Your Turn: What’s Your Favorite Website?

You’ve clicked thru Time.com’s picks for the 50 best websites. If we missed your favorite site or one that you can’t live without, let us know what it is. Use the form below to grade our picks and also tell us what we might have missed.
http://filemagazine.com/
Searchme is the best one, it saves me too much time to open another page, i vote for it.
You need to fix the link to gasbuddy on the first page of your article- it sends people to “gasbuddycom” and not “gasbuddy.com”
http://www.ted.com
http://www.travelmuse.com
The most beautiful and user-friendly travel site I’ve ever seen. Helps you get inspired and research trips (collaboratively with friends). Just launched last week. I love it for the richness of editorial content, elegance, and ease of use.
citeseer.org - A resource for computing researchers
Ok, I’m a little biased here, but I think PianoWorld.com is one of the most interesting and useful sites on the Web.
The world famous Piano Forums at Piano World will reach the 1 Million Post mark this Wednesday. For a niche web site run by one person, that’s a lot of posts!
Piano World averages over 185,000 page views a day.
PianoWorld.com, proof the piano is still popular, and fun.
http://www.PianoWorld.com
Respectfully,
Frank Baxter / Founder & Host
I would have to say THE NEST or THE KNOT.com
How about a site that isn’t a fluff piece of garbage? Try Democracy Now! (www.democracynow.org) for example–an actual news site that provides actual news without all of the kitten-in-a-tree/ news-of-the weird nonsense that infects other “news” sites. Some people, believe it or not, are actually interested in knowing what’s going on in the world, and Democracy Now! offers an amazingly accurate barometer for what stories will be reaching the mainstream headlines, often months in advance, whereas corporate media sources like Time Magazine too often put commercial interests before accurate reporting.
Blog di Beppe Grillo
EBAY.com
My new favorite website is Less Accounting (http://lessaccounting.com), which I’ve been using to run my small business for months now. It’s become the most visited site on the web after my email and I think the team did a really great job building the app. It makes complicated accounting procedures simple for non-CPAs, which is huge since I do all of my own records keeping.
http://librivox.org
herecomestheson2008.com or org.
This was an insignificant wed site last year, but it’s worth studying what it says this year. It’s religious. Yes, King Jesus comes in the year 2008. NOBODY believes it, but prophecy will be fulfilled. As it was in the days of Noe, it is today. We have concentrated on EVERYTHING else to think about and make our lives comfortable, but guess what? WE have forfgotten about the real meaning of life. Jesus comes back this very year!
Chico
The Mo’Kelly Report
http://www.mokellyreport.blogspot.com
Politics, entertainment and a real witty intersection of both. Highly underrated, just below the radar of the big blogs…for now. Seems to be generating some buzz…
I think only one person (Mo’Kelly) posts all the material.
celebrity-babies.com, theybf.com
Great picks! Thanks for including us. At first I thought this was the best NEW sites of 2008, but turns out it’s the best sites in 2008, might need to clarify that in the future, but I’ve bookmarked a few treasures for myself and seen some on here that I totally agree with (re: Mint, PopSugar, and of course Zeer)
Shannon B.
Community Manager
Zeer.com
I really enjoy Howcast which is already on your list. It is informative, comprehensive, and a lot of fun.
Jango.com
http://www.abebooks.com - Almost any book ever written can be found at this conglomerate of 20,000 used book stores around the world. Each book store posts their inventory - 1st addition, signed, paperback or hardback, etc. so that you can select the best book in your price range. I LOVE IT!
http://www.kineda.com
Great fashion and lifestyle blog! It’s the probably the only one I read on a daily basis.
Pandora — http://www.pandora.com — by far the best music site on the web right now.
profootballtalk
Some of my faves:
I get all of my recipes from Allrecipes.com. You will not use any other site, guaranteed.
I always use Kayak.com to search for cheap travel. TravelZoo.com is another great site for travel bargains.
I use Zannel.com to send pictures to my friends from my cell. Its Twitter on steroids.
I love PopCandy.com for my pop culture fix. A lot better than PopSugar which tends to be a little tween for my tastes.
TelevisionWithoutPity is a “must” site.
And Last.FM is a pretty good “scrobbler” for music lovers.
http://netvlinks.com/
for your NETERTAINMENT tv, movies, trailers, music & more…
Envirosites that got missed but are worth checking out:
http://www.ecolectic.org
http://www.ecogeek.org
http://www.inhabitat.com
Menupages is the best site for researching restaurants online. I’d rather look at menus, make judgments myself based on the offerings, than get the opinion of someone at NY Mag or Zagat which really miss the target.
http://www.menupages.com
http://www.hoodman.tv/news/
Geni
http://www.deviantart.com
profootballtalk.com
http://good$hit.phlap.net/
replace $ with s
http://www.2swap.com
“Free your books, the rest will follow.” That’s the motto of 2SWAP.com, my website dedicated to freeing captive books in America.
There are probably more than a hundred books on your bookshelf that you keep not because you want or need them, but because you don’t know what to do with them.
Take a book down, offer it up to the 2swap community, mail it out if you get a request. Then use your credit to claim any other book listed on 2swap.
Spread knowledge.
Save a tree.
Save money.
“Free your books. The rest will follow.”
Tripkick.com (as mentioned on Time.com) is really very very cool. This is perhaps one of the neatest travel site innovations in a long time, as it allows you to find ACTUAL ROOM NUMBERS in hotels! Love it!
YouTube.
GASBUDDIES IS MY FAVORITE……….WHEN GAS IS SO HIGH IT IS FANTASTIC TO KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR THE CHEAPEST………GO GASBUDDIES.
http://TheCelebrityCafe.com
The Internet’s longest running entertainment magazine.
GasBuddy is the best, it has the most informative material and information about saving money during your daily commute and your other necessary trips.
GasBuddy has saved me more money than any other Web site. My savings have been almost $400 since mid December , 2007. That is moremoney in my pocket and less money in the banks of the OPECkers!
http://www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com is new but probably the best daily news source for the carbon market
tvrage.com
http://www.nflgridirongab.com
http://www.sandiegotraveltips.com
http://www.sandiegobargainmama.com
I like http://www.digg.com where I can read as well as post my favourite news items. Thanks.
mapquest.com
For music lover, this website is realy cool: deezer.com
Hi Anita, I didn’t see many “Arty” sites on the list. Perhaps Sketchplanet (http://www.sketchplanet.com) can be submitted.
There are many online drawing sites already on the net, but Sketchplanet restricts drawing space to allow for more detailed work and less pressure to fill up the space. The navigation and layout is clear, with Web 2.0 features such as placing your drawings on your own site as well a personal RSS feed.
Regards,
Giles Dawe
Great idea, but did you guys really forget to put a LINK to each website on each review??? That might have been the most annoying thing I encountered all day!
favorite site on this year’s list is Geni.com
gasbuddy.com
Petfinder
http://www.petfinder.com
Why buy when you can save a life?
http://www.scrabulous.com
THE BEST SITE, I don’t know how you guys missed this one!: http://www.ted.com
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3
The Nest
http://www.thenest.com
Best Fantasy football hands down http://dynasty.efsports.com/
Petfinder.com
Petfinder.com
As a non profit rescue shelter owner and operator, I am extremely grateful for all that Petfinder does not only for my rescues but all rescues. They are the most helpful and accommodating support we as rescue people have. God bless them.
Petfindr.com is my favorite website!!!
http://www.elephants.com
The Elephant Sanctuary
TED: Ideas worth spreading at http://www.ted.com/ for “Inspired talks by the world’s greatest thinkers and doers”
You missed http://www.worth1000.com. It’s the best site ever, and I’m surprised it wasn’t included in your list!
http://www.Monkeysee.com
For a great list of alternative and literary magazines, independent bookstores, small presses, reviews, and more, you should link to http://www.newpages.com
http://www.monkeysee.com
http://www.monkeysee.com
http://www.monkeysee.com
http://www.monkeysee.com –Tons of cool stuff of this site!
http://www.monkeysee.com!!!
http://www.monkeysee.com
http://www.monkeysee.com
http://www.monkeysee.com
http://www.monkeysee.com!!!
Coolest website ever!!!!!!!!
I love http://www.feedbackfarm.com!
It is a completely free online survey tool. It is unbranded, advertisement free and allows me to post unlimited surveys or polls free of charge.
http://www.mainegasprices.com is my favorite, all around informaive site for interacting with the news.
I’m a gasbuddy through andd through
tripit.com Great for organizing trpi itineraries and sharing them.
Freecycle.org has local sites all over the world where people can give and receive items for free that would otherwise go to landfill. Good for the community, the individuals, and the environment.
brickfish.com
http://www.deviantart.com/ because it’s a great place to meet friends interested in the type of art you like, and there’s over fifty eight million pictures/stories/photos and counting
ebooboos.com
For ebay users who want to search for typo listings - great for finding bargains on ebay!
Since quite a few readers are in Canada, here’s one for them.
http://www.greatcanadianforum.ca. If you like freebies, contests, coupons, chat, consumer reviews, and friends this the place for you.
http://www.monkeysee.com — this is the best how-to video site on the net. Fantastic videos, lots of them, easy to find and great quality unlike all those YouTube-quality clips.
I agree - http://www.gasbuddy.com
http://www.gasbuddy.com
GoAnimate.com is one of the most creative ideas to hit the net since YouTube. You can create your own animations with limitations in seconds!
Google at No.8!!!! Are you kidding me!!!!!! I think it should be there in the top three, if not the first ranked site. People start of with Google to find something from the internet.. Be it in Wiki or any other major site….. Somehow I feel this survey by Time is CRAP!!!!!
http://www.imdb.com
http://www.monkeysee.com
http://www.monkeysee.com
http://www.foodsdatabase.com - I use this site every day to track my calories and weight loss…and it has actually been working! A definite “web’s best” for anyone serious about eating and feeling healthier.
nomoremedicines.com is a great site that I highly recommend. There is a lot of medical information mostly for non-doctors and also some for doctors. There are videos, some that teach you about getting or staying healthy, some that are screamingly funny and some that expose the nefarious plots of Big Pharma (aka drug companies) to convince everyone to take their &*$%# pills, everyday for the rest of your life!! The site and the book you can order there shows you can control high blood pressure and cholesterol and a lot of other common problems without drugs! A must visit site for anyone taking a bunch of pills everyday even though they’re not really sick
Nice article, but its was kind of self serving to make us scroll along 51 pages, then embed the comprehensive list in a flash object, so we cant even copy them to save them all. Why did you go through such trouble to keep the comprehensive list from us?
Anyone who plays the piano, has always wanted to play the piano; teaches piano, is a piano technician, student, etc will forever appreciate finding;
PianoWorld.com
Hosted by Frank Baxter from CT
web based since May 2001
June 17, 2008 marked the forums one millonth post!
The animated political at PoliticalBastards.com is pretty good!
http://www.nomoremedicine.com
For anyone concerned about their general health, and particularly those with high blood pressure or high cholesterol, this web site is in dispensible.
http://www.politicalbastards.com/
a must-see for any greenophile…www.alternativeconsumer.com
As a member since mid-205, I Vote for gasbudy as the most all around the world’s oil news site. It is tops for being informative in an interactive way.
AskMoxie (moxie.blogs.com/askmoxie) - amazing parenting tips site. There were surprisingly few (if any really) parenting/mom sites on your list.
You missed roadfood.com
It’s on my best list.
I love that place for finding some great local restaurants, and staying out of the big chains. I can eat at Chili’s or McDonalds here.
They are also interested in Price/Performance. I even set the GPS to go cross country to the Pinecone restaurant in Wisconsin, to have some of their cherry pie.
There was a roadfood trip in April here for Texas BBQ … sold out the bus.
http://www.celebtv.com
Entertainment News Website that is amazing.
http://www.celebtv.com
http://www.CelebTV.com
entertainment news thats actually news worthy!
http://www.celebtv.com - It’s the hottest entertainment site around! They are always breaking news, give cool fashion tips, and have some great raw footage of stars out and about in Hollywood. Check it out!!! I’m addicted!
http://www.celebtv.com
Such a great website! Love it!
http://www.norneesbulb.com is by far the weirdest website ever.
http://www.Celebtv.com! It’s where I can get all the latest, juiciest celebrity gossip!
CelebTV.com is the bomb!
I go everyday..
http://joshreads.com/
The Comics Curmudgeon
Both the Blog AND the comments.
i agree… celebtv.com is new and very cool for good entertainment news stories.
Awesome celebrity news content!
http://www.celebtv.com
There are many, many broken links in this piece. Most of them are the result of skipping a period; i.e. “wwwpvponline.com” instead of “www.pvponline.com”. Who proofread this, an orangutan?
Uh, hello? Where’s 4chan? Something Awful? I understand that they’re not Work Safe and they appeal to a much more vulgar demographic than Time, but you don’t really start to see the shrunken, black heart of the internet until you do some skulking for some REAL Internet culture sites. They’re crass, rude, and full of young people, and they’re the ones you’ll want to look at if you want to know who’s influencing the internet the most in the most underhanded and subtle of ways.
Gasbuddy is stuffing the ballot box by requesting people vote them #1.
http://www.slashdot.org
http://www.celebtv.com
the only entertainment news website i read!
they really do cover everything!
Jesebelle.com its cool for celebrity stuff & more
celebtv.com
http://xkcd.com
what about http://www.shiznip.com. Its a social networking site designed to work from your phone.
I go to http://www.CelebTV.com for all of my news
gasbuddy.com
celebtv.com
As good as Kongregate is, Newgrounds (http://www.newgrounds.com) was one of the first sites to collect Flash games and Animations and was the first place to find many games and animations that are now ubiquitous on the web (like the Numa Numa dance). As Newgrounds is based around community input, there are of course many terrible submissions that sometimes mask the gems. Click on “Flash Portal” to see the easy “Best Of All Time” list.
Also, the Kongregate entry mentions the “simple html-based games on Addicting Games”. That’s just incorrect. Addicting Games is almost entirely Flash games, and features many of the same games found on other popular Flash Portals.
http://www.celebtv.com
great site - lots of useful and intriguing information about how to manage and organize your life both business and personal life. Since most people are seeing some merging between work and personal life it’s nice that they address both. It’s got a techie vibe but it’s comprehensible for most and gives some alternatives to the standard refrigerator to do list that really get you thinking about things in a new way.
I think Facebook should be on the list. It has 70 million members and is awesome. I truly think it is one of the top websites around
My favorite website is http://inhumangames.com - home of the best RTS game around, Trash.
http://www.pet-abuse.com is an amazing resource for animal advocates.
Musopen.com copyright free classical music.
Your information about Yahoo Finance being the only site with free real time quotes is factually flawed. MSN Money will give you up to 50 real time quotes per day. (requires signing in)
http://www.celebtv.com
Best place to get your entertainment news!
Gasbuddy.com is the most helpful. Gives almost real time price reports. does not keep anything more than 24 hours and has a monitor to watch that things run well.
Gasbuddy also has, for the most part, interesting articles which are open for member comments. This causes an infusion of ideas. some off the wall and some well thought out. There are a few who post one syllable response just to get points and although annoying they are overlooked and the discussion continues.
Great site with current, up to date informaiton!
http://www.celebtv.com >!< Woot!
http://www.menewsha.com
By far one of the most wonderful forum websites on the internet. :3
http://www.sinfest.net
brilliant!
http://www.Deviantart.com
socialvibe.com
MilitarySoulmate.com - a place to meet military singles and admirers in the world! It bring together single members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force, and Firefighters — as well as civilians, veterans.
have achieved tremendous success in bringing military singles and admirers together.
this website is kinda like an anime myspace ,but a lot funner because theres more to do and lots of games.i go on it a lot.
GAIAONLINE ROCKS!!!
Gaia is the best website. I’ve meet many friends. It’s a lot of fun. Games are fun, posting is fun, just hangin out is fun. What else can I say, Gaiaonline is just fun.
http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com
http://www.gofugyourself.com
HILARIOUS commentary on celebs, their clothes, and other random facts. You WILL laugh!
grownupgeek.com
A great message board/ forum website. Lots of help for “beginners”. Ask a question and you will have any number of people chime in to help! A friendly atmosphere where you can talk about not only computers but ask about anything under the sun. And the premium forums have even more to offer!!!
http://www.deviantart.com
http://grownupgeek.com
no doubt the user-friendliest website around, made “for beginners” to get help with just about any subject you can think of.
You should see the fervor of the pianists at http://www.pianoworld.com It’s a wonderful place to share our normally solitary hobby!
http://grownupgeek.com
that is my favorite site because they always know how to help you out with anything, and are willing to even go to the page of problem just to help, its like an e-house call
http://grownupgeek.com (GuG for short) is a unique place on the Internet -it’s a website, it’s a forum, it’s a family!
the site has over 15,000 registered members is here to help you Learn The New Stuff. They have sections on computers, cooking, Myspace, Taxes, and much more! If you need help with a subject that they haven’t touched on yet, post your question and someone will help you out!
The community was created for beginners, so new Internet users fit right in - if you’re an expert on a subject that’s ok, they will be nice to you anyway! So check out our online community. If you like it, then join its FREE!
http://www.petfinder.com is my favorite website ever. I recommend this to everbody looking for a fur ever friend. It will help you find just about any kind anywhere. It also helps us get our out there & adopted a little faster. Claws & Paws Rescue, Inc. of Buena Vista , GA
Are you kidding me!?!? where’s youtube on there!?
http://www.youtube.com
Nomoremedicines.com is the most useful health oriented site on the www and the information available there can help you get off of high blood pressure and cholesterol pills. The knowledge presented on this website is highly informative, hollistic, natural and powerful. It will provide information to help you restore and improve your health beyond what any traditional western medicine can offer. Be good to your body and mind. This website can help you feel great again!
http://www.celebtv.com
I’m glad you featured Gaiaonline.com
I’d have to say I like Photobucket.com for saving all types of graphics, as well as for its new built-in editing software! I collect pics from the web for fun (and not to violate copyright) and PB makes it a snap to post in forums, create macro pics, etc… Flickr is great for your own photos, but PB is better than Flickr for graphics, web memes, etc…
mahalo.com
The human-powered search engine. it’s sweet. you can also join the greenhouse and make pages for $$$!
Pennock’s Fiero Forum http://www.fiero.nl
The website I chose is : Myspace.com
Mine is Suwannee Online.
Where’s 4Chan? Where in Longcat’s name is 4Chan? You’d think the site responsible for LOLCATS, Rick-Rolling, and other internet hilarity would garner some merit.
No! It’s 4Chan’s grossly inferior rival, Gaia Online, that gets to be on this list. You sicken me Time Magazine…
http://www.gasbuddy.com
We all still need gas at better prices & every little bit of searching helps.
http://www.gasbuddy.com
Gas is the need now.
VGCats is just as amusing as Penny Arcade, and I believe it deserved to be on the list.
http://www.urbandead.com
This low-tech simplistic zombie rpg perfectly blends action, adventure, role-playing, and the social element in an incredibly deep game that you can play anytime on any computer with internet access.
P.S. Penny Arcade fans chk out http://www.roosterteeth.com and http://www.vgcats.com
http://www.herdofcats.ca
http://www.PianoWorld.com
It is the place where anyone with an interest in pianos and playing likes to hang out. It is also a great source of information fo the first time buyer. There are a number of different forums that focus on various interests.
wwww.celebtv.com
http://www.gutenberg.org Project Gutenberg. They have over 25,000 free e-books to read, most classics that tend to be difficult to find like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll, the Sherlock Holmes series, and a TON more that you would (or maybe not) recognize! And the best part: No coffee stains on the pages! xD They’re all free, accurate, and legal. I LOVE this website and am frankly shocked that it isn’t on your list!
deviantART ( http://www.deviantart.com ) is a favorite site of mine. Artists are allowed their own pages and galleries to maintain, journals to update with, and polls to run. And even if you’re not an artist yourself, you can browse the MANY categories which run the gauntlet from photography to pottery to anime-inspired art. It’s user-friendly and has a great community, and not a day goes by where I don’t visit it.
I would definately have to say Myspace!!
http://www.celebtv.com
An exhilirating website- fresh young perspective’s on pop culture.
http://www.HomestarRunner.com
I’m there every Monday for the new ‘toon.
celebtv.com
Great website, very easy to navigate. Very informative. A class above other celebrity gossip websites.
http://www.celebtv.com The only source I go to for celebrity gossip
http://www.armageddon.org
Best RPIMUD out there. Check it out!
http://www.celebtv.com …..nothing compares to celebtv.com. its the best ever. it rocks my world. hollaaaaaaa!
http://www.neopets.com
No love for Wikipedia? For, Wikipedia is a shining example of the potential of the internet, and a great philosophical shift in the epistemology of western nations.
celebtv.com
Snopes.com - I have been on this site more times than any other, it seems, in the last ten years. I get so much crap sent to my inbox that it is truly great to have such an informative site available to debunk it.
http://www.celebtv.com
I also like:
http://www.deviantart.com
http://www.facebook.com
http://www.dictionary.reference.com
http://www.neopets.com
what? I’m still a kid, i’ve got reasons.
Your link to PVP is broken. It should be http://www.pvponline.com — you’re missing the dot after “www”
http://www.fanpop.com
I was hoping you would pick one of my favorite new sites Fanpop this year for the top 50 in either the Fun & Games category or the Hobbies & Interests. I spend most of my time there now because it’s a place where fans can create fan clubs around anything their interested in. Within each user-generated fan club you can share videos and photos, play trivia, create polls, chat in forums, and so much more. Hopefully you’ll consider them for next year’s list!
http://www.fanpop.com/
http://www.fanpop.com/
The fun site ever. Love it so much . Feel free to visit the site.
nomoremedicines.co is a very helpful website especially for persons
with high bloodpressure and cholesterol offering alternatives to medicines for these conditions/
http://www.cookthink.com
http://www.fanpop.com is the happiest, liveliest internet community around.
The site is on the pulse of entertainment news. It’s a must-vist…daily.
CelebTV.com - I have a friend who works there and made me vote for this!!!
http://www.celebtv.com
PawnGame.com, the Ultimate in Flash Shooters. You control your own Man, using the keyboard to move and the mouse to switch weapons and shoot. Climb ladders, fall hundreds of feet (and land safely), Communicate with your team to remain as effective as possible, and a good deal more.
Combat:
In each match, you will be placed on a team on a map in a room you chose from the main lobby. three seconds later, you will spawn. Left click to shoot, scroll wheel/# pad to switch weapons (you’ll usually have 1 at the start), space to jump, and arrow keys/ASWD to move.
Weapon System:
When you kill another player (don’t worry…he’ll be back), you get a KillCoin, or KC. when you die, you’re shown a Menu of guns with numbers, varying from 1-38 (but not like 1,2,3,4). these numbers are the prices. you use KC’s to buy them, providing you have enough.you click on a gun, and it turns green. you now have that gun. A couple of Kills and Deaths later, you want a better gun. you go to the gun(s) you already have (the green ones), you click them, and they turn back to normal color. you no longer have those guns, and you’ve got your kc’s back. Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, Automatics, and even a Laser that shoots through the walls (and does massive damage). these are the weapons you can buy.
Deathmatch Mode:
Team up with 4 other players to Defeat the enemy, another 5 players. Simple, right?
Assualt Mode :
One side is Blue, one Side is Red. The Blue side takes control of a maze-like fortress, the Red side infiltrates it. The Blue side protects an “Artifact”, the Red side destroys it. The team who can successfully do this is proclaimed the winner. It’s also pretty simple, right?
Maps:
Maps are two-dimensional, and are made of squares. You can move left, right, up, down, or diagonally. Ladders take you up, simulated Gravity brings you down. Because the Maps are 2-D, there is the possibility for places you can hide in, and it’s exceedingly easy.
There are 5 kinds of squares: Special(ladders, spawn points, etc…) background, collideable, foreground, and (recently added) destructible. #’s 2, 3, and 4 out of those are most common. Background squares are scenery only. Collideable squares are what you walk on, hide behind, etc… and Foreground squares are what you can hide behind. Destructible can be destroyed, and special have special purposes.
Rank:
Pawn has a Simple-but-excellent ranking system. Players Start off at n00b Status(which means you’re a Newbie, New player, Noob, etc…). as you kill other players and compete in matches, you get points. at 1000 points(which isn’t hard) you’re no longer a n00b. at that point, you would now have a Bronze Bar next to your screen name(which is displayed at almost all times) instead of the n00b Baby Binky. the more points you get, the higher you rank. from 1 bar, 2 bars, an upwards arrow, and a lot more, with each having bronze, silver, gold, and white to go through. with names that go with them, such as 1st lieutenant, commander, and (the highest one) General of the Army (4 million points, no one is there as of now), the game becomes very interesting…
Clans:
Things get even more interesting when you add Clans into the Mix. a Clan is a group of players who communicate, Fight alongside eachother, and do battle with other clans. really, it’s very fun to be in a clan. and it’s really fun to be in pawn.
nomoremedicines.com
A worthwhile site to learn about how lifestyle changes can add years of enjoyment to your life.
runescape.com
http://www.poe-news.com is the news I want to see. Thats all I wanted to say.
http://www.runescape.com,its the best site you will ever play on,millions of people play it,and you can just pay 5$ a month to get over 2000 extra features!i would reccomend this to anyone
http://www.runescape.com
its the best!It has millions of players and it is 100% multiplayer online,so you can talk to people or your friends.Also,for 5$ a month you can get over 2000 extra features!I think you should tell everyone about this site.
TMZ is essential?
celebtv.com
http://www.celebtv.com
you missed deviantart.com
The site is a good art community, and it has won two consecutive webware awards.
http://www.celebtv.com
I love http://www.cookthink.com - a cooking and recipe website with a very different search application. Not only can you search by food or cuisine type, but you can search by mood or season or any other kind of category. You can also build and save meals.
I love fanpop! There’s nothing you can’t do there. There’s articles, questions - a little competition is fun, videos, picks - really funny, we make our own events like “fanpop’s got talent”! and we have links and images. I spend about 5 hours on fanpop every day.
Fanpop is the best thing that have ever happened to me! I meet friends all over the world but also some from my own country (I come from Denmark)
The community is always so active and everyone accept each other as we are. Fanpop is beta test but that’s only so that we can help making the site even more awesome (which is almost impossible)
I’m much better at English now where I’m using an English/American site every day. There’s no minuses about the site!!!!
I LOVE FANPOP!
OMG… celebtv.com is the greatest website!!
CelebTV.com!!!
http://current.com/
Awesome site and TV channel
Viewer driven content. Somewhat like Digg but better.
107 on Comcast.
Fanpop is awsome! there is so much to do there and you will never get bored!
There is also a great comunity there and everyone gets along
I have met loads of new friends there form all over the world!
Fanpop is a place for fun and enjoyable content and great debates.
Everyone gets involved in cool competitions like Fanpop’s Got Talent and The Fanpoppies!
I am so addicted i even go on in the morning before school and as soon as i get home from school, Fanpop is the first place i go!
Fanpop has so much to offer for eveybody, supplying for all ages and all kinds of people
I bet you any money, if you like something, Fanpop has a place for it!
My world revolves around Fanpop, and i am sure i’m not the only one that thinks that!
Fanpop is the best thing that ever happend to me! ♥
http//www.fanpop.com
CelebTV.com
http://www.CelebTV.com
CelebTV.com keeps me up to date on all the latest celebrity news and gossip! I watch on-line when I’m at home, but when I’m on the go I watch the latest videos on Sprint TV on my phone. TV on my phone! I LOVE IT!!!
http://www.fanpop.com
The Internet’s best kept secret that deserves to be shouted from the rooftops.
http://www.fanpop.com/
I believe that Newgrounds.com should be in there because it is not only my favorite website but it is also very popular around the web.
Hi. About URL shortening, your list of 50 useful sites mentions tinyurl.com. It’s a one trick pony nowadays. Snipr.com or Snipurl.com (same site) is a much more feature-rich and user friendly service that does a lot more, and is usable with copy/paste on mobile phones as well. Plus they are much better with managing spam while tinyurl type sites are a haven with junk mailers around the world.
http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/
You forgot deviantart.com
You need to add this website!!!!!!
Fark.com belonged on this list. As the original news aggregator it helped to expand the horizons of the early web and “farkers” are one of the web’s original communities. Fark threads get nasty, they get contentious, often they get vapid. But they do their best to remain “SFW,” something that not all of the sites you’ve mentioned to.
That said, it would be impossible to put multiple centralized communities in this list: the voting would have become a contest spurred on by community leaders. Gabe of Penny Arcade has already asked for top rating as a “ten years” present from his fans, and the voting shows it’s working. If such geek community sites as somethingawful, 4chan, or fark had a stake in this race, you would have multiple entries drawing thousands of 100% votes per hour
Another note, urbandictionary is where slang goes to die.
You missed a terrific website: PianoWorld.com! The piano forums offer a vast amount of knowledge on everything related to the piano, from playing techniques to buying a new or used instrument. The Adult Beginner Forum, in particular, is a great way to meet other adults who are new to the piano or are returning after long absences. It’s great support for anyone who plays piano.
http://www.fanpop.com Is my favorite website. It’s a place where fans of any and everything pop-culture related can commune and discuss, poll, answer and write trivia, view links and videos of, and write about their obsessions. You can spend as much time as you like on Fanpop and it never gets boring. Check it out!
http://www.Celebtv.com I’m a Radio Personality here in Chicago and Iwhen I need to get updated with all the lastest celebrity gossip, http://www.Celebtv.com is the best!
By far, the website I enjoy reading the most, every day, is
http://www.theothersideofkim.com/
Smart, concise, interesting.
http://www.gasbuddy.com
My choice is Kaboodle.com, a site where you can list what you want for Christmas, birthdays, etc., complete with urls to sites where people can buy for you. You list, color, size, etc. Once an item is bought, it is marked as purchased so no one else will buy it. (This does not appear on the originator’s page).
My whole family uses this. It sure cuts down on last minute calls to find out what we all want and it’s really nice because when you’re shopping online and you see something you want, you just click it into Kaboodle.com and it’s on your list!
http://www.bangormaineghosthuntersassociation.com
Being obsessed with weather, the site I love is weather.gov, the official forecast site for NOAA. You can enter any (and I mean any) U.S. city/state in the field on the upper right, and bingo: a detailed seven-day forecast with great little weather illustrations. Best part is the radar screen that can show you a looping video of what’s up in that vicinity, updated every 20 minutes.
Fark.Com is by far one of the best sites on the net.
Celebtv.com It’s my favorite!
http://www.newsoftheweird.com - I can’t wait until Mondays when I read about all the stupid things people do. It reaffirms that I am not one of life’s idiots.
http://www.weather.com/www.wunderground.com - I travel for work, so it is essential that I know the weather of my destination so I know what to pack. While The Weather Channel’s site is great for quick forecasts, traffic issues and flights delays. The Weather Underground site helps me teach my children about all the elements that make up the weather including phases of the moon, tides of the ocean, etc.
http://www.amazon.com - No matter what I need to shop for, this is the one stop I can make and purchase gifts for 20 different people and save on the shipping in the process.
***NEW*** Four of my favorite shopping sites have come together with *one* checkout process. When you go to Gap, BananaRepublic, Old Navy or Piperlime, all four sties pop up one tabbed page. They even provide you a low flat shipping rate. GENIUS!!!
youtube.com; I was very surprised to not see it on here!
http://www.physorg.com/
It is a science news website that is constantly updated with many well written articles of just about all fields of science. It also has a very active forum and is compatible with RSS.
http://www.celebtv.com is the only place to receive the best in celebrity gossip and news. THE ONLY PLACE…ya heard!!!
http://www.youtube.com
http://www.surfthechannel.com
How is http://www.petfinder.com not on this list!? It has an extensive database of adoptable, and adorable, pets at animal shelters and rescue groups across the country.
Homestarrunner.com
It’s a reliable, weekly, hilarious cartoon that’s both family friendly and appeals to any age group. It’s even ad free, which is just amazing seeing how long they’ve survived on the web.
http://www.refdesk.com
It really does have something for everyone.
I’m a librarian and this is one of the first places I take patrons who are learning the Internet.
celebtv.com
celebtv
I have never been to Facebook, or Yelp (never heard of it until this article), or DIGG, and could not care less about ESPN, but CNN.com is a daily stop, as is Weather Underground (wunderground.com, users from all over the world can post weather-related photos, highly addictive), and IMDB.com. How did we live before IMDB.com??
http://www.mainegasprices.com
Greenlance.com http://www.greenlance.com has funny reviews of the best free internet resources
http://www.cplusplus.com/
um, 4chan.org?
4chan ALWAYS goes before Gaia, Gaia would be NOTHING without 4chan.
I think it’s a shame that Newgrounds.com hasn’t been put on this list. It’s been going on for more than ten years and has been a haven for all of the internet’s flash animators. It might be rough around the edges, but at its core its best animators turn out some of the best animated short films I’ve ever seen.
I didn’t see http://www.4chan.org anywhere on the list. That’s probably one of the most popular sites on the Internet, as well as the creator of the massively influential viral group “Anonymous”. How could you miss such a beautiful example of Internet culture and organization? I recommend that it’s at least put on the list as an option. Thank you for your consideration in the matter.
this is a good website for alot of kids.it is very fun u get to build and interact with diffrent objects plus it is online so u can talk to your freinds when you want.also the games your playing other people built or you can make your owwn place and play with your freinds you can even custamize your person with pants shirts alos roblox is a free vritual world but you can get some better things by joing builders club for onlly 5.99$ a month you will have alot of fun making freinds building. thank you for joining roblox online the best game on the internet.
http://www.drudgereport.com
http://www.meebo.com IM anywhere any time any program! no need to leave your contact lists on some else’s pc you can chat at library, internet cafe, friend or family’s house, EVEN @ work. NO INSTALLS needed!
A list that has the uber-biased and selective Wikipedia as #1 shouldn’t be taken seriously by anyone.
I recommend 4chan.org for the amazing variety of its content.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com
Typical of the main stream media to be unable to admit their total reliance and jealousy of http://www.drudgereport.com
4 out of 10 I have never used or for that matter heard of…….TIme is becoming like the NYT……history!!!
http://www.wheresgeorge.com/
Maybe not essential - but strangely addictive. Track the serial numbers on your bills and see where they’ve come from and how far they travel.
counterpunch.org
For the best in political viewpoints from noted journalists, politicans, writers, etc. giving you perspectives you probably won’t see anywhere else. 10 sites we can’t live without? Whose this “we”: I know I can certainly live without them; well maybe one or two are useful. Should be 10 sites Anita Hamilton can’t live without.
http://www.fanpop.com/
The greatest website EVER!, It has everything, opinion polls, pop quizzes forums, videos, links, articles, news and images, as well as really funny users and running jokes, everything is catigorized really well in fan clubs, and there are great events like The Fanpoppies and Fanpop’s Got Talent, to leave it out is a sin.
http://www.fanpop.com/ Is the best site ever, It has absoluteley everything and the users are great
FANPOP!!!!!
http://www.bicycletutor.com
How-to videos on fixing anything and everything on a bicycle. Saving me a ton of cash in maintenance fees.
Gaia was the best choice on the list i think, but why was deviantart left out? ): And, hey! not all members of gaia are highschoolers!
Heres my list in no order of some of the best sites missed (in my opinion):
ghostvillage.com
number2.com
deviantart.com
ebay.com
samuraioflegend.com
atcsforall.com
booty-master.com
ezmatchup.com
http://gates.platinumgeneration.net/index.php
pogo.com
facebook.com
neopets.com
weebly.com
mail.com
testriffic.com
care2.com
studyspanish.com
marapets.com
soulgeek.com
brzostek.com
youtube.com
just to name a few
This website has been a live saver for me. It is nomoremedicines.com
This no more medicines web site by Dr. Cleaves Bennett, MD. will turn your life around , and show you how to heal most heart and circulatory problems without the prescription medications ,This plus many of the other over prescribed drugs. Bill Galt
NO MORE MEDICINES.COM THE LIFE SAVING WEB SITE FOR ME.
http://www.trackpads.com
Forums for military folks like me.
http://www.Geekologie.com A blog site dedicated to posting the latest technological advancements as well as all things geek with a twist of strange news storys. From Robots in japan to a Super Mario Bros. style wedding cake, geekologie has everything in between.
TMZ?? are you kidding? It might break the stories first- but it also makes them up, is incredibly offensive, and has the most annoying comments (FIRST! …pointless!) try http://www.celebitchy.com for fast stories, and class!
pick #10 (Afrigadget) of the Top 50…
has an ERROR in your address hyperlink:
http://wwww.afrigadget.com/
there’s *four* W’s instead of three.
http://www.SuggestionBox.com/
I use SuggestionBox.com to send suggestions when I see something that can be improved. The cool part is: I can see when my ideas have been implemented.
http://www.freerice.com/
This site rocks!
I love this website and hang out there quite a bit.
http://www.cindysbeentrippin.com
As a gay man, I felt something was lacking in cyberspace for the gay community. That’s why I started my own message board for gay men:
http://www.cosmicoutpost.com/
There are some female members too but they’re mostly fag hags. LOL They love to chat with us about fashion and stuff like that.
It’s a great site to talk to folks who have similar interests. Everyone is welcome to poast there but especially if you’re gay.
Well worth your time, a place where everybody knows your name:
http://cindysbeentrippin.com
My name is Chloe, a beautiful policewoman from us.. it is very hard to
meet friends and lover in the real world because of my job. so i came
here. i just uploaded my hottest photos under nicolebaby on
http://www.UniformedCupid.com the best of its kind in the world.(maybe
you want to check them out.
Duedee.com. A need to visit social network for finance and stock crazed investors.
http://www.savvycircle.com sends me an email alerting me and providing a link as soon as the things i want go on sale….for free! Clothes, electronics, books, pretty much everything!
MartiniInTheMorning.com
MartiniInTheMorning.com
In these overly politically correct times its nice to find a place where political incorrectness is the word of the day!
http://www.cindysbeentrippin.com
MajorGeeks.com
There is no better site on the web for computer help.
The members are knowledgeable, friendly, answers are timely, and the community is just one big happy family.
http://www.FARK.com
Because it’s not NEWS, it’s Fark.
One of the most fascinating sites I’ve found lately is:
http://www.bigthink.com/
Also, while you were doing social sites apps, why not browser apps. I work with VERY computer literate folks and we often exchange new add-ons for Mozilla we’ve discovered. This would have been very worthwhile. I can recommend:
Extended Copy
CoolIris
Adblock Plus
card games
maybe for next year?…..
I’ve been having a ball with Geni; finding relatives I didn’t know I had, getting touch with people I like knowing I’m related to, finding the long-lost, and simply enjoying one of their features called “Timeline”
One Vote For Geni
http://www.dslreports.com/
Technology news surrounding Broadband, including forums and tools to check out broadband speeds and if one’s computer is configured for maximum speeds.
Fanfiction.net is most enjoyable. It gives writers and poets a chance to express themselves publically and talk with other writers and fans of their favorite shows, games, books, etc.
If you have children aged 3-7, this site is just the absolute cream of the crop. It is a lot of fun and very educational.
http://www.starfall.com
Indygasprices.com - keeps me informed of local gas prices and helps me plan my sales plan for the week. Excellent site and very informative.
With the anime industry growing rapidly in the United States, fan-created works such as wallpapers and even interactive personality quizzes and E-Cards are becoming more and more popular. A simple place online to find this kind of fansite, is http://www.theotaku.com It deals, not only with anime, but video games, movies, and music. It even had a podcast, filled with tons of anime-based news, and two really funny guys. Oh, and they have caption battles, too.
With some games, like Oblivion, becoming more popular as far as the PC version goes, companies like Bethesda(sp?) are giving players the chance to create “mods”, personalized bits of data, used to make gameplay a bit cooler. While there are a bunch of company-run websites that host these kinds of mods, and let others download them, I believe the best site, to be one created by two people. http://www.raylon.org
http://www.bakespace.com
Food social network - recipe swap.
pet-abuse.com Is a wonderful resource. A database that holds statistical information on crimes against animals, it has unlimited potential to help people who are willing to fight for change in this area. Nothing is more powerful then the truth. The website owner, Alison Gianotto knows her stuff, and is willing to help people understand her work and how best to utilize it.
http://www.jrcm.faithweb.com/
This website contains well-researched articles, free resources, and a few other good websites. Truthful and no spin.
http://blaxalternate.com - it’s politics and financial stuff and nonsense
FOLKYOURMOTHER.COM
ALDAILY.COM
Freerice.com
http://www.firejoemorgan.com
Anyone who enjoys sports but loathes sportscasters (which I assume is the majority, given the dreadful, self-promoting noise on FOX and ESPN) should love this site. It routinely points out just how clueless the people who make their living at “analyzing” sports are when it comes to actually discussing sports. Bonus: it’s one of the funniest sites on the web.
http://www.italki.com is by far one of the best language exchange/educational sites around.
I use this and Yahoo finance both but probably use Market Watch more than any other website. P. Chastain
I cannot believe you missed Newgrounds! It is very fun and will definately be # 1 next year if looked at.
http://www.newgrounds.com/
Petfinder is ok, but http://www.1-800-Save-A-Pet.com is way better, in my opinion. Much easier to use, and a lot cleaner. I found my pet on their site, and they have a great feature that emails you when a pet matching your search is added to the site.
http://www.khouse.org/6640_cat/ A half hour daily stream of guidance from one of the most intellegent men I’ve heard for spiritual growth that’s relevant for today.
stockNewsGame.com is definitely a niche but a great way to learn financial analysis on current news effects
worst list ever.
baseball-reference.com
slashdot.org
pricewatch.com
http://slashdot.org
http://www.homeandgardenparty.com/home?webid=ar1038
http://www.amazingpictures.com
Wow, You can shop online with no shipping charges.
http://www.homeandgardenparty.com/home?webid=ar1038
pay no shipping charges!
http://www.websudoku.com
I’ve recently purchased from:
http://www.homeandgardenparty.com/home?webid=ar1038
and the products are really great not to mention that
host your own online party worked out to my benefit and I got
all the great perks.
http://www.chezami.com
http://www.booty-master.com/
Top browser game and its free to play for all.
http://www.tucows.com/
Find freeware, open source software, shareware, commercial demos, and other licenses of all kinds for Windows, Macs, and Linux at Tucows.
For you old school gamers, they have a free version of Pacman that has the music from Mission Impossible.
http://www.VidOpp.com
VidOpp is a great place to find all the video contests out on the web in one place with all the details needed to enter and win. Last year VidOpp had over $1 million in video contests listed!
http://www.youtube.com/
It basically replaces TV for entertainment.
Series, commentary, historic events…search for anything or anyone….it’s there.
You completely and totally missed fark.com - I don’t, and many, many others don’t go a day without it. I can’t believe you’d miss this site.
I love Celebtv.com, it is the best site out there…be sure to check it out!!!
http://www.eshtunamagjike.net
I cannot understand how sparkpeople.com was overlooked! Here’s a site all about helping people create and live healthy lifestyles, whether your goal is to lose weight, gain weight, maintain, just eat better or be more active.
There is a huge community to support one another, both on the general message boards and in the hundreds of Spark Teams that one can join based on your interests, your location, your goals, etc. Beyond the community support , which truly is unmatched, there is a vast wealth of health articles, exercise demonstrations, and tools that allow you to track your fitness activities and your nutrition.
The two best things about SparkPeople? 1) It doesn’t matter which diet/program you are following - you can either use a plan SP creates for you based on your goals and preferences, or it can simply provide support even if you are doing low carb, low calorie, on weightwatchers, Jenny, South Beach, Atkins, etc.; and 2) IT’S ALL FREE!
gaiaonline.com awsome people fun and games art and so much more! :]
gasbuddy.com
Everyone can find something they like at http://www.arcamax.com.
Thanks.
I find list Gaia as a one of the top 50 sites - especially stating it for teens. The truth is although they say one thing, they actually are an adult site. An example would be one Alruna’s Rose, one of their evoluting items. The site tektek shows how graphic it is. They even joke about cyber sex being ok. They say they are PG13 only because they couldn’t open the site the way they wanted to and that most of the players are actually adults. With that in mind, why don’t they just change the site to Adult Only, because they want money and nothing is more shocking to find you child wrapped in the arms of something that is truely not child friendly. I had an account (actually it is still open since they will not allow an account to be closed), I’ve seen and been attacked by others. It is not a top choice regardless of what it appears, the dark underbelly is its true nature.