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trendsmap.com
Twitter trends is an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in tracking the latest news and trends. Trendsmap is a Web 2.0 app that uses top trending data from across the world, superimposing it on a global atlas using Google Maps in real-time. Using the app, one can study hash tags to find out what are the most discussed topics anywhere in the World. It’s a peep into the world’s consciousness in the form of internet chatter.
www.dataliberation.org
This Web site, developed by Google engineers provides detailed guides on how to import and export data out of Google’s suite of products.
While most software products tend to lock in the end user, Google’s products are designed to be interoperable – you can download your mails offline from Gmail, export your email contacts in several formats, and export all your blogger entries with comments, dates, and tags, and more.
The Web site has 25 entries covering products like Adwords, Analytics, Maps, Orkut, Picasa, Reader, and YouTube.
While most software products tend to lock in the end user, Google’s products are designed to be interoperable – you can download your mails offline from Gmail, export your email contacts in several formats, and export all your blogger entries with comments, dates, and tags, and more.
The Web site has 25 entries covering products like Adwords, Analytics, Maps, Orkut, Picasa, Reader, and YouTube.
TubeChop
A wonderful Web tool to snip a certain section of a YouTube video and share it with people, relieving them the burden of watching the entire clip to get to the good part.
Rating: 5/5
Site: www.tubechop.com
Rating: 5/5
Site: www.tubechop.com
Remaininplay.com
This Web site acts like an online repository for classic PC games. The collection includes popular titles like Wolfenstein 3D, Grand Theft Auto 2 and Duke Nukem 3D, and rare games like The Labyrinth Of Time and Rocket Ranger. These titles are free to download and play. Best of all, they don’t require high end PCs.
F My Life
Want a place to whine about the latest horrid incident in your life? Or perhaps you just want to read a few downers to realise how good you have it? F My Life is a great repository of 3-line stories!
Rating: 5/5
Site: www.fmylife.com
Rating: 5/5
Site: www.fmylife.com
Returnmypants.com
Return my pants is a place where you can keep track of all the stuff your friends have borrowed from you, be it books, CDs, pants or underwear.
After registering on the Web site, you can make an entry of every item you’ve lent with the expected date of return, put in your friend’s email address, and he’ll get an automatic email from you reminding him that the book is due.
This neat online utility works both ways, friends can keep track of what you owe them too, so it works best when all your friends are on this Web site.
After registering on the Web site, you can make an entry of every item you’ve lent with the expected date of return, put in your friend’s email address, and he’ll get an automatic email from you reminding him that the book is due.
This neat online utility works both ways, friends can keep track of what you owe them too, so it works best when all your friends are on this Web site.
www.urdb.org
The Universal Record Database is a place where anyone can set the silliest world record as long as it’s a) quantifiable, b) breakable and c) legal. The records set aren’t exactly the pinnacle of human achievement, but are creative and funny – Most Times Saying “Obama” In 15 Seconds By A Group Of Four People, Longest Comment Thread On A Facebook Photo, Most Table Tennis Ball Bounces In 30 Seconds. The Web site gives you the opportunity to set your own world record, all you need to do is capture it on a web cam or camcorder, and upload the video.
Posterous
If handling a blog is too ‘techie’ for you, let someone else do it! With Posterous, all you have to do is send an email with your words and it will automatically get formatted and uploaded…
Rating: 5/5
Site: www.posterous.com
Rating: 5/5
Site: www.posterous.com
Artwiculate
‘Word of the Day’ competition that will help you widen your vocabulary; and it’s completely compatible with Twitter!
Rating: 5/5
Site: artwiculate.com
Rating: 5/5
Site: artwiculate.com
MP32Tube
Having trouble sharing a song with your friends? Here’s a simple and easy way to upload an MP3 to YouTube
Regular Web users would know that YouTube, the popular video-sharing site, is also used extensively to share MP3 songs. You will find an extensive collection of songs – from the latest to the rarest – on the site. However, if you try uploading one yourself, you will see that YouTube doesn’t allow for an MP3 to be uploaded.
Rating: 5/5
Site: www.mp32tube.com
Regular Web users would know that YouTube, the popular video-sharing site, is also used extensively to share MP3 songs. You will find an extensive collection of songs – from the latest to the rarest – on the site. However, if you try uploading one yourself, you will see that YouTube doesn’t allow for an MP3 to be uploaded.
Rating: 5/5
Site: www.mp32tube.com
veryfunnyads
All of us have seen many funny video advertisments being passed around, but if you want to see them all at one place check out today’s Web site, aptly named veryfunnyads.com. The Web site features hilarious advertisments from around the world in a easy to use interface that sorts them into categories, brands, countries, most viewed and most recent.
PetsMD
If you have a cat or a dog, PetsMD is a great resource to find out a lot of information about taking care of them, especially with regards to health and diseases..
Rating: 4.5/6
Site: petsmd.com
Rating: 4.5/6
Site: petsmd.com
awkwardfamilyphotos.com
This Web site is a brilliant way to get back at your cousin, sibling, or a far off relative who harassed you when you were little. All you have to do is post their most embarrassing family picture on awkwardfamilyphotos.com, and wait for the Internet to take its course. If you don’t particularly feel like destroying your relative or friend, you can have a hearty laugh at the people who have taken the time to destroy thiers on the site.
Docu-View
Why spend hours sifting through documentaries on Google Video and YouTube to land on a good one, when Docu-View has already done the hard work for you?
Rating: 4/5
Site: www.docu-view.com
Rating: 4/5
Site: www.docu-view.com
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