13 Jan 09 Uncyclopedia.org – Wikipedia’s Comedic Counterpart
If you think Wikipedia is a good source of information on the web, well you are right. But if you stumbled upon Unccyclopedia.org, you would think this would be better. Only that there is nothing serious about Uncyclopedia, it is pure spoof and fun. You should not take the stuff at Uncyclopedia seriously, or you might end up destroying your monitor. So if you want to have a relaxing night at home, read the articles at Uncyclopeida and surely you will be entertained like watching a Jim Carrey or Adam Snadler comedy film. Or better yet, hone your comedic skills and try to contribute a funny article at the site. It is open to the public and as states, should not be taken seriously as everything in Uncyclopedia is pure fun and spoof.
11 Jan 09 Ecofoot.org
Green is the color of the world nowadays. Everybody is very much aware of the state of the environment across the globe. You may want to know how much you have been a factor to the environment’s destrutction or how much you have contributed at saving ecological balance. Ecofoot.org provides a calaculation of your contributions In the environment, whether on the positive side or at the negative end. The Ecofoot.org’s Ecological Footprint Quiz allows you to have an idea on whether you are a helper or destroyer of the environment. The site also gives advice on what you can do to help save the environment from being destroyed further. So go green and test your ecological footprint through this site.
10 Jan 09 Give Your Donations Through DonorsChoose.org
Giving to charity is righteous, no question about it. But you should make sure that the donation really goes to the proper beneficiaries. DonorsChoose.org ensures that every donation to schools or charitable rganizations will be delivered. The site gives the donors a choice of a particular project to aid. Several project proposals, which come different schools and charitable organizations, are pre-screened for verifications and posted at the site. So if you want to donate you can choose a specific project or projects. And then the website will buy the materials and ship directly to the beneficiaries. If you are already a donor of a particular charity, but is not in the site, you can sign the charity up at DonorsChoose so that more people will know of it and will donate on your favorite charity. That would be great, isn’t it?
08 Jan 09 BookFinder.com – The Ultimate Book Finder
Students, professors or anybody looking for cheap books must try BookFinder.com. This online book search engine has more than 150 million books that is for sale. There is a wide range of books available to find at this website. All kinds of books – text books, brand new or used books, even those books that are already out-of-print and difficult to find at other online book catalogs – can be found using BookFinder.com’s search engine. So people, most especially the students, who are looking for cheap books can use the site’s search engine and purchase directly from the publishers, eliminating middlemen who would put a markup. This way, the students can save some money.
07 Jan 09 Philosophize Your Thoughts at Askphilosophers.org
Are you a frustrated philosopher and you want to pursue your dream of being a philospher? There is a website that can fill in your desire. Philosophize about anything with the scholars of AskPhilosphers.org You can ask anything, argue with the resident philosphers and talk about everything under the sun. the website allows everyone to post questions and even comment on any topic. You can ask about religion, or freedom, or happiness, or justice or even philosophy itself. Just put your question and the resident philosphy scholars would provide their insights.askphilosophers.org is a community dedicated to spread philosophy to the general public, and not just the geeks or “geniuses.”
07 Jan 09 The Secret is Revealed at OpenSecrets
Are you curious about how the presidential candidates got their campaign funds and how they spent it? You can take a peek at the presidentiables’ expenditures at OpenSecrets . The site shows a comparison of each of the candidate’s fundraising activities and how much they have raised all throughout the campaign, from the nomination period to the general campaign. The site also shows a “week-by-week” fundraising activities of each candidate. You can even know which candidate raised the biggest fund from your community. Not only that. Even the members of the Congress’ personal finances are disclosed at the OpenSecrets. Now you can have an idea at how much your public officials are earning.
06 Jan 09 Food You Want? Chow.com Provides It To You
Chow.com is all about food, and the use of multimedia is made to present information about food and everything about it. This cool website utilizes audio, video, photo, blogs, message boards and every possible thing that can be made out of the Internet. The site’s objective is to inform people about food. There is a section in the website where cooking tips are offered and comprehensive discussions about food culture and trends are available. Chow.com offers its members endless information about food. So for those who are aspiring to become chefs, the website is a good starting point to learn about cooking and everything about food.
06 Jan 09 Put a Map Onto Your iPhone via iSubwayMaps.com
Most people rely on maps whenever they are on a trip. Whenever you are in an unfamiliar place, most likely you will a map in your hands and you look like an idiot on the street walking and looking at the map every time for directions. Well, throw those maps away. Now, at iSubwayMaps.com, you can download the subway maps of every major city in the world. So if you are planning to go to New York, London, Tokyo and even Beijing, Seoul or Bilbao, you will not be lost. You can put the maps of these cities onto your iPhone, iPod or iPod Nano by downloading them at iSubwayMaps website. You don’t know how to download the maps? The instructions are also given at the site.
04 Jan 09 Help Cancer Patients Through Imtooyoungforthis.org
Imtooyoungforthis.org is social networking site for young adults who fell victim to cancer diseases. The site offers support services to those cancer patients and wants to help them though their life. However, the site is not just for cancer patients, it is also for those who want to help those who have such illnesses. So if you know someone at a young age who has such disease, better advice him/her to join this network so that he/she can have access to other support services that are not usually given by hospitals and doctors. Imtooyoungforthis can surely help him/her, whether to survive the disease or make his/her life happier while fighting the illness.
31 Dec 08 Create Your Own Online Personal Organizer Through Backpackit.com
Creating your own personal organizer is definitely a must. It is imperative that you have to-do lists both on a daily basis and on longer periods so that you won’t leave anything undone. Backpackit.com let’s you create your own personal organizer very conveniently and easily. Although you may have an intranet at your office and you also have an organizer notebook, Backpack let’s you have a more organized personal organizer. You can fuse your home and office organizer into this site. You can also share your organizer with your co-workers and keep private some of your personal details. The site offers an easy-to-use organizer with every page neatly organized and uncluttered.
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