Time magazine and its online component (time.com) has released their annual list of "10 Essential Sites". Some of them I use religiously, some never.....so I have mixed feelings, but I agree with some of them.
Here's the list:
1) wikipedia.com - no brainer, deserves a spot on the list...but the top spot? I probably use this site a few times a week, max
2) yahoo finance - what is this....2003? yahoo finance used to be great, but I've moved over to google finance and haven't looked back. the differences....cleaner interface, interactive charts, and google's search
3) craigslist - no qualms, I love cl....in fact, I listed my apartment on there [shameless plug]. any takers?
4) espn.com - go there every day. need to figure out how to use my espn360 account.
5) yelp - I've heard great things, but I rarely use this site.
6) facebook - I used to be addicted to facebook, but stopped making hourly updates a year ago. of course, starting this site probably just cut into my fb time. I am probably less productive now than I was with facebook....go figure
7) digg - love it. I use it to gather fodder for this site, to find new blogs to read, and to find out about random stories.
8) google - should be on the top spot of this list. it (along with gmail and google reader) is probably the most indispensible site on this list
9) tmv - I'm proud to say that I've never been here. I sometimes catch some of their show when flipping channels, and I always feel dirty afterwards. I really don't want to feel like that at work...
and finally...
10) flickr - people seem to love it. Since I started using Photoshop Elements, I have been forced to use it (easy integration), so I'm not gaga about it yet...but i might still be.
What are some other essential sites that the list left off.....here's some from my daily surfing:
- google reader
- the USA Today & LA Times Crosswords (they are free!)
- orb.com - streaming media from your home pc
- rotten tomatoes - a movie review aggregator. I trust their tomato ranking system, and it hasn't let me down....well, once....I still want my $ back from Atonement.
am I leaving anything off?
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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NYtimes.com -- I'm a fervent reader of it.
ReplyDeleteAnd, I agree about Atonement -- I didn't enjoy it either. It was also one of the movies I couldn't watch all the way through (I rarely do that. Knocked Up was another one too.)
Oh, and I bet N would add thewolverine.com to the list :)
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