25 websites to sign up to before Christmas
What if you can’t stand your family, and would much rather be chomping your turkey dinner down in front of the green-ish glow of your computer monitor, instead? T3 pulled toghether 25 sites you should sign up to before Christmas, so you’ll have many networks of strangers to escape to when your aunties start arguing about how to make gravy.
News link: here
51 Responses
12.6.2008
not to mention the neat websites they’ve posted!
12.6.2008
Dugg for not having the ***** word “green” in the title.
12.6.2008
True dat.
12.6.2008
There’s quite a few there that I haven’t even heard of. Qik sounds cool – would be great to smugly video stream a concert back to your mates who didn’t get tickets in time.
12.6.2008
Nice waste of time there – they won’t be watching.
12.6.2008
Qik is cool. Glad Dopplr made the list too.
12.6.2008
Some cool sites on there. Gotta love the addictive reviewing of Qype. I’m slowly giving into linkedIn being useful.
12.6.2008
Yeah agree with you about Qype too – really cool.
12.6.2008
Finally got Qik on my jailbroken iphone and it’s great. Vimeo, I’m a big fan of too.
12.6.2008
As well as being generally useful, Qype is cool for the monthly parties – you can’t beat free beer!
12.6.2008
I think the Internet is full with crap nowadays ,however sites that have social driven content like digg and stumbleupon helps you discover the gems that lurk within.
12.6.2008
agreed.
12.6.2008
A great compilation.
12.6.2008
Becoming a Twitter addict very quickly so it’s great this is on here… also loving stumbleupon which can be a total time waster but discovered sooo many cool sites through this! Qype is totally addictive too. Some wicked sites out there right now, what’s next??
12.6.2008
My monitor hasn’t had a greenish glow since the early 80s…
12.6.2008
Digg killer website? Yeah, right.
12.6.2008
Yeah wtf?
12.6.2008
Already is one anyway. Called reddit.
12.6.2008
***** reddit.
12.6.2008
Im pretty good on not signing up for any of them. thanks anyways
12.6.2008
They forgot to put Digg in the list…
12.6.2008
For some reason I hate seeing the first handful of comments as being super positive. Always makes me wonder..
12.6.2008
Sumo Paint is really sweet. If I get a new digital camera (one with an SD card) it will work in a pinch if I need to edit something on my Eee Pc.
12.6.2008
I like my family
12.6.2008
How can FavOrIt be a Digg-killer when its page’s layout is cluttered and seemingly made by someone with adhd
12.6.2008
If you’re an artist or looking for art, bluecanvas.com is coolI’m with everyone else; why the heck is Digg not on the list?
12.6.2008
Last.fm kicks ass.
12.6.2008
Here’s a little blatant self-promotion but it’s relevant to the “Sites to check out before Christmas” theme.I’ve been working on a site that could keep you from opening a box just to receive one more ugly sweater, if you can convince your relatives to use it. Basically it’s a permanent gift-list site where you simply make a list of the things you’d like to own. When folks want to buy you a gift they just check your list and get you something you REALLY want. The handy part about it is that when you need to buy something for others you don’t have to guess what they want. Just go check their list. It’s not tied to one specific retailer so you can put pretty much anything on the list. Anyway, it’s really rough around the edges, we haven’t even chosen a permanent URL or name for it yet, and the look-and-feel is just some CSS theme I found but most of the basic functionality is there. I could use some beta testers so give it a spin if it sounds interesting. GiftRegistry.HindesSite.com
12.6.2008
Dugg for last.fm and del.icio.us. Don’t know how I lived without them.
12.6.2008
I’m addicted to last.fm.
12.6.2008
I’m addicted to crack.
12.6.2008
“MMMMMM, Peanut Butter and Crack Sandwiches!”Quote “Chapelle Show”
12.6.2008
“we’ve highlighted 25 websites you should sign up to before Christmas, so you’ll have many networks of strangers to escape to when your aunties start arguing about how to make gravy”And no Digg? I mean talk about an escape; I know it came in handy last year.
12.6.2008
i think they were assuming everyone’s alreadt on Digg – it’s so big now, it was a good assumption. notice they didnt put Facebook on there? same assumption i bet.
12.6.2008
Yeah, weird that facebook didn’t make the cut. Seems to be next gen of socially useful sites making all the news…
12.6.2008
25 reasons to never, ever leave your house again. Ever.
12.6.2008
Joost’s still around?
12.6.2008
Qype seems a lot like Yelp.
12.6.2008
Will these sites stop working at Christmas?
12.6.2008
Dugg for HotUKDeals
12.6.2008
This is where openid would be very useful.
12.6.2008
Check Edealeasy! Do the Black Friday shopping now!
12.6.2008
I shook my head when I read “when your aunties start arguing about how to make gravy.” I got nothing against my family…. I just wish I’d never see 90% of them again.
12.6.2008
some of those sites need USA counterparts now. And does joost finally have some good stuff one it that’s not random music videos and an old transformers cartoon drawn from a hat?
12.6.2008
22.) Hungryhouse – a UK takeaway delivery service, you simply type in your post code or address, and a list of nearby takeaway restaurants appears. Search by category, and once satisfied, view the menu and book your order on the site. Sit back and wait as your takeaway order is then given to the restaurant, and delivered to your front door.Where’s the US version of this?
12.6.2008
I agree. I like Hungryhouse i use the site all the time. Amazed there is no US version.
12.6.2008
Spelling fail – “T3 pulled toghether”.
12.6.2008
Joost but no Hulu?! BS, joost is crap.
12.6.2008
Qype and Mallplace are not really that great, in my opinion. Flickr and Twitter rock…along with Qik and a few others they’ve got. Not a bad list, overall.
12.6.2008
I have been ignoring my friends’ invitations to join LinkedIn for about a year, but as an adult, I guess I have no excuse to be on MySpace instead.