Award winning blog tips,shortcuts and downloads:
www.lifehacker.com
An overview of history,mythology,science
www.nineplanets.org
Video and image hosting site. No registration and login required:
www.tinypic.com
Museum of science, art and human perception:
www.exploratorium.edu
Easy way to store and share large files:
www.getdropbox.com
www.drop.io
This is a good site for students who have problems with maths. With a large set of interactive lessons, you also get unlimited practice on various sections, allowing you to master the concepts. The lessons cover Kindergarten to the eighth grade.
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http://fotoflexer.com/
Here's a photo editing system with which you can remove blemishes, change skin/hair colour, morph photos and more – all for free. It offers one-click tweaks and tools on par with desktop class photo editing software.
http://www.notobacco.org/
Quitting smoking is extremely challenging. This website could be of some help. This site offers educational videos, information, tips, anti-tobacco news and great anti-smoking links for teen- smoking prevention.
http://www.sciam.com/
The online edition of Scientific American magazine, sciam.com presents clear, intelligent writing on the most important scientific discoveries, initiatives, and controversies of our time. Much of the content is free.
http://www.vimeo.com/
Vimeo (an anagram of the word movie) is a family-safe, video hosting and sharing site. Users can upload as much as 2GB of video a month and it also gives video creators the option to share the digital copies of their videos with others.
http://www.reel.com/
This site is the premiere destination for Hollywood film content. Surfers can access an entertaining environment filled with film-related information designed to help consumers select and view movies in theatres and video stores.
http://www.electricmotel.com/
The region's first interactive music portal offers a one-stop virtual outlet for all things music. It aims to create an interaction between music enthusiasts, artistes, producers, clubs, promoters, agencies and labels. The site will soon feature a music magazine, events listings etc.
http://www.reutershealth.com/
Reuters Health is one of the world's leading providers of medical and healthcare news. The news service is internationally recognised as unbiased, authoritative, timely and dependable. So check out this site for the latest health reports.
http://www.runescape.com/
RuneScape is inarguably the web's most popular browser-based MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game). It features nearly 10 million members and learning the game is easy.
http://www.madscience.org/
Mad Science Group is one of the world's leading provider of science enrichment for children. For more than two decades, they have sparked imaginative learning with their brand of engaging and educational live programmes and activities.
http://www.prongo.com/
This website for children offers fun, interactive, and educational games. Prongo.com also offers kids clip art, e-cards, wallpapers and jokes for children. Practice your math skills in games such as Lemonade Larry or relax with a game of checkers or a word or maze game.
http://weather.com/
Since 1982, the Weather Channel has brought timely weather information to the world. Enter your city's name and see the weather predictions for the next days. It's easy, convienient and best of all, it's free!
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/
The Micronutrient Information Centre of the Linus Pauling Institute provides scientifically accurate information regarding the efficacy of vitamins, minerals, other nutrients, dietary phytochemicals and some foods in preventing disease and promoting health.
http://gamespot.com/
Nobody knows games and gamers like GameSpot. Their love for games combined with experience, innovation and commitment makes GameSpot the standard for all things gaming. For 11 years they've been 100-per cent focused on games.
http://photobucket.com/
Photobucket is a popular site for uploading, sharing, linking and finding photos, videos, and graphics. It also offers free tools for making slideshows of photos, videos with music and sharing them with friends by email, IM and mobile phone.
http://smileycentral.com/
Smiley Central offers you over 10,000 animated and talking free smiley emoticons for your email, instant messages, blog and mobile phone! Cool emoticons for all occasions are just one click away.
http://www.imeem.com/aboutimeem
imeem is a social network where millions of fans and artistes discover new music, videos and photos, and share their tastes with friends. Stay up-to-date with your personal network of fans and friends with "What's New" notifications, interact, tag, comment, rate and share any of your friends' cool content.
http://www.acefitness.org/This website advocates a healthy, safe and lifelong commitment to physical activity and exercise. It is a non-profit organisation committed to enriching quality of life through safe and effective exercise and physical activity.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
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. You'll probably learn a lot you never knew along the way. It may not be fun or entertaining, but who says you always need to have fun in life?
http://www.cuteoverload.com/
Fed up with all the horrors that fill media outpourings these days? Try this site. It may seem mushy, but what the heck, it's definitely better to watch a cute animal with those mesmerising eyes than watching George Bush lecturing the world.
http://www.tickle.com/
Tickle is among the leading interpersonal media companies, providing self-discovery and social networking services to more than 17 million members. It offers more than 200 tests, from career advice to personality reports. Tickle applies science to help members build and manage relationships.
http://www.last.fm/
Welcome to the social music revolution. Type in the name of your favourite artiste and, in a matter of seconds, music by that artiste (and similar artistes) will be streaming to your desktop and will play as long as that window stays open.
www.prezvid.com/
With the US elections drawing closer, video websites such as YouTube are a goldmine to catch the candidates in action. This website follows the YouTube campaigns, on which the founder Jeff Jarvis adds his own (text-based) commentary to YouTube clips of the candidates' TV appearances, stump speeches, etc.
http://www.artsandlettersdaily.com/
Updated six times a week, the site pulls together some of the most interesting reads available on the World Wide Web and sifts through the dizzying number of articles on various subjects to bring you the best in subject and writing styles.
http://www.madsci.org/A free, web-based Ask-A-Scientist service. Anyone may submit a question to be answered by people actively engaged in science education and research. Its online archives contain thousands of questions and answers.
http://www.kidscom.com/
KidsCom has kids games, chat rooms for kids, a virtual world, virtual pets and other activities. The games focus on fun, learning and internet safety. Kids play in a virtual world where real-life problems are simulated. Then they bring the lessons learned into the real world.
http://www.filmsite.org/
A website for classic film buffs. It includes synopses, original content, review commentary, vintage film posters, film reference material and historical background and descriptions for hundreds of classic Hollywood and other English-language films in the last century.
http://www.newscientist.com/
This is the ultimate site for science and technology. It has been extended to include three channels (Space, Tech and Environment), a YouTube channel, podcast series, vodcasts and 6 blogs. The content is delivered by the site's editors and journalists, citizen journalists and external bloggers.
http://www.cuil.com/
A group of former Google engineers have launched a rival Internet search engine Cuil (pronounced "cool")this week, calling it an improved version of the world's most popular web-scouring tool.So Cuil is cool if you're looking for general information, but if you're looking for specifics, the site can leave you cold.
http://www.ezyhealth.com/
Here's some info on illnesses you never knew you could get. There's a searchable database and abundant practical information. You can also post questions to ezyhealth's online doctor. The topics are neatly classified under Children's Health, Women's Health, Men's Health and Senior Health.
http://www.fotolog.com/
Fotolog is the world's leading photo-blogging site, one of the world's largest social networking sites and a global cultural phenomenon. More than 18 million members in over 200 countries use Fotolog as a simple and fun way to express themselves.
http://www.reference.com/
A multi-source encyclopedia search service produced by Dictionary.com, LLC. While it does not produce all the encyclopedias that appear on its Web site, it simply makes them available. Among the encyclopedias that appear here are: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Wikipedia and Dictionary.com's On This Day.
http://www.ecardica.com/
eCardica has a wide variety of free ecards available, anything from Fruits and Vegetables to Ancient Cities to Famous Quotes. Most of the cards on the site are free; they also have announcement, birthday, special occasion, holiday ecards etc.
http://www.freegreetings.com/
As the name suggests this website has lots of free ecards for any and every occasion. Even if most of the ecards on this site are sometimes cheesy, however, we think that's half their charm.
http://www.egreetings.com/
Egreetings.com, has become one of the biggest ec ards companies on the web. All ecards on Egreetings are now free!
http://www.searchme.com/
Searchme is an innovative search engine that essentially uses Apple's Cover Flow interface to present your search results. To search, enter a term and then scroll horizontally through full previews of each relevant Web page until you find what you're looking for. You can also create "Stacks" of bookmarked Web pages to revisit later.
http://www.tinypic.com/Tinypic is a fast, simple and reliable video and image hosting site that you can use to share your experiences. There is no registration or log-in required, simply submit your picture or video. That makes it the perfect site for linking to website scrapbooks, message boards, forums, blogs, emails and journals.
http://ibnlive.in.com/Mumbai is on everybody's lips after the recent terrorist attacks and this is one website where you can catch live footage at good streaming rates of all that's happening there. Even otherwise this website is a good source for India-related and international content 24 hours.
http://jobfinder.net/Yes the recession has made the job scene tough and in such tough times, online job search websites could be of some help. JobFinder.net is a pioneering online Arab job site in the Middle East, with approximately 85 per cent of its job seekers being highly qualified candidates with college degrees and an average of five years work experience.
http://www.getnetwise.org/ GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by Internet industry corporations and public interest organisations. It helps you learn all you need to know about keeping the net safe - protecting children, preventing spam, avoiding viruses and stopping others from accessing your personal details.
http://www.worldhum.com/Every journey, no matter how near or far, has the potential for a life-changing moment. And World Hum is dedicated to exploring travel in all its facets: how it can change us, how it can change the way we see the world, and finally, how travel is changing the world.
http://badoo.com/Badoo is a dynamic multi-lingual social networking site with innovative photo and video features that allow its users worldwide to gain an instant mass audience and interact both locally and globally. One of Badoo's greatest strengths lies in giving the user direct control over the size of the audience.
http://www.dailymotion.com/enThis is an on demand video publishing and sharing website, strongly interfaced with video blogs. So go ahead and share your videos publicly, or privately with family and friends, discover new videos through channels or tags, get feedback on your clips and creative work.
http://www.animoto.com/It generates cool slideshow videos using your own uploaded photos and music. Just select which pics you want to use, arrange them in the order you want, choose a music track or upload your own, and then sit back for a few minutes and let Animoto work its magic. Thirty-second clips are free.
http://www.scirus.com/Scirus is the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. With over 450 million scientific items indexed at last count, it allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents, website information and much more.
http://www.bloomberg.com/The whole world is gripped by the happenings in the world of business and what better site to keep abreast of all that's happening than this? Bloomberg is about information: accessing it, reporting it, analysing it and distributing it, faster and more accurately than any other site.
www.topgear.com/ This website is operated by BBC Worldwide Limited. The website includes a good amount of info on the cars they're reviewing. The reporters seem to know what they're talking about, which is always good. Overall Top Gear online is a good website for fans of cars.
http://www.snap.com/This new Google-competitor records and analyses past searches to help determine relevancy, favouring sites where surfers visited most frequently and lingered the longest. Search results are displayed on the left side of the page, while the other side provides a visual preview.
http://www.refdesk.com/You could spend tens and tens of hours browsing the huge catalogue of useful websites at Refdesk.com. You'll find newspapers, photo databases, reference tools, trivia, quotes, self-help advice, search engines, and much, much more at this virtual goldmine of the Web.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/Who isn't fascinated about the stars and what lies beyond? At this website you can get the lowdown about our universe in a clear and concise format. Ask your burning cosmic questions and get enlightened, or just sit back and view the great videos of the heavens.
http://www.funology.com/Explore the science of fun at this innovative site full of puzzles, games and illusions. Funology is the best place on the web to find things to do. Find out a million and one ways to make things, explore the world, and discover skills you never knew you had. It's one place where you'll never be bored!
http://lifehacker.com/Lifehacker is an award-winning, daily blog that features tips, shortcuts and downloads that help you get things done smarter and more efficiently. Launched in January 2005, it is one of the top-linked blogs on the internet.
http://www.complete-review.com/This well-organised, easy-to-search collection of book reviews includes editor's picks and bestseller lists by year. A selectively comprehensive, objectively opinionated survey of books old and new, the site also links to (and vets) dozens of literary weblogs.
http://weather.com/Since 1982, the Weather Channel has brought timely weather information to the world. Enter your city's name and see the weather predictions for the next days. It's easy, convienient and best of all, it's free!
http://www.nineplanets.org/This website is an overview of the history, mythology and current scientific knowledge of our universe such as moons and objects in our solar system. Each page has some text along with NASA's images. The website also includes sounds and movies, and provides references to additional related information.
http://www.box.net/Box.net is an online Web storage provider. The service enables users to share, access and collaborate on files of any type from anywhere. With nearly 2 million users, over 1 million files served every day, this service is used by a multitude of people.
http://www.righthealth.com/This site searches all the health websites and categorises them for you into useful modules. At RightHealth they create an unofficial home page for every health related topic taking the freshest and best content and presenting it in one page.
http://www.gadgetell.com/Gadgetell brings you all the best tech news and reviews. You can expect to find the latest information on mobile phones, computers and laptops. Explore all the recent advancements in digital cameras and camcorders. The site also has features content including news analysis, columns and product reviews.
http://www.hakia.com/This site is a semantic search engine that lets users search the Web using everyday word combinations. It is focused on bringing quality results via its semantic search technology compared to today's search engines which bring popular results.
http://www.rhapsody.com/Listen to full-length songs for free and read the lyrics. The site has lots of songs, online radio, music videos, playlists, photos and the latest music releases. At a nominal price you can even download the songs.
http://www.getmiro.com/Poised to become the ultimate desktop video application, Miro is a cross between a media player and a Bittorrent client. It handles every major video format including MPEG, QuickTime, AVI, H.264, DivX, Windows Media, Flash Video, 3GP, and others. It downloads torrent files and has a wealth of settings geared for user customisation.
http://www.ilovelanguages.com/More than 2,400 links at this site bring you the best language links on the Web. Whether it's online language lessons or translation services, the site has something to suit your needs.
http://www.iexplore.com/This site offers destination guides covering all corners of the globe, plus activity guides ranging from rainforest exploration to sea kayaking to horseback riding (Luckily, it also lists adventures involving food and beverages).
http://www.idealist.org/Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organisation with offices in the United States and Argentina. The site lists thousands of nonprofit and community organisations in 165 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location or mission.
http://www.prongo.com/This website for children offers fun, interactive, and educational games. Prongo.com also offers kids clip art, e-cards, wallpapers and jokes for children. Practice your math skills in games such as Lemonade Larry or relax with a game of checkers or a word or maze game.
http://www.madsci.org/A free, web-based Ask-A-Scientist service. Anyone may submit a question to be answered by people actively engaged in science education and research. Its online archives contain thousands of questions and answers.
http://www.space.com/ Are you fascinated by the sun, the moon and the stars? Do you marvel at the universe and are constantly intrigued by its mysteries? Then this site will seem heavenly. Check out the exhaustive information laid out here on planets, the solar system, comets, the universe, galaxies and more.
http://www.addictinggames.com/The site lives up to its name by offering free online games that you can't stop playing. The site is one of the largest sources of great free online games including arcade games, action games, sports games, puzzle games and more.
http://www.kidscom.com/KidsCom has kids games, chat rooms for kids, a virtual world, virtual pets and other activities. The games focus on fun, learning and internet safety. Kids play in a virtual world where real-life problems are simulated. Then they bring the lessons learned into the real world.
http://www.filmsite.org/A website for classic film buffs. It includes synopses, original content, review commentary, vintage film posters, film reference material and historical background and descriptions for hundreds of classic Hollywood and other English-language films in the last century.
http://www.newscientist.com/ This is the ultimate site for science and technology. It has been extended to include three channels (Space, Tech and Environment), a YouTube channel, podcast series, vodcasts and 6 blogs. The content is delivered by the site's editors and journalists, citizen journalists and external bloggers.
http://www.wotartist.com/wotartist.com contains lists of art websites from around the world. The sites are listed by region (Americas, UK, Europe, Australia, Asia/Middle East) and directory pages list types and genres (sculpture, painting and photography; Figurative, Surrealism and Expressionism).
http://www.thefreesite.com/ TheFreeSite.com lists free technical support and online tutorials; free personal management tools; plenty of Java script resources; free fonts; clipart, and loads of other freebies, all from companies that are more than willing to have you test their products.
http://www.google.com/trendsWith Google Trends, you can enter up to five topics and see how often they've been searched on Google. It shows how frequently the topics appeared on Google News, and in which geographic regions people have searched for them most. With the Hot Trends feature, you can view the fastest-rising searches at different points of time.
http://onelook.com/A search engine that indexes dictionary sites on the web, OneLook includes words from a range of languages. If you want the definition or translation of a word, they'll provide you with links to the dictionaries that do it.
http://www.zoozoom.com/Impressively-designed online journal featuring high-quality, full-screen photos of models in designer clothes. Musicians and artistes are also featured, along with serious works of photojournalism.
www.gahooyoogle.com/GahooYoogle.com cuts out the time and hassle involved in searching both Google and Yahoo at the same time. According to various online statistics, most people in different countries primarily use either Google.com or Yahoo.com to search. The GahooYoogle.com concept was invented by Internet entrepreneur Arbel Hakopian and has been up since 2005.
www.beesker.com/For each topic, Beesker selects and recommends the best English language website. Beesker's aim is to help users find the very best sources of information. Beesker is a celebration of the world around us, and of the Internet as a means of understanding and enjoying that world.
http://emol.org/movies/Entertainment Magazine provides free entertainment news, free movies, destination guides and links from around the world. You won't find the most recent blockbuster here, but you will find a huge number of classics, trailers, independent films, documentaries, and more. This site is full of classic movies, all free to download.
http://www.youconvertit.com/Upload any media format (documents, images, audio, video and archives) and change it into another format. YouConvertIt.com's service is free, instant, and does not require any tedious download and software installations.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps. Here history is viewed.
http://www.thatsweird.net/Thatsweird.net features weird news from around the world. From bizarre historical facts to gaffes and blunders, the site has quite a collection of quirky trivia. What's more, it also features some hilarious Bushisms.
http://www.ehow.com/The website provides step-by-step guide to do just about anything. From practical advice on how to wrap a gift or install a bathtub to suggestions on how to ask out a girl, ehow.com features tips on topics as varied as finance and relationships.
http://drawn.ca/This collaborative blog for "anybody who likes to draw," is the best place to share links – mainly sites where you can view individual artists' works – and resources. You'll enjoy the illustrations, cartoons and animated video podcasts.
http://pixsy.com/This engine extracts images and videos from the RSS feeds of a variety of content providers, from YouTube to the BBC. You can be directed to any of these sites and can browse by category or just click on the 'browse recently added' box.
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/From Bob Marley to the Doors and Led Zeppelin, many live recordings are relived here. Within the Concert Vault are thousands of carefully restored and archived concert recordings which can be downloaded for free.
http://www.educatedearth.net/Want to see how the earth looks from distant space? Or how about hundreds of other interesting videos and articles about nature and all that's wonderful in our universe? If so, go to this site. Following the success of their anti-consumerist website (SmashOurStuff.com) the moderators decided to continue their humanitarian effort and this site was the inevitable next step.
http://www.dailylit.com/In today's fast-paced times we have lost the habit of reading books. We spend hours on email but have no time for reading. In this case, how would it be if the books come to you by email? Problem solved, right? We have found just such a site for you! DailyLit sends books in instalments via e-mail. Currently, it offers over 250 classic public domain titles that can be subscribed to and read in their entirety for free. It has recently added forums where readers can discuss their favourite books and authors.
http://home.bitworks.co.nz/trivia/contents.htmThis website deserves to be on your favourites list for the conversions page alone (Metric to Imperial (UK and US) and Imperial to Metric), but there's so much interesting trivia as well. A wonderful site to grab tidbits of common and uncommon knowledge.
http://www.shunya.net/Shunya is the nom de plume of the writer and travel photographer in Namit Arora. Here's a great way to do a photographic tour of ancient cities around the world, from Petra to Machu Picchu to Olympia.
http://www.thetech.org/revolutionaries/Read interviews with ‘overachievers' such as Steve Wozniak (Apple), Bill Hewlett (Hewlett Packard), Gordon Moore (Intel), Nolan Bushnell (Atari), and 16 others, to find out how they turned their ideas into reality.
http://rawstory.com/The Raw Story is an alternative news nexus. It draws upon a panoply of news sources and selects those the site think most intriguing to a audience seeking news underplayed by the mainstream media. Founded in February, 2004 the site is referenced regularly by major bloggers and the press. It gives links to stories of global importance, business and economic news, arts and entertainment reporting. It also features exclusive stories from reporters around the globe.
http://rinkworks.com/said/Ordinary people can be drop dead funny. If you do not believe this, just visit this website. We all love a good laugh and when it's spontaneous and unrehearsed it can be purely wicked. The humour on these pages is unrehearsed, but there is a lot to laugh at.
http://www.pcworld.com/This site offers quick access to authoritative reviews of technology products, the most current product pricing information, continuously updated news, an extensive library of downloads including carefully evaluated freeware and shareware, interactive tools, and free e-newsletters.
http://fotoflexer.com/Here's a photo editing system with which you can remove blemishes, change skin/hair colour, morph photos and more – all for free. It offers one-click tweaks and tools on par with desktop class photo editing software.
http://www.notobacco.org/Quitting smoking is extremely challenging. This website could be of some help. This site offers educational videos, information, tips, anti-tobacco news and great anti-smoking links for teen- smoking prevention.
http://www.sciam.com/The online edition of Scientific American magazine, sciam.com presents clear, intelligent writing on the most important scientific discoveries, initiatives, and controversies of our time. Much of the content is free.
http://goodtree.com/You get a personal homepage that can be your control panel for your life online, allowing you to navigate the Web in a way that reflects your beliefs. You can join causes, meet people who care about the things you do, and share information with them on how to make a difference.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/The site brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects from astrophysics to zoology. For three years in a row, ScienceDaily has been chosen by Popular Science magazine as one of the 'Top 50 Web Sites'.
www.prezvid.com/With the US elections drawing closer, video websites such as YouTube are a goldmine to catch the candidates in action. This website follows the YouTube campaigns, on which the founder Jeff Jarvis adds his own (text-based) commentary to YouTube clips of the candidates' TV appearances, stump speeches, etc.
http://www.artsandlettersdaily.com/ Updated six times a week, the site pulls together some of the most interesting reads available on the World Wide Web and sifts through the dizzying number of articles on various subjects to bring you the best in subject and writing styles.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/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. You'll probably learn a lot you never knew along the way. It may not be fun or entertaining, but who says you always need to have fun in life?
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/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. You'll probably learn a lot you never knew along the way. It may not be fun or entertaining, but who says you always need to have fun in life?
http://www.madscience.org/Mad Science Group is one of the world's leading provider of science enrichment for children. For more than two decades, they have sparked imaginative learning with their brand of engaging and educational live programmes and activities.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's pre-eminent museum and research complex. The online exhibit African Voices includes an interactive time line of African history and a feature on a Yoruba sculptor's work.
http://www.quillpad.com/
http://www.mozy.com/Wish to back up all your computer files? Mozy can keep it all safe and encrypted on its own servers. It will store 2GB worth of your files for free, or an unlimited amount for a small charge. All you have to do is download and install the Mozy program and tell it what you want to protect.
http://www.funnyordie.com/Funny Or Die is a comedy video website that combines user generated content with original, exclusive content. It is a place where celebrities and regular users can all put up stuff they think is funny. There are some funny videos that will make you laugh.
http://www.refdesk.com/A virtual treasure-trove of information, this website has the works on tons of stuff you always wanted to know, but did not know where to get. You can even browse through their catalogue of useful websites as well.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters/Brain Booster of the Day presented by DiscoverySchool.com - This list is structurally divided into the various types of thought processes. There are hundreds of puzzles and brain teasers which are guaranteed to test your skills.
http://www.punoftheday.com/If you have fun with puns, this website should interest you. Pun of the Day has been online since May 1996. Someone who makes puns all the time is known as a punster. You probably know one! In fact, you too can become one by logging on to this website.
http://www.engrish.com/English is a widely-spoken and complicated language. Today, it has become necessary for people from non-English-speaking nations to learn the language as well. Engrish.com educates users by listing common errors made around the world.
www.photonhead.com/The world of digital photography is complex. Photonhead.com provides users with quick and easy photography tips for beginners, as well as intermediate theory and tutorials. It also has everything you need to know about digital cameras.
http://www.i-am-bored.com/This website was founded on the theory that when people get incredibly bored on the Net they need some cheering up. The site provides a comprehensive list of links to entertaining websites that will help pass your time.
http://www.newscientist.com/With its global network of specialist correspondents, this website provides comprehensive and in-depth reports on the most fascinating developments in science and technology. Blogs on topics as varied as space and environment keep you hooked.
www.vuvox.com/Vuvox creates extremely impressive Flash presentations from your videos, photos and music like you've never seen before. To create your own presentation, simply collect the media files into Vuvox from your hard drive or pull them direct from the web, choose one of the 3D styles and publish.
http://www.blinkx.com/More powerful, feature-rich and relevant than any other player in the market, Blinkx TV is the Google for multimedia content on the internet. You can use it to search and watch the latest news videos, podcasts and TV content from most media companies including Forbes, Reuters, BBC, CBS and so on.
www.ulinkx.com/How do you find videos on a particular topic? Just go to uLinkx – a comprehensive video search engine to help you conveniently search multiple video websites such as Google Video, MySpace and more.
http://www.lrb.co.uk/The London Review of Books is a journal for those who enjoy reading. At times, the reviews rise to the level of great literature. Founded in 1979, it is the one of the liveliest, most serious and most radical literary magazines around.
http://www.beliefnet.com/An online community for people who practice spirituality in any tradition in the world, the emphasis here is on mutual respect and tolerance. Free inquiry and exchange of ideas is invited.
http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/wonders/lesson.htmlOceanic Research Group Inc. is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation of the world's oceans and marine life through education. Their Wonders of the Sea section is the most popular. It is praised by educators and has received over one million hits.
http://www.livescience.com/Imaginova is the premier destination for the intellectually curious. LiveScience.com is one of its websites, and delivers original and entertaining editorials and multimedia content to a community of millions of curious and well-informed users. Imaginova's content is syndicated to all the leading news portals including Yahoo!, MSNBC and AOL.
http://martindalecenter.com/Jim Martindale's Reference Desk provides an astonishing collection of links to reference sources. What makes this website different from other link providers is that the links are relevant and specific. There are tons of stuff on language, science, politics, entertainment, electronic media, education, maps, calculators, convertors and lots more.
http://www.gocomics.com/The latest strips from Garfield, Calvin And Hobbes, Doonesbury, Cathy and Ziggy can be found on this easy-to-use site which has a large audience of loyal fans.
http://www.wisenut.com/Yes, we're still using Google, but WiseNut is a terrific alternative, with its straightforward style and ability to deliver relevant links. The WiseSearch option helps fine-tune a query, allowing you to search for exact phrases.
www.hhmi.org/coolscienceThe Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious children to explore biology. Butterflies don't look like caterpillars, so what's the connection? Why are snakes like lizards and monkeys like a moose? Find answers to these and many other such questions here.
http://scitoys.com/This one's for the kids ... and adults alike. The website tells you about science toys that can be made at home with your kids. It tells you how to be creative with common household materials, in the quickest manner possible.
http://www.videojug.com/VideoJug hosts one of the world's largest e libraries. Their video content covers every conceivable topic and delivers the encyclopedia of life. The content is divided into a variety of formats that include "How To" and "Ask The Expert" films that take users through everything from the lighter aspects (leisure, hobbies, beauty), to the more serious tribulations (health, legal, parenting).
Ask.comAsk.com's search tool delivers fast and relevant information. Search the blogosphere using their unique algorithm that combines Ask.com search technology and Bloglines subscription data. They index the most popular blogs and feeds that people across the web subscribe to ensure high-quality results.
http://www.digg.com/What is Digg? Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web. From the biggest online destinations to the most obscure blog, Digg surfaces the best stuff as voted on by its users. Also, you won't find editors at Digg.
http://www.webopedia.com/Ever wonder about the meaning of all those error messages you get while accessing Web pages? Webopedia takes the mystery out of the messages in its Quick Reference section. Additionally, the site's general search engine pulls up definitions for any tech term. Browse the reference section for information on common Internet and computer facts and occurrences.
http://familydoctor.org/ Though this is a US-centric website, the issues discussed and information available on the website are universal. The web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). It provides the comprehensive, quality content on health issues ranging from how to remain healthy to advice and support on various illnesses and doubts.
www.worldwidemetric.com/Measurements.htmlStruggling with metric calculations? Then this is just the site for you. Be it from inches to centimetres, millimetres to metres, the website has a easily designed calculator which enables you to conduct a variety of conversions at the click of a button.
http://www.purevideo.com/Tired of looking at too much video trash? Sifting through various sites to find really good videos? Check out the PureVideo search engine – still in beta, it features the search results of the top ten videos from sites such as YouTube, AOL Music, MSN, StupidVideos, CollegeHumor, ESPN, CNN, etc. Make it a favourite.
http://www.xihalife.com/Like Facebook and Myspace, XIHA Life is a networking and lifestyle website. It is free for everyone and gets visitors from everywhere around the world. XIHA Life is a great place to make friends from different countries and cultures and share your photos and thoughts with the whole world.
http://www.answers.com/ This portal offers free access to millions of topics from the world's leading publishers. An ad-supported reference search service, which displays concise answers drawn from over 100 encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries and atlases, it is one of the leading information links on the internet.
workpermit.comWorkpermit.com, has a blend of regular news items, video immigration news, and detailed information on entry requirements around the world. It ranks consistently among the top search engine hits across a wide variety of immigration and visa-related terms, despite having zero expenditure on internet advertising.
http://www.facebook.co/Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. With over thirty million active members on the site, people use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.
http://home.skysports.com/ The premier source for football, tennis, rugby, cricket and more ... Fantastic for up-to-date news on any sports event. Though it is more Euro-centric, still in today's globalised world, when AC Milan beats Liverpool, it makes news even in far-off Bangladesh, so time to check out this fine website from the Sky group.
