Tap into the knoweldge of real people, not just a search engine, with Answers.com.
http://www.answers.com
Ask.com's maps and directions service will tell you how to get somewhere, as well as showing you what it looks like using their physical maps feature.
http://maps.ask.com
Citizendium is an online encycolpedia, written and managed by knowledgable experts.
http://www.citizendium.com
Citysearch is a popular information site that provides guides for local restauraunts and attractions.
http://www.citysearch.com
Comicvine is an encyclopedia for comic book characters and franchises. Users can also create their own characters and interact with others on the service.
http://www.comicvine.com
Flagr is "sharewhere." It's a map for sharing places and info about them.
http://www.flagr.com
Geni provides a way to track family geneology by making dynamic and sharable family trees.
http://www.geni.com
Get directions and find places online. Google maps shows streets and even satellite images.
http://maps.google.com
The International Movie Database lists every harrowing detail of films past, present, and future. From actors to the makeup artists, it's all there.
http://www.imdb.com
Instructables is a user-generated reference guide, filled with do-it-yourself projects to change the ordinary into the extraordinary.
http://www.instructables.com
Microsoft Virtual Earth is a full-featured, online maps service that can give you directions, traffic reports, and even aerial satellite imagery.
http://maps.live.com/
Pbwiki is a free, do-it-yourself wiki service that lets you and your collaborators put together a handy reference guide for home, business, or fun.
http://pbwiki.com/
Platial makes it easy to tell stories about places and trips, then embed the info on your blog.
http://www.platial.com
Socialtext is one of the oldest and most business-oriented, wiki platforms.
http://www.socialtext.com
The Visual Thesaurus is a graphical take on the old grade-school word reference.
http://visualthesaurus.com
Venyo lets you rate and comment on the reputation of people--and build your own "personal trust index."
http://www.venyo.org
WebMD is a free, online reference guide for the human condition and all that ails us.
http://www.webmd.com
Wetpaint is a free reference tool with which multiple people can get together and create dynamic wikis.
http://www.wetpaint.com
A white-paper wiki service that lets site owners add wiki elements to their sites and brand them to match.
http://www.wikia.com
Wikipedia is the largest wiki on the Internet; it serves as a free, publicly edited encyclopedia.
http://www.wikipedia.com
Yahoo Maps is a free map service for driving directions and traffic conditions.
http://maps.yahoo.com
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Adobe's Flash is a platform that developers use to create a number of interactive and rich online applications.
http://www.adobe.com
Boxxet lets its users create "fan pages" for people and things they are passionate about.
http://www.boxxet.com
Feedburner lets site owners keep track of how many people are using and subscribing to their RSS feeds.
http://www.feedburner.com
Google Analytics is a free tool for Web site owners or administrators to track traffic and usage trends.
http://www.google.com/analytics/
Mimeo is outsourced printing, but the company will ship your documents as well.
http://www.mimeo.com
PayPerPost is a system that pays bloggers to write about items, based on what advertisers are asking for.
http://www.payperpost.com
PollDaddy lets users create polls that can be shared on blogs, Web sites, and social-networking profiles.
http://www.polldaddy.com
Scrapblog lets you create and share personal media presentations.
http://www.scrapblog.com
Scribd is an online community in which users can browse and share their documents online.
http://www.scribd.com
Silverlight is a new development platform for making slick-looking, powerful Web applications.
http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/
SiteKreator is a no-coding-experience-required Web-publishing tool. Users can create full-featured blogs or Web sites without knowing a lick of HTML.
http://sitekreator.com
Slideaware is a platform for showing and collaborating on PowerPoint shows.
http://www.slideaware.com
Thumbstacks is a simple online application for creating and sharing presentations.
http://www.thumbstacks.com
Tumblr is a blogging platform that lets users share photos, text, and links using a very simple interface.
http://www.tumblr.com
TypePad is a fully featured blog hosting service with built-in support for widgets.
http://www.typepad.com
Vox is a family-oriented blogging platform that lets you control which of your readers sees what content.
http://www.vox.com
Widgetbox is a publishing service that lets developers share their widgets. The service also offers metrics, to let Widgetbox users keep track of how their applications are being used on other sites and services.
http://www.widgetbox.com
WordPress is a popular blogging platform that has both a free, Web-hosted version, and one that runs on your server for a deeper level of customization. Users can design blogs without knowing any coding.
http://www.wordpress.com
Posted 11 Jun 07
About: Productivity and Commerce
If you're looking to buy something, you can probably find it on Amazon.com. The service is one of the biggest online retailers in the world and has tools to let people create customized stores for their own sites.
http://www.amazon.com
Basecamp is a popular project-management and collaboration tool from 37signals.
http://www.basecamphq.com/
ConceptShare is a tool for sharing and commenting on media between groups and individuals.
http://www.conceptshare.com
Craiglist is a network of local classified sites that let users sell, trade, and communicate locally or across the globe.
http://www.craigslist.com
eBay is an incredibly popular online auction site. Users can buy or sell real or virtual goods around the world.
http://www.ebay.com
EditGrid is an online spreadsheet service that lets its users create and share spreadsheets with others without the need for an installed app.
http://www.editgrid.com
Farecast is a travel ticket service that uses analytics and statistical history to predict the prices of and the best times to buy plane tickets.
http://www.farecast.com
Google AdWords and Adsense are advertising platforms that give anyone the means to add advertising to their site, or to attract traffic based on targeted search results.
http://adwords.google.com
Google Calendar is a sharable and free Web-based calendar tool. Users can add events, and even be reminded of them via SMS on their phone or via e-mail.
http://calendar.google.com
Google Docs & Spreadsheets is a free publishing platform for making and sharing office documents. Multiple users can collaborate on files at the same time, and everything is hosted and able to be published for free.
http://docs.google.com
Microsoft Office Live is a collaborative business tool and Web site builder. Businesses can share a variety of information online and make it accessable to employees away from the home network.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officelive/
A Web-based collaboration tool for media and office documents. Octopz lets users share files and talk via text and video chat.
http://octopz.com
PayPal lets people exchange money online. Sites such as eBay use PayPal as a third party to pay for items purchased on the service.
http://www.paypal.com
Salesforce is a hosted tool for businesses to keep track of current customers and potential ones.
http://www.salesforce.com
Thinkfree is an suite of free Web-based office applications.
http://www.thinkfree.com
Yahoo Calendar is a free, Web-based calendar that can be synced up with software-based calendars such as Microsoft Outlook.
http://calendar.yahoo.com
Home of the online home price estimate, Zillow now lets users refine the computer-generated estimate for their property.
http://www.zillow.com
Zoho is an online productivity suite that has a word processer, a spreadsheet, and a presentation product, just for starters.
http://www.zoho.com
Posted 11 Jun 07
Google 411 is a free service for mobile phone users who want to get phone numbers or addresses while on the go.
http://labs.google.com/goog411
4Info is a mobile alert service that can deliver SMS alerts to your phone for any news or sports feeds you're interested in.
http://4info.net
Cellfire delivers coupons to your cell phone that you can then show at checkout to get discounts.
http://www.cellfire.com
A downloadable mobile version of Google's Web mail that runs on any phone with Java.
http://www.google.com/mobile
GoWare's Domo lets you create a home page specifically for your mobile phone. You choose what content it contains.
http://www.goware.biz
JuiceCaster is a mobile media-publishing platform that lets you post pictures, videos, and text online.
http://www.juicecaster.com
Manage your money on your cell phone. KushCash is a secured money management system that you can access while on the go.
http://www.kushcash.com
Kyte.TV lets users create their own TV network with photos, videos, and music. Users can publish content from their computer or on the go with a mobile phone.
http://www.kyte.tv
Mobivox lets Skype users keep in touch with their mobile phone. Using the service, they can chat with their Skype contacts and see who is online while out and about.
http://www.mobivox.com
MyStrands Social Player is a music player and discovery tool for mobile devices running Symbian. Users can listen to music, and keep track of what others are listening to in real-time.
http://www.mystrands.com/mystrands/mob-symbian/symbian.vm
Pinger offers a variety of mobile services, including text messaging by voice, and group calling.
http://www.pinger.com
ScanR is a business service; it processes pictures of documents, whiteboards, and business cards, making them readable.
http://www.scanr.com
Shozu is a utility for getting media files (photos and music) on to and off of your phone.
http://www.shozu.com
SimulScribe converts voice mail to text and can then send the text to your mobile device.
https://www.simulscribe.com
Tellme's free 411 service works as a call-in number and as a Java application. Users can get directions and search for local businesses using their phone.
http://www.tellme.com
Where provides customizable widgets for your phone that can display information that's customized to your current location using GPS.
http://www.ulocate.com
Yahoo's OneSearch integrates all of Yahoo's mobile services in one lightweight application.
http://mobile.yahoo.com
Posted 11 Jun 07
Watch single episodes or entire seasons of ABC programming right on your Web browser. ABC is adding high-definition streams to the service later this year.
http://abc.go.com
Watch entire episodes of CBS shows in your browser without installing anything.
http://www.cbs.com/innertube
Play chess with others all over the world, right in your browser. Chesspark has built-in Jabber chat and free chess lessons.
http://www.chesspark.com
Your desktop is under attack by invaders, and the only way to protect it is by purchasing special turrets. Every sucessful round nets you more cash to fortify your forces.
http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD
An event-finding and listing service to find fun things to do in your area. Users can also rally together to create new events.
http://www.eventful.com
Evite lets people create, share, and RSVP to event invitations. Hosts and guests can keep track of who's coming and who's not, and customize the invitation with their own themes.
http://www.evite.com
A Flash gaming site for indie developers to share their titles with the community and make a little cash on the side.
http://www.gamegum.com
An eclectic mix of entertainment, from cartoons to games.
http://www.homestarrunner.com
Join Justin Kan and friends from your browser any time of day. Kan has a camera strapped to his head and is broadcasting everything he does 24/7.
http://www.justin.tv
A bevvy of Flash games , King claims to be the world's largest games site. Users can also play games to win prizes.
http://www.king.com
A Flash gaming site for indie developers to share their titles with the community. Gamers can also chat with one another and gain prestige for their playtime and gaming achievements.
http://www.kongregate.com
Line Rider will ride on top of any line you draw using a realistic physics model. It's up to you to make sure he doesn't wipe out.
http://officiallinerider.com/play.html
Make and find events going on in your area. Keep track of who's going, and get suggestions about events to attend, based on your preferences.
http://www.meetup.com
Hear something good on the radio or at the local cafe and want to know what it was? Hum it into Midomi, and it might be able to tell you what song it was and where you can buy it.
http://www.midomi.com
Make and keep track of party invitations to friends and family. Hosts and guests also get a number of after-party options to share videos and photos from the event.
http://www.mypunchbowl.com
New grounds is a Flash gaming site with all-original content. It also spawned Alien Hominid, the first game to make the jump from Internet to gaming console.
http://www.newgrounds.com
Orisinal has nearly 60 original Flash games to play. Many are eclectic and involve animals.
http://www.orisinal.com
Revision3 has more than a dozen original shows that you can get only on the Web. Many are aimed aimed at tech-oriented people, but the service has also spread into cooking and music as well.
http://www.revision3.com
Standup comedy online. Users can rate clips and keep track of their favorite comedians.
http://www.rooftopcomedy.com
SpotDJ will pull in short radio spots between your songs in iTunes. These clips often tell you more about the song you're listening to, the same way your local radio DJ does.
http://www.spotdj.com
Stardoll has more than 400 celebrities and public figures you can dress up to your liking, using an assortment of clothing items. You can share your creations with others, and even make your own with customized face and features.
http://www.stardoll.com
Upcoming is a place to keep track of events and see what others are up to. Users can create their own events, too.
http://upcoming.yahoo.com
Pit anything against anything in this either-or site. Users can create all sorts of opposing situations, and others can comment and weigh in on each one.
http://bix.yahoo.com
The classic quiz game has an online counterpart. Users can pit their wits on this often peculiar weekly quiz show, or the shorter, daily iteration called DisOrDat.
http://www.youdontknowjack.com
Posted 11 Jun 07
Upload and share your photos with others. Make and keep track of friends and contacts, then sort through their photos quickly, using tags.
http://www.flickr.com
Fotki is a photo-sharing and hosting site. Share your photos with others, or use it as a blogging tool to write about the photos you've taken.
http://www.fotki.com
iLike is a music-discovery service. Find bands you like, then get recommendations based on your current tastes.
http://www.ilike.com
Jumpcut is a Web-based video-editing tool. Users can upload videos from their hard drives or grab them from social networks.
http://www.jumpcut.com
Trade your music CDs with others. Find out what other people have by sorting and searching through it by artist, genre, and songs.
http://www.lala.com
Last.fm is a music discovery and listening service. Users can get personalized music recommendations by noting artists or genres they're into.
http://www.last.fm
Mog is a music-recommendation tool that reads your music library and offers music recommendations.
http://mog.com
Microsoft's video-hosting and sharing service. Users can upload and browse shared videos, as well as rate and comment on any video on the service.
http://soapbox.msn.com
Social network MySpace's video-hosting and sharing service. MySpace users can upload their clips to the service and share them with others both in their social-networking profiles or by embedding them on blogs or Web sites.
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids
Once a controversial P2P platform, Napster is now a legalized and licensed music service that runs both by subscription and individual purchase. Napster is also integrated into several Web services, giving users access to their music on other sites.
http://www.napster.com
Netflix is a mail-order DVD rental service that's recently moved into the online video download space. Users can now stream feature-length movies right in their browser.
http://www.netflix.com
Pandora is a music discovery and recommendation service. Users can listen to tracks and note the ones they like. Based on their choices, it will pull up other tracks like them.
http://www.pandora.com
Photobucket is a popular photo- and video-hosting service. Users can share their work on a number of social networks.
http://www.photobucket.com
Picnik is a Web-based photo editor that lets users pull in pictures from a number of popular hosted photo services.
http://picnik.com
Create and find podcasts online. Works with audio and video podcasts.
http://www.podomatic.com
Revver is a video-hosting and sharing site that splits its revenue with video owners based on how much traffic their content gets.
http://www.revver.com
Slide is a photo slide show and hosting service that lets users create dynamic photo slide shows that can be shared.
http://www.slide.com
Stickam is a live blogging tool that lets anyone with a Web cam broadcast themselves.
http://www.stickam.com
Ustream.TV lets anyone with a Web cam broadcast their activities. Users get their own chat room as well.
http://www.ustream.tv
Vuvox creates videos and dynamic presentations and lets you share them with friends or the entire Internet.
http://www.vuvox.com
Yahoo's video search and sharing lets anyone upload their videos, or search through videos on the Web.
http://video.yahoo.com
Zooomr is a photo-sharing site that uses many cutting-edge Web technologies, and attempts to break the language barrier with user-shared photos.
http://www.zooomr.com
Posted 11 Jun 07
AllPeers is a system for sharing large files with friends and family.
http://www.allpeers.com
Apple's .Mac service includes a variety of Web-based services, from online storage to e-mail. Many of the services are integrated into Apple's operating system.
http://www.apple.com/dotmac
Ask X is Ask.com's advanced and partially experimental search engine that uses Ajax and other new Web technologies to present search results without the need to refresh the page.
http://www.Askx.com
BeInSync lets you synchronize data on multiple computers. Recently, the company added a hosted backup option.
http://www.beinsync.com
The BitTorrent software allows people all over the world to share files, via a peer-to-peer system that spreads the load of transferring a file among all the people who have it.
http://www.bittorrent.com/download
Blinkx is a search tool. It's best known for its video search engine, which uses moving thumbnail previews and grabs its results from a number of sources.
http://blinkx.com
Box.net is an online storage service that gives everyone 1GB of space for free and has larger storage plans available at a subscription price.
http://www.box.net
Carbonite is a backup program that lets users sync files from their local computer to Web storage.
http://www.carbonite.com
Coghead is a new tool for building databases and online applications.
http://www.coghead.com
DabbleDB is a hosted database that offers multiple ways to explore your data.
http://dabbledb.com
Google's search is well-known for its simplicity and speed. Users can search for a variety of Web content, including videos, images, maps, and news.
http://www.google.com
Omnidrive is an online storage service. Not only is it a virtual hard drive, Omnidrive is also being integrated into several Web-based services to let people work on projects without having to save locally.
http://www.omnidrive.com
Pando is a file-sharing tool that creates a direct P2P connection between Pando users.
http://pando.com
Swivel takes data that's online and makes it both searchable, and comparable with other data sets for everyone. Users can compare several data sets to one another, and Swivel will aid with statistical anaylysis.
http://swivel.com
Technorati is best explained as a Google search for blogs. Technorati keeps track of blog posts, topics, and tags, and makes them fully searchable. They also maintain a directory of blogs, ordered in importance by their influence and authority.
http://www.technorati.com
Titanize offers hosted online backup, publishing of files on the Web, and PC synchronization.
https://www.titanize.com
Microsoft's search lets users search through Web, video, photo, map, and classified results to find content online.
http://www.live.com
Wufoo is a no-expertise-needed form builder to make Web forms for blogs and Web sites. Users customize every aspect of the form, right down to its theme and coloring.
http://wufoo.com
Xdrive is a free and subscription-based online storage solution. Users can also install the Xdrive software to integrate file backup to their virtual drive.
http://xdrive.com
Yahoo's search helps users find results from all of Yahoo's services as well as from the Web.
http://search.yahoo.com
YouSendIt provides the means to send large files to other users. Users can send and host files as large as 100 MB for free, and all the way up to 2GB with the paid subscription options.
http://www.yousendit.com
Posted 11 Jun 07
43Places is a community site that's oriented around the places its users want to visit.
http://www.43places.com
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking service that lets you share interesting things you find on the Internet. You can also rate and explore other people's links.
http://del.icio.us
DeviantArt is a community of artists who share their work with each other. Each user can publish their work to the site, and other can comment and get in touch with the artist.
http://www.deviantart.com
Digg is a user-driven site that employs social democracy to bring new and upcoming stories to the front page via user voting.
http://www.digg.com
Dogster and Catster are social networks for pets. Pet owners can create their own profile page for the pet, and iteract with other pet owners.
http://www.dogster.com
eSnips is a social network for sharing and hosting content. Users get 5GB of space to share their photos, videos and Web clippings with others.
http://esnips.com
Facebook began as a college-only social network and is now available to everyone. Users get profiles and can belong to several networks simultaneously, such as school, work, and neighborhood.
http://www.facebook.com
Fark is a community-driven Web site that lets its users post new or interesting stories to the front page where they can be discussed in the attached forums.
http://www.fark.com
Frapper is a location-based social networking platform that lets its users create specialty groups and geo-tag each member to see where they are.
http://www.frappr.com
Friendster is one of the largest social networks, and offers users a place to post their personal information and photos online to share with others.
http://www.friendster.com
Gaia Online is a mix of social network and massive multiplayer online role playing game. Users can create their own avatars, then earn money for them by playing games and interacting with the virtual world.
http://www.gaiaonline.com
A teen community where users can meet other people, play games and create their own online space.
http://www.habbo.com
LinkedIn provides a way for people to keep track of connections both business and personal. Users can build out their own network and use it as a reference to see how people are connected to one another.
http://www.linkedin.com
Me.dium is an installed browser extension that lets you communicate and interact with others visiting Web sites.
http://me.dium.com
Meetro is a location-based instant messaging client. Users can see and chat with others around them based on zip code.
http://www.meetro.com
MyBlogLog keeps track of who is reading your blog. It offers both statistics, and user profiles to track your readers.
http://www.mybloglog.com
MySpace is a social network that began as a music tool and has recently expanded into user submitted videos, and aggregated news. Users can create profiles that can be augmented with third party widgets and plug-ins.
http://www.myspace.com
Netscape relaunched itself as a user-driven news site where users can submit and vote on Web content they find. Some of the content is also managed by editors who pick out what they think is interesting and write about it.
http://www.netscape.com
Ning is a build-it-yourself social network where users can custom brand and design their own site.
http://www.ning.com
Reddit is a user-driven content site where users can submit links to stories they think are interesting or noteworthy. Othr users can rate that content up or down for promotion on the front page.
http://reddit.com
Tangler is a network for discussion, using the latest Web 2.0 technologies.
http://www.tangler.com
Yelp is a food and establishment review site powered by users. Yelp members can write about any experience they've had at a local attraction or restauraunt and rate it, talk about it, and find places they might like.
http://www.yelp.com
Yoono is a sharing platform where users can share links and content they find interesting.
http://www.yoono.com
Posted 11 Jun 07
One of the oldest Internet chat protocols, not to mention a name that's become synonymous with chatting.
http://www.aim.com
Dodgeball is a mobile communication tool that lets you send out SMS messages to individuals or groups with a dash of social networking.
http://www.dodgeball.com
Formerly Remote Control Mail, Earth Class mail takes your physical mail and scans it, making it available to read online from anywhere, using e-mail.
http://www.remotecontrolmail.com
Eyejot is a video-messaging service that allows you to send and receive video messages as you would e-mail.
http://eyejot.com
FON is a Wi-Fi sharing network where users with Wi-Fi join forces to share their wireless connections with other FON users.
http://www.fon.com/en
Foonz is a group calling platform for making conference calls without dealing with carrier restrictions.
http://foonz.com
Google's e-mail service. Gmail was one of the first sites to offer users 1GB of storage and now offers nearly triple that amount.
http://www.gmail.com
Google's crack at instant messaging. Google Talk began as a software program and has now been integrated into Gmail and iGoogle, too.
http://www.google.com/talk
Grandcentral acts as online voice mail. Users can create customized mailboxes and call filters, as well as manage all their voice mail online.
http://grandcentral.com
Jabber is both a chat client protocol and a standalone application for talking to others. It's used in Google Talk and other chat services.
http://www.jabber.com
Jaiku is a microblogging and publishing tool. Users can publish small bits of content from their mobile phone or Web browser, as well as keep track of other users by subscribing to each other's feeds.
http://jaiku.com
Jangl lets you put a voice mail inbox on blogs, Web sites, and social-networking profiles.
http://jangl.com
Jaxtr connects your phone to social networks to let people call you while still retaining your anonymity.
http://www.jaxtr.com
Meebo is a zero-footprint chat client that works with nearly all the various chat protocols. It looks and feels like a desktop chat application, too.
http://www.meebo.com
Pidgin is an open-source, multiprotocol chat client. It's constantly being worked on by a developer community.
http://www.pidgin.im
Skype is a VoIP program that lets people chat together for free or at a very low price over the Internet. In recent years, Skype has moved off the computer and onto Skype-enabled mobile handsets.
http://skype.com
Trillian is a multiprotocol chat client developed by Cerulean Studios. It was one of the first to enable third-party plug-ins that let you expand the functionality of the program beyond what you get out of the box.
http://ceruleanstudios.com/learn
Twitter is a nano-blogging and publishing tool that lets users publish small (140-character) messages. It's also part social network by letting its users create friendships with one another.
http://www.twitter.com
Whisher lets you share your Wi-Fi connection, and in return, access other Whishers' Wi-Fi when you're on the move.
http://whisher.com/en/index.php
Formerly known as Hotmail, Windows Live Hotmail is Microsoft's free Web mail service.
http://mail.live.com
Windows Live Messenger is Microsoft's chat program and protocol. Live Messenger was once relegated to PCs but can now be found on cell phones and even video game consoles.
http://messenger.live.com
Yahoo Mail is a free, Web-based e-mail client that emulates the feel of a desktop application with drag-and-drop folders and integrated Yahoo Messenger.
http://mail.yahoo.com
Yahoo Messenger is a popular chat protocol that's both a standalone application and more recently has become Web-based with its integration into Yahoo Mail.
http://messenger.yahoo.com
Zimbra provides a free on and offline e-mail, notebook, and calendar suite that's open source. You can also sync it up to your mobile devices.
http://www.zimbra.com/
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