100 Most useful Web site addresses

This article for translation of the British guardian of the Science and Technology channel of December 21, 2006, the paper listed the 100 most representative English web site, there is a certain reference value, the translation process will be part of Google's UK web site to convert to international Web site COM address. Here is the full text.

Two years ago, most Britons had not used broadband networks, and Web 2.0 had just entered the developer's vision, which had changed dramatically in 2006.

In 2004, the Internet was different now, for example, when there was no YouTube, and most Britons did not have broadband Internet access, and now everything has changed dramatically, and now more than 75% of users have broadband connections, And the arrival of the Web2.0 brought users and web site interaction is like operating on their own machine software, so we have to "cream" to choose the most useful site of the year.

Some of these sites have new developments, others have withstood the test of time, and as in the past, we have a total of 20 major categories of 100 locations address. Of course, does not mean that you will like these sites (even if you say that the blog), you can provide us with the valuable advice, we will be a good site included.

Since the last selection after the birth of many new types, many of those sites still exist, and still so useful, there is a type of disappearance, such as mobile phone class, the main reason is that the speed of transmission is not up to bandwidth.

　　Application

Why do you want to run an application in a browser? Because you can share tasks with people from different locations, this is very effective when working with password-protected work. BackPackIt.com because of his simple task, Basecamphq.com was elected for his mature project. Tadalis is simple, similar to DOS. And Google's documents & spreadsheets needs a Google account (free), and it does not intend to compete with Microsoft. Wikicalc is a free online spreadsheet that is developing very quickly.

　　backpackit.com

　　basecamphq.com

　　tadalist.com

　　docs.google.com

　　Softwaregarden.com/wkcalpha

　　Blog Reading

There are countless blog service sites on the Internet, and users need to choose the best. You can simplify your work by using RSS and blog search engines. Technorati Although sometimes strange, but generally is a trustworthy blog navigation site. IceRocket is very good at sticking users. NewsGator and Google Reader are a good choice for internet users who need to find what they are most interested in. In addition, Bloglines is also a good information access website.

　　technorati.com

　　icerocket.com

　　newsgator.com

　　Google.com/reader

　　Bloglines.com

　　Blog writing

Netizens need to find a good tool to write, not just read. WordPress, an Open-source and free software program, is highlighted by its own creativity, management capabilities and information-publishing tools that have left its rivals behind. WordPress.org is a free software; wordpress.com offers free package fees and management editions. The blogger is the best in the rest. Vox is smart, simple and free, and includes a lot of social application functions. StatCounter statistics are excellent and can provide good statistical data for your website. The free Google Analytics is also very good.

　　wordpress.org

　　blogger.com

　　vox.com

　　statcounter.com

　　Google.com/analytics

　　Email

Google's Gmail is a web-based e-mail system, with the disadvantage that it can only be used in the UK or by invitation. However, Yahoo's free mail service is a formidable competitor, and Microsoft also has live Mail. Unlike Microsoft's previous Hotmail service, it will not delete all of your old letters if you do not log in for 30 days. Of all these free providers, Bluebottle is popular for its spam filtering function. The free version provides 250MB of storage space and supports POP3 and SMTP standards, so netizens can get a good mail program and network access. There is also Tempinbox, which provides free, temporary email accounts and does not require registration.

　　mail.google.com

　　mail.yahoo.com

　　mail.live.com

　　bluebottle.com

　　Tempinbox.com/english

　　Game

Now there are many video game sites on the Internet, you need a navigation like Gametab to help you find the best. Pocketgamer in-depth study of the hand Control game, Gamasutra collection is very comprehensive. Gamesfaqs has FAQs and previews (plus tips for games, rewinding and previewing). ESRB is allowed to search by age.

　　gametab.com

　　pocketgamer.co.uk

　　gamasutra.com

　　gamefaqs.com

　　esrb.org/ratings/index.jsp

　　Map

Before the advent of Google Maps and satellite imagery, everyone would look at Ordnance Survey data, which meant there was no difference between them. Ordnance Survey has upgraded its website to tell you which map of the area to buy. It's a very good place to search. At the same time, the New popular edition was able to show what the region looked like in the 40 's, which is pretty good.

　　maps.google.com

　　streetmap.co.uk

　　multimap.com

　　ordnancesurvey.co.uk

　　npemap.org.uk

　　Mainstream news

The BBC continues to travel on its own path, offering a variety of media formats while allowing users to add their own comments. The New York Times web site, while shutting down some content, is still very powerful. The RSS feeds on both sites can be read on bbcriver.com and nytimesriver.com using mobile phones. Google News is doing the best it can, though the headlines are still up to date, not the most accurate. NowPublic, a OhmyNews competitor from the United States, claims to have 52,000 amateur journalists with mobile phones, who can be located by GPs or mobile phones.

　　news.bbc.co.uk

　　NYTimes.com

　　news.google.com

　　english.ohmynews.com

　　Nowpublic.com

　　Recommended News

One of the great things that Web 2.0 can do is that it enables many people to vote. Although it may be abused, it can be a good effect in general. Web sites that allow netizens to vote, and blogs that are passionate about storytelling (memoerandum) are now getting more and more. The biggest is Digg, which has surpassed Slashdot earlier this year. Reddi is now being bought by Wired magazine. Findory is a little different, the more you use it, the more you learn.

　　digg.com

　　reddit.com

　　memeorandum.com

　　megite.com

　　Findory.com

　　Characteristics

Snopes reveals incredible stories, tricks and urban legends, and debunk or corroborate them. In addition, there are 100 of seemingly useless, but unusual internet museums. These include the virtual toilet paper museum, the old computer Net museum and the traffic Signal Identification Museum. Netizens can find many other interesting websites through the links on the weird website. Onion is an online satirical literature magazine, but it is biased against the United States. If you want to rest for 5 minutes, you can browse b3ta. The UK website sends a cool-stop direct mail every week, and it has an informational bulletin board for people to stick with interesting maps. But it is important to note that it is thought that it is often a physical attack that is not safe for the person working.

　　snopes.com

　　ringsurf.com

　　theweirdsite.com

　　theonion.com

　　B3ta.com

　　Political

For TheyWorkForYou and Publicwhip, Mysociety is still invincible, as it incorporates Hansard into its own. But blogs have begun to disclose to the public what some politicians cannot do. Guido Fawkes has many internal news from Westminster, and no2id often raises political and technical arguments. At the same time, NHS 23 is a wiki site that often discusses topics such as politics, technology, and the National health insurance system.

　　theyworkforyou.com

　　publicwhip.org.uk

　　5thnovember.blogspot.com

　　no2id.net

　　Editthis.info/nhs_it_info

　　Public behavior

Need to expose some of the maladministration of the authorities. The difference between the web is that it is growing, and politicians are now surfing the Internet. And there are some petitions on the website. PledgeBank and HEARFROMYOURMP are the sites under the mysociety (mysociety.org) family, allowing an exchange between the public and policymakers, which makes people look forward to it. Including the Virtual activist Netaction Web site, is an important tool for netizens to propose programs online. Those who are interested in developing their region can go to TimeBank and find some organizations to spend their spare time.

　　pledgebank.com

　　petitions.pm.gov.uk

　　hearfromyourmp.com

　　netaction.org

　　timebank.org.uk

　　Radio

Radio has now been passed on to millions of households. The BBC has a dominant position here, but there are still plenty of places to get instant news from AOL's SMS, which is very interesting. Radar and radio equipment all over the world, so you can always find something to listen to. Reciva does the same thing, but if you buy its internet radio, you can add your favorite programs online.

　　Bbc.co.uk/radio

　　shoutcast.com

　　radio-locator.com

　　live-radio.net

　　Reciva.com

　　Music

It's more and more important to be able to find materials that resemble your favorite music, both by the listener and by the record company. Last.fm needs to run a software on your machine that shows what people who have this music like. Pandora says you need an American zip code, give it a and then you can hear a carefully selected show. Liveplasma can search for related movies and music. Tuneglue is a new website for Last.fm and EMI Investments, using Amazon and last.fm data. Goombah need to download and play music only in itunes, but sometimes it's more important.

　　Last.fm

　　pandora.com

　　liveplasma.com

　　audiomap.tuneglue.net

　　Goombah.com

　　Reference

Wikipedia dominates the indexing site, partly because its web pages are highly correlated with Google. What the user writes, though not very believable, is very interesting. Wikipedia has been competing with Britannica, and the Encyclopedia Britannica is not free. Another optional website is the Highbeam encyclopedia, which has searched more than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia. In addition, Jim Martindale Index was created in 1994, providing a large number of indexing resources. For a word, it's best to use Onelook, which provides 7.5 million words in 931 dictionaries. And it can also find words according to the meaning of the word. Finally, Teldir is associated with the world's online phonebook.

　　en.wikipedia.org

　　Encyclopedia.com

　　martindalecenter.com

　　onelook.com

　　Infobel.com/teldir

　　Science

AlphaGalileo provides scientific information on the European face of the population and is EurekAlert's counterpart. EurekAlert is an American association, mainly for the frontier Science issue manifesto. Space.com still focuses on space science. NASA contains information on wealth. The importance of climate change underscores the growing prominence of RealClimate blogs written by climate change scientists.

　　alphagalileo.org

　　eurekalert.org

　　Space.com

　　Nasa.gov/home

　　realclimate.org

　　Search

Google is still the primary means of capturing information (half of all search users), but that doesn't mean it's the best. Today's search can include hardware, blogs, images, point-to-point or even past history. Blinkx's monograph on video is still unique, and ask has made great progress, though it attracts only a small number of users.

　　google.com

　　search.yahoo.com

　　search.msn.com

　　blinkx.com

　　Ask.com

　　Social software

Internet users can find people who have the same interests as themselves and can create their own personal space to share with others. Social networks are growing, but they still don't stop MySpace from being the boss. Bebo is also very popular. Habbo attracts a lot of young people, while Friendster and LinkedIn attract a large number of older netizens.

　　myspace.com

　　bebo.com

　　habbo.com

　　friendster.com

　　LinkedIn.com

　　Video

Although YouTube is a lot of people, it is not the only site that can find video. Revver provides a revenue sharing system that allows you to get a certain amount of cash when people watch your video. You can also create your own radio stations in Brightcove and Currenttv. In addition, VideoJug shows how to do the work that might be useful.

　　YouTube.com

　　revver.com

　　brightcove.com

　　currenttv.com

　　Videojug.com

　　Virtual world

Unlike MySpace and other social networking sites, the virtual world gives you a stand-in to represent you in the virtual world. The use of broadband speeds up the operation of the computer, making it possible. The BBC is holding a concert in Second Life, which sounds bizarre. IBM CEO has a double, which makes the Habbo Hotel overcrowded. World of Warcraft has millions of users and is looking for its own culture. Users can also play on The Sims online. It is still an unknown question whether the emergence of a large number of newcomers will make the world's people more indifferent to each other.

　　secondlife.com

　　habbohotel.co.uk

　　worldofwarcraft.com

　　thesimsonline.com

　　Eqplayers.station.sony.com/index.vm

Source: British Guardian, translation: William Long, partial translation reference to Sadie Net