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Addictomatic.com - A Topic Aggregation Site with Search Capabilities

URL:
http://www.addictomatic.com

Info:
Alexa | Whois

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AOS

Addictomatic is a topic aggregation site similar to Alltop.com or popurls.com in that it aggregates all the best content on the web into one location.  The main difference between Addict-o-matic and the other aggregation sites, is it’s focus on search and personalization.

While Addictomatic.com does provide you with a few canned or popular topics on it’s homepage, the real strength of this little application comes from it’s search capabilities.  Even though it doesn’t perform the search results as I expected, it’s still a nice addition to the genre.  Read further for a review of my experience and check out the site to decide for yourself. More »

Blogs.com - A New Blog Search Engine By Six Apart.

URL:
http://www.blogs.com

Info:
Alexa | Whois

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AOS

Blogs.com is a new blog search engine by Six Apart… the makers of the popular hosted blog service TypePad.

The site doesn’t offer much new in the sense of search capabilities (besides a very easy to remember name), but it does provide some interesting editorial articles about the blogging community and spotlight blogs you can browse through. More »

QuarkBase : Everything about a Website

URL:
http://www.quarkbase.com

Info:
Alexa | Whois

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AOS

QuarkBase is a one stop shop to find out all sorts of information about a web site.  It’s really a useful little site that allows you to find contact info, page views, social bookmark links… really anything you would like about a web site.

I can’t tell you how useful a find like this is - especially for a blog writer like me - to find all the pertinent information about a site in one location.  So, if you’re a web worker - or just the curious type - this is a good one to have in your search bar toolbox. More »

CrunchBase.com - A Startup and Tech Company Directory

URL:
http://www.crunchbase.com

Info:
Alexa | Whois

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AOS

So, where do you go to find information about a company or web site? Sure, there’s Whois and Alexa (both services we provide links to on this site). However, if you’re looking for more detailed information about a company and not just statistical data, let me introduce you to CrunchBase.com

Crunchbase is a free tech company database and is part of the TechCrunch network of sites (hence the name). The site not only provides visitors with a way to search for and discover detailed information about a startups and tech companies, but it also provides a resource to entrepreurs and company owners to list their sites and organizations for free. More »

ICONlook.com - Simple and Fast Icon Search.

URL:
http://www.iconlook.com

Info:
Alexa | Whois

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AOS

IconLook.com is a very simple and fast icon search engine that allows you to search by keyword and size.  Simply type in the keyword or tag that you’re looking for, and IconLook will return all available icons in sizes ranging from 12×12 to 128×128 pixels in size.

Every web, application, and software developer should have a good icon search engine at their fingertips.  Some place you can turn to when you’ve searched through Google images, Flickr, and the web… but come back with nothing.  Instead of searching high and low for the right icon, install Iconlook.com into your browser and find what you’re looking for the first time. More »

Vimeo - The Maserati of Online Video

URL:
http://www.vimeo.com

Info:
Alexa | Whois

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AOS

When you say “Online Video” the first thing most people think of is YouTube.  However, if you’re looking for something a little sleeker, a little sexier, and with more options, you might want to check out Vimeo.com

There are several things that seperate Vimeo from other video services out there.  Vimeo has all the standard features that come with most hosted video services; It’s free, embeddable players, and it has the ability to allow users to comment on your video.  But, that’s where a lot of the similarities end.

First, there’s an HD video channel, dedicated strictly to videos in 1280×720.  This offers a considerable quality improvement over the standard 400 odd pixel videos available on YouTube. More »

Ask500people.com - Ask a question, 500 people answer

URL:
http://www.ask500people.com

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Alexa | Whois

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AOS

Essentially, the name says it all… Ask a question and the service will allow 500 people to answer the question before it’s complete.  Since most of the posts are made public, it can be used as a public opinion poll in real time.  So, you can see answers to questions as they come in and also see the location from where they were voting from.

I have to admit, this is one of my favorite time wasting sites on the web right now.  Granted, it can be used for some very valuable information and polling, but you can also spend hours just sitting there searching for different questions and watching the answers come in.

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Goosh.org - Command Prompt Interface for Google

URL:
http://www.goosh.org

Info:
Alexa | Whois

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AOS

Ok, I’ll have to admit that I’m not a big fan of using a command prompt and typically use it as a last resort.  But, I am absolutely in LOVE with this interface!  Goosh.org is a Google CSE, but with a command prompt type of interface. The actual nuts and bolts of the system are nothing new. You can perform all the standard Google search functions like search the web, video, blogs, and wikipedia. But What sets it apart is it’s very unique and very creative interface.

I’ve been trying to put my finger on why I like using this interface so much.  There’s no real advantage to using Goosh over the “normal” Google site except for a very creative and unique interface.  But, then again I suppose it’s probably the same reason people restore and drive old cars or buy Nixie Clocks.  It reminds me of the good old days of MS-DOS, Pine email clients, and storing pixel-by-pixel created images on 5-1/4″ floppy disks.

TinyApps.org - Large directory of small applications

URL:
http://tinyapps.org

Info:
Alexa | Whois

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AOS

TinyApps.org is a simple directory filled with hundreds, if not thousands of unique, small, and hard to find applications.  As the name says, Tinyapps.org only contains software with a small footprint and is less than 1.44mb in size.  For any of you over the age of say 25, you’ll remember that 1.44mb is the size of the small hard cased floppy disks.  Those floppy disks are now largely obsolete, but I like that they kept that criteria as it fits the circa 1994 design of the site.

Other requirements of applications listed in the directory are they must be Freeware or OpenSource and not malice or adware. There are a few shareware applications, but they only offer them if there isn’t a freeware version available.

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SearchIcon.net - Search for web and desktop icons

URL:
http://www.searchicon.net

Info:
Alexa | Whois

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AOS

SearchIcon.net does just that… Search for different icons available for download. This is an extremely useful site for any web designer or developer looking for that hard to find icon. Simply do a search for type of icon your looking for, such as “Email” and it will return the results in a gallery of the matching icons.

Since this site seems to be in Beta Mode, there are a few bugs I’ve found through the interface.  First, there are two links above the icons that don’t work; Tags and License.  Both of these would be extremely useful when creating a proffessional web site.  The tags would be a nice feature to find related icons. Secondly, the License link would also be useful since you want to make sure that you’re not using a rights protected icon. There is also an issue with the speed.  The service seems to be a little slow, so the search can take some time if the icon you’re looking for isn’t on the first results page.

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