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A recent site redesign made the already
user-friendly NYTimes.com much better by integrating blogs, video and
multimedia presentations, reader feedback, links to the most blogged and
e-mailed pages, and much more. With this redesign, the Times sets the
standard for the electronic newspaper of tomorrow.
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Wouldn't you love to track down some of
your old school friends? Or maybe a favorite teacher who made a
difference in your life? This is the place to start. Basic access is
free, premium access is modestly priced. |
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What if we told you there's a Web site
that lets you send a file as large as 1GB, anytime, anywhere? Wait,
don't answer. What if we told you that you could send as many copies of
the file as you like? Wait, don't answer. What if we told you that it's
completely free? Sound too good to be true? Toss your flash drive and
check out YouSendIt.
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67.The Motley Fool
Fool.com
It all started with pudding for the
Gardner brothers; their zeal for the stock market began with their dad's
chocolate pudding investment. Since then, they've spun that passion into
the multimedia financial education company, The Motley Fool, committed
to educating, enriching, and amusing individual investors around the
world. It's all paid content, so the compelling headlines and article
teases on the homepage won't take you anywhere unless you're a
subscriber, but if you are, you'll be privy to some of the best
financial tips on the Web. |
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This photocentric site is beautifully
designed, incredibly easy to use, and, in large part, free. Like other
photo sites, Shutterfly makes its money by selling prints (for as low as
19 cents an image) and photo gifts, but its freebies—including online
sharing and storage and excellent editing software—are especially
noteworthy. |
71.
All About TV
TV.com
Whether you're looking for tonight's TV
lineup, a recap of yesterday's reality TV, or pics of post-rhinoplasty
Ashlee Simpson, TV.com is a great destination. This site has local TV
listings, show reviews, interviews with actors and producers, and
entertainment news. It's great for all those who still harbor good ol'
TV addictions. |
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This site exists to help people make
intelligent buying decisions. It is a compendium of reviews from
thousands of people on thousands of different products. A good site to
visit before any major purchase.
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Not only will you find jokes in
abundance here, but each joke has a running rating from site visitors!
Be forewarned, not all these jokes are in good taste! |
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Webrings are like pearl necklaces of
websites on related topics. Webring.org helps you find the webring that
you'd like to browse or insert your own website into.
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79. Popular Music since 1894!
Billboard.com
Billboard Magazine has chronicled
the world of popular music and entertainment since its founding in 1894!
(Yes, that's 1894, not 1994!) Much of the information at this site is
free.
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What's good is not always popular, and
what's popular is not always good, but on the Internet, popularity and
quality are found together often enough. Alexa.com helps you find the
most frequently visited sites in many categories. |
64. Online Video Conferencing
WebEx.com
WebEx Meeting Center is still the gold
standard in online videoconferencing, with scalable solutions for small
businesses and large enterprises alike. Next time you need to meet with
remote coworkers, save the plane fare and chat virtually with WebEx.
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If your job involves following markets,
numbers, and charts on multiple monitors, chances are one of those
monitors occasionally displays Bloomberg.com. The charts and tables on
the right side of the screen let you follow the stock market in Europe,
Asia, and the Americas, while the left side of the screen keeps you up
to date with the latest business headlines.
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68. Internet Jargon Explained
Webopedia.com
Don't know the difference between SEO and
SOE? Point your browser to Webopedia and look it up for yourself.
Webopedia is a free online dictionary specializing in the alphabet soup
of techie jargon. And click on Did You Know? to access a large
collection of tips and articles for computer users of all skill levels. |
70. World Health Organization
WHO.int
The World Health Organization's objective
is to help the people of the world achieve the highest level of health
possible. The associated Web site offers comprehensive information on
global health issues categorized alphabetically by topic, and alerts
visitors of health crises in specific regions of the world.
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72. Online Community
Xanga.com
An online community of online diaries and
journals. |
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Alternative medicine has found its voice
on the web at Altmedicine.com! Having received praise from many sources
(including the prestigious medical journal "The Lancet"),
Altmedicine.com explores the best information from many sources on
alternative approaches to human health. |
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Play Chess, Checkers, card games, or work
Crosswords online at Pogo.com, a free website maintained by Electronic
Arts! |
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Your favorite comics may be online, and
they may be here! The latest contributions from Garfield, Calvin &
Hobbes, Doonesbury, Cathy, Ziggy, and many others will be found at this
easy-to-use site. |
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"The Web's most extensive mathematics
resource" will help you remember all the algebra, geometry, trig,
statistics, calculus, and diffie-Q that you left behind years ago! And
you'll probably learn a lot you never knew along the way.
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