UK selection: The 100 most useful websites in the world

100 Most useful Web sites

The Guardian of the UK recently selected "The world's 100 Most useful Sites", from which we can find out what the British people are most concerned about the Web site, can also understand the current trend of Internet development and direction.

First, the application software

Why do you want to run an application in a browser? Because you can share tasks with people from different locations, this works well for password-protected work. BackPackIt.com because of his simple task, Basecamphq.com was elected for his mature project. Tadalis is simple, similar to DOS. Google's Documents & spreadsheets need a Google account (free), and it's not going 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

Second, 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

Third, blog: writing

Netizens need to find a good tool to write, not just read. WordPress, an Open-source and free software program, has already left its competitors behind because of its creativity, management capabilities and information-publishing tools. 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

IV. e-mail

Google's Gmail is a web-based e-mail system, with the disadvantage that it can only be used in the UK 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

Five, the 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

Vi. 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. Grdnance 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.co.uk
streetmap.co.uk
Multimap.com
ordnancesurvey.co.uk
npemap.org.uk

VII. News: Mainstream media

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.co.uk
English.ohmynews.com
Nowpublic.com

VIII. News: Recommended

One of the good things that Web2.0 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 that digg,2006 has surpassed Slashdot at the beginning of the 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

Nine, features
 
Snopes reveal incredible stories, tricks and urban legends, and expose 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 Network 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