If you’re reading this, you’ve probably got time on your hands. Here are some cool websites to occupy that time. Some are simply interesting, while others may very well be darn useful.
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Stixy
Sometimes, organized task lists and neat folders just don’t cut it. Maybe you miss the good ol’ days when your desk held a scattering of post-it reminders and pictures of your family and friends, next to that picture of the upcoming Mustang throwback. Stixy.com lets you stick it to the man – if “the man” was a virtual stickyboard.
YouTube Instant
What could possibly be more distracting than Google Instant, you ask? Why, YouTube Instant of course! You thought whole words gave you good results. In reality-ish, research has shown that omitting letters in words actually increases the number of search results that can be provided, while decreasing the accuracy of those same search results. The same research indicated that a surprising 92% of Internet people preferred “the search” over “the find”. It’s no wonder content has started playing hard-to-get.
YouTube Instant is, of course, fun. Think of it like YouTube channel surfing.
PrimaxStudio’s Scale of the Universe
Get your geek on with this educational orgasm of celestial scale. See the universe’s 14 billion year old innards displayed in relation to…well, everything else. If you’ve got any amount of nerd in you, bookmark this now. You know you’ll be hunting through your history for this site in a couple of weeks. Do your future-self a favor, why don’t you?
Google Translate
This site speaks for itself. Literally. Google Translate will not only translate your text into different languages, it will also convert a phrase into Text-to-Speech in real-time. Check out the duo ordering Indian take-out.
Sparked
Altruistic but a bit lazy? Become a micro-volunteer! Sparked.com leverages the web for the benefit of non-profit organizations. If you’re a member of an non-profit organization, here is an excellent resource for you to use. Sparked is the winner of several awards and will likely be a bookmark for many.
UnHearIt
It turns out, the best way to get an annoying catchy song out of your head is to replace it with another annoying catchy song. A bit dodgy, but the logic is sound. If people start going to Unhearit.com to get rid of a song they picked up from Unhearit.com, buy stock.
Shuffler
If you’re one for music discovery, Shuffler.fm will allow you to play through music blogs like an MP3 playlist. Explore new music and genres, along with the websites that birth them. Learn about the artist you just discovered, on the site you just discovered, from the music you just discovered. Next on the discovery list? A new thesaurus.
Kickstarter
Now here’s a site so good, it’ll make you change your underwear and your Facebook status update. If you’ve ever been on the gathering side of a fund-raising effort, the value of a site like this will immediately be obvious to you. Kickstarter.com allows you to setup a customized fund-raising campaign for free, deducting a 5% fee only if your target has been achieved. Pretty cool, huh? Go on, update your status. You know you wanna.
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