photo enthusiasts.

  24. Flixya©.com: blog, photo and video sharing site

  25. GoFish©.com: youth oriented video sharing and entertainment network

  26. Google©.com: world's leading Web search engine. A complete list of its ever-growing range of special features, tips and tricks. Options

  27. Google Earth©

  28. Google Maps© API definition (from Wiki) (Wiki)

  29. Google Sitemap© (in Webmaster Tools) (Wiki: Sitemaps)

  30. Google Sites©: One-stop sharing for team information (formerly JotSpot)

  31. Google Sky© with Google Earth©

  32. GoogleVideo©.com (Beta): free video sharing site

  33. Heavy©.com: video sharing site

  34. HowStuffWorks©.com: "Easy-to-read explanations of how things work."

  35. IMDb©.com: Internet Movie Database

  36. Kayak©.com: The trip planning search engine works fast, scouring hundreds of travel sites to find the best airfares. You can compare rates on different travel dates, or check prices to several destinations at once. Create a profile so you don't have to enter certain data every time you use it.

  37. kewego©.com: video sharing site

  38. Lulu©.tv: a video sharing site "a socially networked media exchange that empowers creators to make money from their videos, music and podcasts."

  39. metacafe©.com: a media and video sharing site originally from Israel (now LA, NY and Telaviv); very popular in Europe

  40. MoMB©.net: an start-up video sharing site; from India

  41. MySpace©.com TV: video sharing site

  42. NASA.gov

  43. National Geographic©.com: great content here — about animals, world adventures, the environment, the sciences, space and other educational material. National Geographic's My Wonderful World©

  44. Photobucket©: free photo and video sharing site

  45. Porkolt©.com: video sharing and social network

  46. Putfile©.com (a photo, media and video sharing site)

  47. Spike©.com (iFilm): video sharing site

  48. StupidVideos©.com: a photo and video sharing site

  49. Technorati©.com: a blog and social media search engine - photos, video and music posted on online sharing sites — and a tag cloud on the home page shows you the hot topics of the day.

  50. TelevisionWithoutPity©.com: satirical look dozens of popular TV shows, plus forums for further discussion.

  51. TripAdvisor©: Find hotels travelers trust.

  52. TMZ©.com: celebrity and entertainment news.

  53. USA.gov: government information by topic; , with links to every branch, agency and organization involved in federal business, plus reports, guides, reference material and other resources to help you navigate the system, and, whenever possible, get things done online.

  54. VideoWebTown©.com: video sharing site

  55. Vimeo©.com: video sharing site

  56. VMIX©.com: media and video sharing site

  57. WebMD©.com: information about health and related issues.

  58. webshots©.com: photo sharing site

  59. Wikipedia© (Wiki).com: "(a type of collaborative website) and encyclopedia. Wikipedia's articles provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional information.Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. Since its creation in 2001, Wikipedia has grown rapidly into one of the largest reference Web sites attracting at least 684 million visitors yearly by 2008."

  60. WikiHow©.com: a collaborative writing project to building the world's largest, highest quality how-to manuals.

  61. Yahoo!©.com: "Yahoo's basket of goodies includes Flickr, Del.icio.us, Bix and is number two (behind Google©) in Web search. A free account with Yahoo Mail now comes with unlimited storage, and fewer restrictions on file attachments. New social networking site wis.dm takes an entirely different approach to online Q&A." Wis.dm

  62. Yahoo!Video©.com: a video sharing site

  63. YouTube©.com: free video sharing hub. Upload your own footage or just watch and enjoy. How to make your 1st Vlog! START TODAY! YouTube.com: vLog from geriatric1927 - A grumpy but wll loved blog by 'a senior'; about those who come up with supposed new thinking that state the obvious. Video: Silver Surfers-Part 1

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