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Gojee

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Vimeo

blzalewski — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:51:31 +0000

Vimeo is a video-sharing service. It is a hub of creativity. Time.com calls it “the indie darling to YouTube”. The typical video on Vimeo is a short, artsy, creative film with great photography. Much of their content comes in HD.

The only problem with Vimeo is it’s hard to find the real good stuff, you know? Lucky for you, we took our time and found the best Vimeo has to offer. Check out our channel, The Best Vimeos. If you like it, subscribe to it.

Vimeo's Homepage

Right from the get go, you see Vimeo looks like a bustling nest of creativity.
Vimeo's HD Content

Vimeo allows you to view only the high definition content, if you want. Vimeo has tons of HD content.
Vimeo's Categories

One way you can find new videos is by searching through categories.
Vimeo's Channels

Another way of finding videos and keeping up to date with videos, is subscribing to a channel.
Vimeo's Login Screen

Yes, we took a screenshot of the login screen. We like it and, as you can see, Vimeo integrates with Facebook.
Vimeo's Likes

Once logged in, you can save videos to your "Like List" by liking the video.
Vimeo's Staff Picks

This is an example of a channel. You can subscribe to it and Vimeo will keep you up to date with the latest posts.
Vimeo's Video Page

Nothing too different here. Vimeo follows the successful format of YouTube when it comes to video page layout.
Vimeo's Welcome Page

Upon logging in, you are brought to this screen.

Twitter

blzalewski — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:30:15 +0000

Twitter is a social network of friends and strangers sharing tidbits with each other. On Twitter, you can post from your phone, IM, or on the web. Twitter is one of the most popular sites on the net. No matter what you like talking about, there are other people on Twitter talking about it. You might hear people talking about “Tweets”. Well, “Tweets” are just status posts on Twitter. Join twitter today and follow us.

There are several mobile apps you can use so you can post “Tweets” on the go easily too. Check them out.

Twitter Homepage

Twitter's homepage is simple and to the point. In the middle you will see popular tweets.
Twitter Celebrity Search

Search for celebrity and you will see people's recent tweets about celebrity spotting's.
Twitter Welcome Page

After logging in, you are brought to this page. It serves as your Twitter dashboard.
Twitter New York Times

You can follow the New York Time's twitter feed to hear about the latest news first.
Twitter Discussion

Twitter does a great job organizing tweet responses and related tweets.
Twitter Who To Follow

If you are new, check out Twitter's "Who To Follow" page for some recommendations.

Livestrong

blzalewski — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:25:16 +0000

Livestrong, brought to you by the Lance Armstrong foundation, is a website with articles and tools that will help you eat healthy, get in shape, and stay healthy. Our favorite one of these tools is the calorie counter. Track the food you eat with Livestrong and the calorie counter will provide you loads of useful metrics about your diet. This is a top notch free service – other services we have seen that resemble Livestrong‘s calorie counter are not free. You can track your exercises too (even your jogging routes). Livestrong is a well-organized hub of articles (usually with videos) about everything from diet tips for vegans to 5-minute ab workouts.

Livestrong Home

Livestrong provides tools and information that will help you get in shape.
Livestrong Eating

Livestrong provides all the information you need to start eating healthy.
Livestrong Fitness

You can search for new exercises or even track your jogging loops.
Livestrong Be Inspired

One of the main themes of the site is staying inspired - if Lance Armstrong can do it, you can too (maybe).
Livestrong Tracker

Give Livestrong your information (height, weight, etc.) and it will help you create a personalized plan.
Livestrong Tracker Dashboard

Once you start tracking, you can see your information on the dashboard.

Songkick

blzalewski — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:56:30 +0000

Songkick is a concert finder. Give Songkick your location and you can receive notifications when your favorite bands are playing locally. Songkick also integrates with Facebook – track which concerts your friends are going to. Have “friends” that are going to concerts without you? Find out where and show up, using Songkick.

You can also set up Songkick to integrate with iTunes or Songbird. From within your music player, you will be able to see which artists have upcoming concerts in your area.

Songkick Homepage

Songkick helps you keep track of when and where your favorite bands are playing
Songkick About Page

Songkick's about page explains the site well - track your bands, get alerts, and buy tickets.
Songkick Popular Artists

Browse through the most popular artists that are currently on tour.
Songkick Login

We recommend using the Facebook login so Songkick can personalize your experience.
Songkick Location Search

Find concerts based on location.
Songkick Music Service Integration

Use Pandora, Last.fm, or iTunes (or even Songbird)? Songkick will integrate with your music services.
Songkick Recommendations

Songkick will recommend artists based on your musical preferences (retrieved from Facebook).

WordPress

blzalewski — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:30:04 +0000

WordPress is a free blogging platform. You can either choose to host your blog at WordPress or use your own web hosting service. If you are going to run WordPress on your own hosting service, you will have to download WordPress from WordPress.org. WordPress is our favorite CMS (Content Management System) because there are so many plug-ins and pre-made themes available. This is where WordPress really shines. This site runs on WordPress.

If you are new to WordPress and need help starting your own WordPress website, we suggest you start at Learn WordPress.

Wordpress Home

Wordpress is a blogging platform. They also offer a free blog hosting service.
Wordpress Learn

Wordpress's learning guide makes what would be a steep learning curve not so steep.
Wordpress Features

Wordpress has all the features you need and more. Missing a feature you need? Look through their plug-ins.
Wordpress.org

This is where you go if you just want their open source software (to run on your own server).
Wordpress TV

All the videos you need to dive into Wordpress and master your skills.

eBay

blzalewski — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:01:28 +0000

eBay, which also owns PayPal, is the largest online marketplace. You can sell your old stuff, buy used stuff, or even buy new stuff. One of the coolest things about eBay is its search functionality. After searching, you can filter your results down to exactly what you are looking for.

Another thing we like about eBay is you can buy or sell anything (and if you can not find something, comment below and let us know what you can not find – we will find it for you). If you are not using eBay, you should start using it. You do not want to end up on a TLC special about hoarding.

eBay Home

On eBay's homepage, you will see their navigation system, a search bar, and some promotions.
eBay Results

After searching for something, eBay pops up a list of finds along with search filters on right left.
eBay Sell

Bought that PS3 on a whim and no longer use it? Sell it on eBay!
eBay Dashboard

After logging in, you are brought to your dashboard. eBay nicely organizes all your sell/buy statistics.
eBay Bid

This is a sample product page. Enter your bid here.
eBay Motors

You can sell and buy cars on eBay too.
eBay Classifieds

A newer feature of eBay is their classifieds section - just like Craigslist, you can find local classifieds here.

Digg

blzalewski — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:55:33 +0000

Digg is social news. More specifically, Digg is a user driven social content website. Confused? Yeah, you should be, that term is a bunch of bologna. Basically, people submit stories (or interesting links) and then other people Digg it (similar to Facebook like). If a story is receiving a lot of Diggs, it shows up on the homepage.

You can also customize your homepage. After you log in, follow the content providers that you like. For instance, if you see that you are enjoying all of the articles from the New York Times, then you should follow the New York Times. Digg will then put a priority on showing you articles from the New York Times on your homepage. Digg our website using the little bar on the right.

Digg Home

Digg is a social news, people vote on stories and the stories with the most votes end up on the home page.
Digg Upcoming

Upcoming stories are stories that have just been submitted - Digg the ones you like.
Digg Top News

If you are not logged in, your home page will default to the top news page.
Digg Article

You can comment on articles - this is where Digg is fun.
Digg Follow

After logging in, you can customize your home page by subscribing to publishers like the New York Times.
Digg Submit

Submitting a site is really easy on Digg. Getting your story on the front page - not so easy.

Delicious

blzalewski — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:40:35 +0000

Delicious, owned by Yahoo, is a social bookmarking website. You can store, organize, and share your bookmarks. Delicious gets you connected with the bookmarking community. You can subscribe to other people’s bookmarks. We recommend finding new links by checking out the “hot list”. The “hot list” is a collection of the most popular bookmarks. If you want to find a particular type of website, you can sort by tags. Delicious gives you all the tools you may need to seamlessly integrate bookmarking into your browsing experience. They have a bunch of toolbars and widgets available. Using Delicious is a great way of keeping your bookmarks available for access anywhere.

Delicious Home

Save your bookmarks, share your bookmarks, and see what other people are bookmarking.
Delicious Hot List

You can see which bookmarks are the most popular. Check out different categories by sorting by a tag.
Delicious Bookmarks

Save links you come across and organize them by adding titles, descriptions, and tags.
Delicious Tools

Delicious provides a tool to help you save bookmarks no matter what your set up is.
Delicious Network

Keep track of your friend's lists by adding them to your network (or anyone's list, for that matter).

TheBestSites.com

Musician’s Friends.com

Gojee

Vimeo

Vimeo's Homepage

Vimeo's HD Content

Vimeo's Categories

Vimeo's Channels

Vimeo's Login Screen

Vimeo's Likes

Vimeo's Staff Picks

Vimeo's Video Page

Vimeo's Welcome Page

Twitter

Twitter Homepage

Twitter Celebrity Search

Twitter Welcome Page

Twitter New York Times

Twitter Discussion

Twitter Who To Follow

Livestrong

Livestrong Home

Livestrong Eating

Livestrong Fitness

Livestrong Be Inspired

Livestrong Tracker

Livestrong Tracker Dashboard

Songkick

Songkick Homepage

Songkick About Page

Songkick Popular Artists

Songkick Login

Songkick Location Search

Songkick Music Service Integration

Songkick Recommendations

WordPress

Wordpress Home

Wordpress Learn

Wordpress Features

Wordpress.org

Wordpress TV

eBay

eBay Home

eBay Results

eBay Sell

eBay Dashboard

eBay Bid

eBay Motors

eBay Classifieds

Digg

Digg Home

Digg Upcoming

Digg Top News

Digg Article

Digg Follow

Digg Submit

Delicious

Delicious Home

Delicious Hot List

Delicious Bookmarks

Delicious Tools

Delicious Network