157 of the Most Useful Websites on the Internet

The Social Media Guide17 January 2011

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I have compiled a small list of websites, across a wide variety of topics.. that you may find useful,

280slides.com – create beautiful presentations, access them from anywhere, and share them with the world
alertful.com – quickly setup email reminders for important events
animoto.com – assembles stunning slideshows
aviary.com/myna – an online audio editor that lets record, and remix audio clips online
awesomehighlighter.com – easily highlight the important parts of a web page
bing.com/images – automatically find perfectly-sized wallpapers for mobiles
bounceapp.com – for capturing full length screenshots of web pages
boxoh.com – track the status of any shipment on Google Maps
bubbl.us – create mind-maps, brainstorm ideas in the browser
buzzfeed.com – never miss another Internet meme or viral video
chipin.com – when you need to raise funds online for an event or a cause
citrify.com – supplies quick photo-editing tools
copypastecharacter.com – copy special characters that aren’t on your keyboard
coralcdn.org – if a site is down due to heavy traffic, try accessing it through coral CDN
crimson room – Takagi’s cultish puzzle game
cutmp3.com – trims any song to ringtone length
dabbleboard.com – your virtual whiteboard
dingitsup.com – alerts you via SMS, twitter or email when a website goes down or comes back up
disposablewebpage.com – create a temporary web page that self-destruct
downforeveryoneorjustme.com – find if your favorite website is offline or not
dropbox.com – gives 2GB of storage and syncs files
droolr.com – lists the hottest gadgets
e.ggtimer.com – a simple online timer for your daily needs
encrypted.google.com – prevent your ISP and boss from reading your search queries
errorlevelanalysis.com – find whether a photo is real or a photo-shopped one
eventful.com – lists happenings in your area
evernote.com – captures ideas, notes, or audio
everytimezone.com – a less confusing view of the world time zones
example.com – this website can be used as an example in documentation
faxzero.com – send an online fax for free
fb.me/AppStore – search iOS app without launching iTunes
feedmyinbox.com – get RSS feeds as an email newsletter
filleritem.com – digs up useful but cheap items on Amazon for meeting the free-shipping amount
flightaware.com – live flight tracking service for airports worldwide
flightstats.com – track flight status at airports worldwide
followupthen.com – setup quick reminders via email itself
fontsquirrel.com – a good collection of fonts – free for personal and commercial use
formspring.me – you can ask or answer personal questions here
gasbuddy.com – reports current local fuel prices
genbook.com – allows clients to schedule appointments with your company
ge.tt – quickly send a file to someone, they can even preview it before downloading
goo.gl – shorten long URLs and convert URLs into QR codes
google.com/dictionary – get word meanings, pronunciations and usage examples
google.com/history – found something on Google but can’t remember it now
grooveshark.com – provides diverse music and social features in a slick interface
gtmetrix.com – the perfect tool for measuring your site performance online
hackaday.com – serves up fresh hacks (short tutorials) every day from around the web and one in-depth ‘How-To hack’ guide each week
historio.us – preserve complete web pages with all the formatting
homestyler.com – design from scratch or re-model your home in 3D
howjsay.com – talking dictionary of English pronunciation
huddle.net – helps your workgroup manage projects, and offers online storage
humyo.com – provides 10GB of free storage
iconfinder.com – the best place to find icons of all sizes
imo.im – chat with your buddies on Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, etc. from one place
isendr.com – transfer files without uploading to a server
isnsfw.com – when you wish to share a NSFW page but with a warning
iwantmyname.com – helps you search domains across all TLDs
jobspice.com – generates attractive online resumes
join.me – share you screen with anyone over the web
joliprint.com – reformats news articles and blog content as a newspaper
kuler.adobe.com – get color ideas, also extract colors from photographs
librophile.com – offers downloadable audiobooks
livecage.com – allows live audio and video streaming
livestream.com – broadcast events live over the web, including your desktop screen
lmgtfy.com – when your friends are too lazy to use Google on their own
localti.me – know more than just the local time of a city
logmein.com – gives you remote access to your PCs
lovelycharts.com – create flowcharts, network diagrams, sitemaps, etc.
mailvu.com – send video emails to anyone using your web cam
measy.com – gives quizzes to narrow down choices
memorari.com – reminds you of your important dates by sending out quick notices to your mobile/email/I’m handle
mesh.com – syncs files and gives remote access
mint.com – syncs with your financial accounts to help you monitor your budget
mywot.com – check the trust level of any website
namemytune.com – when you need to find the name of a song
noteflight.com – print music sheets, write your own music online
nutritiondata.com – details the content of food at restaurants and in recipes
nutshellmail.com – Get your Facebook and Twitter streams in your inbox
office.com – download templates, clipart and images for your Office documents
onlineocr.net – recognize text from scanned PDFs and images
opentable.com – makes reservations at restaurants
passpack.com – manages all of your online passwords
pastebin.com – a temporary online clipboard for your text and code snippets
pdfescape.com – lets you can quickly edit PDFs in the browser itself
pearbudget.com – tracks your income and spending
phonebooth.com – provides phone services
picresize.com – online picture resizer
pixorial.com – presents easy-to-use video-editing tools
polishmywriting.com – check your writing for spelling or grammatical errors
prezi.com – create astonishing presentations live and on the web
printwhatyoulike.com – print web pages without the clutter
privnote.com – create text notes that will self-destruct after being read
proxify.com – gives you anonymous access to regionally blocked content
random.org – pick random numbers, flip coins, and more
regex.info – find data hidden in your photographs
retailmenot.com – provides store coupon codes
runpee.com – let’s you know when the best time is during a movie to go to the toilet
screenr.com – record movies of your desktop and send them straight to YouTube
scribblemaps.com – create custom Google Maps easily
scr.im – share you email address online without worrying about spam
seatexpert.com – shows the best seats on any flight
seatguru.com – consult this site before choosing a seat for your next flight
similarsites.com – discover new sites that are similar to what you like already
sitorsquat.com – indicates the closest clean restroom
sizeasy.com – visualize and compare the size of any product
smart.fm – provides free online courses
snapask.com – use email on your phone to find sports scores, read Wikipedia, etc
snopes.com – find if that email offer you received is real or just another scam
speedtest.net – assesses your Internet connection’s download and upload speeds
springpadit.com – supplies templates for organizing your personal data
spypig.com – now get read receipts for your email
sxc.hu – download stock images absolutely free
stickybits.com – links digital data to physical objects
stupeflix.com – make a movie out of your images, audio and video clips
sumopaint.com – an excellent layer-based online image editor
syfy.com – everything sci-fi
tabbloid.com – your favorite blogs delivered as PDFs
tempalias.com – generate temporary email aliases, better than disposable email
teuxdeux.com – groups your weekly tasks by date
textflow.com – simplifies document collaboration
thefind.com – ferrets out obscure products
thesocialmediaguide.com – awesome blog on social media!
timerime.com – create timelines with audio, video and images
tineye.com – this is like an online version of Google Goggles
tinychat.com – setup a private chat room in micro-seconds
topicfire.com – aggregates news in topics you choose
topsy.com – a better search engine for twitter
translate.google.com – translate web pages, PDFs and Office documents
truveo.com – the best place for searching web videos
twitpay.com – lets you raise funds via Twitter
tubemogul.com – simultaneously upload videos to YouTube and other video sites
typingweb.com – master touch-typing with these practice sessions
umbrella.com – tells you whether or not it’s umbrella carrying weather
untiny.me – find the original URLs that’s hiding behind a short URLs
urbandictionary.com – find definitions of slangs and informal words
usestacks.com – organizes tasks by person and project
valebrity.com – validates the authenticity of celebrities on social networks
viewer.zoho.com – Preview PDFs and Presentations directly in the browser
virustotal.com – scan any suspicious file or email attachment for viruses
vocaroo.com – record your voice with a click
wakerupper.com – makes calls to rouse or remind you
warrick.cs.odu.edu – you’ll need this when your bookmarked web pages are deleted
wetransfer.com – for sharing really big files online
whatdoestheinternetthink.net – let’s you know what the internet thinks about something
whatfontis.com – quickly determine the font name from an image
whichdateworks.com – planning an event? find a date that works for all
whisperbot.com – send an email without using your own account
whoishostingthis.com – find the web host of any website
wobzip.org – unzip your compressed files online
wolframalpha.com – gets answers directly without searching
woorank.com – everything you wanted to know about a website
wordle.net – quick summarize long pieces of text with tag clouds
yammer.com – gives workgroups a private microblog
youtube.com/leanback – enjoy a never ending stream of YouTube videos in full-screen
yypewith.me – work on the same document with multiple people
zoho.com – offers a large variety of cloud-based apps
zoom.it – view very high-resolution images in your browser without scrolling