Great Sites

Sharing some of the good, bad, ugly or just plain interesting and useful sites on the web.

Web 2.0 Logo Creator

Create your own Web 2.0 Logo. Even though this site was created as a joke it produces a professional looking logo, reflection and beta tag optional.



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Yotophoto

Yotophoto is an image search engine for free-to-use stock photographs and images. Images are either in the public domain or released for use under a Creative Commons license. One of the great features of Yotophoto is search by colour, enter a hex value or use the colour picker to select a colour.



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DownloadThisVideo

DownloadThisVideo is a site that makes it very easy to download videos from sites like YouTube or GoogleVideo. Simply copy and paste the video link into the space provided and your download will begin. The site also has a Wordpress plugin WPvideo, which makes it easy to add videos to your blog posts and pages.

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Mozy Beta

Mozy is a free remote backup utility. That's very easy to use. After creating an account download and install the software and select the files to be backed up. Once set Mozy performs backups in the background and encrypts all files before transfer. Mozy Free comes with 2GB free backup space.

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Drawings by Mail Follow UP

Well I got my drawing in the mail today from Drawings By Mail. I requested a beach scene, it came with a note that said, "This drawing was graciously completed by: Patricia Sullivan". I tried to scan it but it's a pencil sketch and wouldn't scan properly. Here is a another Drawing by Mail received by a fellow stumbler ouroborus.



A larger version of this image is here.

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List'd Express

List'd Express is a free eBay listing tool, that makes it easy to list and sell items on eBay. Listing items is broken down into 6 easy steps:
  • Choose up to six keywords to describe your item
  • Enter a title and description
  • Add images
  • Choose a listing template (currently 3 on offer)
  • Set your payment and shipping details
  • Select scheduling options
List'd Express features unlimited image hosting, templates and a number of easy to follow video tutorials.



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TheActionBlog.com

Signing up for email alerts at The Action Blog will save 25 sq. ft. of rainforest. Each time an acre is reached; The Action Blog will donate enough money to the Friends of Calakmul so they can buy and protect a real acre of rainforest. Donation records are available on the site.



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RSStalker.com

RSStalker.com allows you to create RSS feeds for Amazon.com products. Create a feed to track the price of a single product or track an entire wishlist, and receive automatic notification if the price changes. There is no sign up, tracking items is as easy as entering the ASIN, ISBN, product URL; or an email address to track an entire wishlist. When you're done tracking an item, simply unsubscribe from the feed.


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Call-in-Sick

Call-in-Sick is a free service that allows you to record a "sick message" and have it sent to your boss's voicemail or answering machine at a scheduled time. Calls can be sent at anytime of the day or night, or re-recorded until you have the perfect message. So if you're planning to party all night, just remember to call-in-sick! Currently only available to the US or Canada.



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Ta-da Lists

Ta-da Lists is a free service that makes it easy to create, share and manage lists. Create private lists or share them with co-workers or family and friends. The lists are web based so are accessible via your web browser or mobile phone.



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DailyLit

DailyLit is a collection of over 200 books which can be read by email. Each book is divided up into a number of sections. After selecting a book simply choose when you would like to receive each section. When you feel like reading more the "send me the next part immediately" feature comes in handy. Likewise if you need to reread a previous segment the "manage your subscriptions" link is included in each email.


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Dead Fake

Dead Fake send free, anonymous, fake emails. There is no sign up and rich text emails can also be sent. The FAQ states nothing on the internet is really anonymous, but you can have some fun with your friends by making an email appear to come from where ever you want.

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VideoJug

VideoJug, no it's not another YouTube clone, it's an instructional video site. The site features an extensive range of movies in the following categories:
  • Food
  • Drinks
  • Health
  • Beauty
  • DIY
  • House & Garden
  • Pets
  • Leisure
  • History
  • Made by You
Each movie features step by step instructions; which can be printed. There is also a section for users to submit their own movies.

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Deal A Site

Looking to buy or sell an established website, or domain name? DealASite.com is a new website that can help you do just that. Browse websites by topic, page rank or price range. Each website listed at Deal A Site includes the following information:
  • a list of everything included in the purchase
  • monthly expenses
  • monthly revenue
  • search engines the site is listed in
  • website traffic information
Deal A Site is not an auction site and there is no obligation. Buyers can make an offer lower than the listed price; sellers can choose the best offer or none at all.

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Take Note

Here's one for Australians, or anyone that has friends or family in Australia. Send a note for free. Take Note allows you to type a note and it will be sent anywhere in Australia free. Want to receive a note from a stranger?, if you leave your address they'll send you one.



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MochiBot

MochiBot is a free service that allows you to track your flash content. Simply copy and paste a few lines of code into your FLA file, and each time your content is viewed a signal is sent back to the MochiBot servers. The data sent back to the servers is made available to you in simple easy to understand reports. MochiBot is currently free although they will be adding some premium paid services in the future.

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ZapTXT

ZapTXT is a free service that allows you to monitor RSS or Atom Feeds. Simply select the websites you would like to monitor and your topic or keywords. When a feed matches your criteria an alert is sent to you, alerts can be sent via,
  • Mobile Phone (SMS)
  • Email
  • Instant Messenger
SMS alerts are only available to the US and Canada, however the ZapTXT Mobile Widget is designed to bring the functionality of zaptxt.com to your mobile phone.

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Copyscape

Copyscape is a free service that allows you to check for copied or plagiarized web content. Simply enter the URL of your web page and Copyscape will scan the web for copied content. In addition to the free service Copyscape has two paid services. Copyscape Premium provides an unlimited amount of searches, with more coverage than the free service. Copysentry provides regular monitoring with email alerts should any copies of your content appear.

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Picture2Life

Picture2Life is an online image editor; that works with pictures you may already have online, at image hosting services. You can even send your images back to your favourite service, with the export feature (currently works with Flickr, 23, ImageShack and Slide). Images can also be uploaded through the AJAX-styled user interface.

The user interface makes it very easy to preview and apply effects, as well as create calendars and collages.



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im2html

im2html is a tool for converting instant message conversations into html or css style spans that can easily be added to websites or blog posts. im2html is known to work with:
  • AOL Instant Messenger
  • Trillian
  • Gaim
  • MSN Messenger
  • Google Talk
  • iChat
  • Novell Groupwise Messenger
And possibly with other instant message clients.

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