#1 - StumbleUpon
www.stumbleupon.com
This is probably my favorite thing about the internet at the moment. StumbleUpon is a personalized recommendation engine; when you install the toolbar and make an account, you are asked questions about your likes and interests. After the toolbar is installed, just hit the Stumble button, and you are moved to internet pages that match your interests. Want another page? Just keep hitting the Stumble button. Possibilities are endless. Hours are wasted. Nothing is accomplished. But hey, it's a wonderful little do-dad.
#2 - last.fm
www.last.fm
If you're a music lover like I am, this website is tip-top. Don't you hate when you feel, even though you have two weeks worth of music on your iTunes, that you have no music? This is your solution. You can either check out music by artists that you already know, or you can type in a band that you like, and last.fm will give you some really great recommended artists that you might in which you might not be familiar. And like other music websites, such as Pandora, last.fm also has a personalized radio for your musical tastes.
#3- Threadless
www.threadless.com
You might have seen this design somewhere circulating on the internet, or on someone's t-shirt. This is courtesy of Threadless. Not only do I waste time on Threadless, I waste all of my money. These are the best t-shirts that I've ever come across. Whether you're into pop culture, artistic designs, or all-out wacky pictures, Threadless has a plethora of t-shirt designs. What is even better is that a few times a year, Threadless has huge sales; the shirts are usually $10 or less during those spectacular times. If you're an artist or think you've got the next great slogan, you can even submit your work into the site. If your design is chosen, it's printed on a shirt, and you get a nice cash prize.
#4 - OMGPOP
www.omgpop.com
#5 - The Oatmeal
www.theoatmeal.com
last.fm is pretty cool. I've never heard of the other ones, but thanks for the sites so now when I get bored or have five minutes to waste time scowering the internet for funner things to do than sit on facebook and wait for sometimes nothing, I can rather spend my time discovering little randoid comics or online games or something like that. Thanks for the sites, I'm off to check them out!
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine supplies his wardrobe almost exclusively with shirts from woot.com. I will be sure to mention threadless to him. I always feel so uncool that I don't have a cache of undiscovered internet sites. My staples are dictionary.com, facebook, hotmail, and google (alright alright, I'll admit it, vista and kennesaw.edu are on my favorites bar as well). Thanks for giving me an edge, and making me feel a little more indie.
ReplyDeleteA couple of my friends have been talking about Stumbleupon too, so since you are the third or fourth person that has talked about it recently maybe I should give it a try... Also if you like Threadless, you should totally check out cafepress.com. Its super awesome! They have tshirts, totes, hats, and all sorts of other stuff with tons of different logos and sayings and things. You might like it...
ReplyDeleteI was familiar with last.fm just recently, and i didn't realize the depth of its capabilities are. Like you, I enjoy music, but often find myself restlessly switching through some old favorites of mine and feeling somewhat limited. I will totally make use of this site in the near future to find more and more music. I haven't read the tyrannosaur one yet, but it sounds interesting and funny. Thanks for the tips, I'm always looking for another way to waste my time on the internet!
ReplyDeleteThis has been a pretty enlightening blog. I typically only have about five or six websites that I frequent, but when I'm bored and tired of those sites, I just usually toogle between those same sites, hoping that something is going to change. From the sites that you have listed, I find myself interested in a couple, and know that I will be checking them out. Great post!
ReplyDeleteSame here. Facebook tends to get old after a while and you've got a couple of interesting sites here. The Oatmeal one looks especially inviting-why yes, I would like to know why my
ReplyDeleteT-Rex needs to be kept away from crack cocaine (: so I'll have to check that one out soon. Thanks for the list.
Is it sad that I know almost all of these? The only one I haven't heard of is OMG pop. But now that you have mentioned it I am going to have to go waste time on it! I love the stumbleupon and the oatmeal. The humor in the oatmeal is great. It always makes me laugh so much. Stumble upon leads to some wonderful finds. I guess I am off to look at OMG pop.
ReplyDeleteIf you like online comics, check out http://www.explosm.net/
ReplyDeleteThe humor isn't for everyone, and they are hit and miss, but the funny ones make me laugh out loud