4chan – An image-based BBS where many virals begin life.
Holy Taco – Pictures, videos, and lists… all funny.
Zero Punctuation – The funniest game reviews this side of Timbuktu and probably beyond.
LOLcats – Pictures of cats in compromising positions – sounds terrible but needs to be seen to be believed.
Garfield Minus Garfield – Take Garfield out of the comic and the result is funnier than ever.
IMDb – Internet Movie DataBase – Cast lists and information on every movie ever made.
Flickr – Photo sharing for all.
Digg – The biggest social media site on the Web.
YouTube – The biggest video-sharing site on the Web.
Snopes – Debunking urban legends galore.
Wikipedia – The online encyclopedia that can be edited by all.
B3ta – A message board full of viral breakouts waiting to happen.
Perez Hilton – The snarkiest celebrity gossip blog.
Twitter – A micro-blogging service gaining users and notoriety.
EarthCam – Webcams showing views from around the world.
GameFAQs – Frequently Asked Questions about every video game known to man.
About – Guides to every subject known to man.
Boing Boing – A group blog covering all aspects of pop culture.
eBay – The ultimate flea market for those bargain hunters out there.
Google Search – The only search engine you’ll ever need.
MySpace – The biggest social networking site on the Web.
The Pirate Bay – The world’s largest BitTorrent tracker for music, movies, and games.
The BBC – A huge portal covering almost every aspect of interest.
Post Secret – Postcards containing secrets sent in anonymously.
Download – Free software downloads and reviews.
Craig’s List – Classifieds for everything, everywhere.
Rotten Tomatoes – A movie review site which pulls no punches.
Bloglines – The best Web-based news aggregator.
Facebook – The best social networking site on the Web.
Indexed – Organizing that which normally cannot be organized.
Dictionary – A free online dictionary.
Pandora – An Internet radio service which recommends new music.
The Wayback Machine – Archiving the whole of the Internet.
Urban Dictionary – An archive of slang terms you may have heard but need explaining.
Imeem – A social networking site based on sharing and watching media.
Last FM – An Internet radio and community Web site.
CNET – If you like technology, you’ll love CNET.
Drudge Report – A mainly political news aggregator known for breaking stories.
CNN – A huge portal best for U.S. news.
How Stuff Works – Anything and everything explained in detail.
Kotaku – The best gaming news source on the Web.
Lifehacker – Tips and tricks for all aspects of life.
Silicon Alley Insider – A technology gossip blog.
Slashdot – A social media news site based around science and technology.
Plurk – Combining Facebook and Twitter in one easy application.
Oddee – Covering all that is considered odd and bizarre.
YouTomb – kepping track of all videos removed from YouTube and why.
Damn Interesting – Articles sure to inform as well as entertain.
Howcast – How-To videos covering all kinds of topics.
Songza – An Internet jukebox utilizing the power of YouTube.
Friendfeed – A news aggregator that also acts as a social network.
Hack N’ Mod – A collection of hacks, mods and projects to keep you busy for years.
Lulu – Cheap and easy self-publishing for budding authors.
Weather – The ultimate source for weather news .
Uncyclopedia – A parody of Wikipedia that contains satire galore.
WordPress – Want your own blog? Then stop here first.
New York Times – The site of the daily newspaper, containing news, editorials, and multimedia.
The Times Online – The site of the daily newspaper, containing news, editorials, and multimedia.
Zoho – A collection of free and easy-to-use apps.
Nasa – The site of the space agency with everything you need to know about what’s above us.
Google Maps – Maps of anywhere in the world using satellite or terrain details.
ESPN – The best site on earth if sports is your thing.
Rotten – If death, suicide, and bizarre occurrences are your thing, Rotten is indispensable.
Amazon – The first stop for most online purchases.
StumbleUpon – Discover new sites at the click of a button.
Funny Or Die – Comedy video site from Will Ferrell and co.
Blorge – The site you’re reading, with technology, gaming, and much more besides covered in-depth.
Google Mail – There’s no finer Web-based email service.
Remember The Milk – An online task management application.
Yahoo – An online portal with sections to suit all tastes.
The Darwin Awards – Find out how some people have proved Darwin correct by cleaning the gene pool.
Metacritic – A review score aggregator for all forms of media entertainment.
Firefox – If you’re an Internet Explorer user then you need this site right now.
UpMyStreet – Detailed information on your place of residence (Currently UK only).
PopUrls – The mother of all aggregators.
Wikileaks – Kepping tabs on leaked documents and corporate wrongdoings.
LinkedIn – The ultimate social networking site for business-minded individuals looking to expand their contacts.
Apple iTunes – Share and increase your digital media collection with the ever-popular iTunes.
iGoogle – A Google homepage you can personalize to your heart’s content.
Mike The Headless Chicken – The story of a headless chicken… called Mike. No, seriously.
Fact Check – Checking that what politicians are saying is actually true and backed up by facts.
Truth Or Fiction – Find out if that email you just received is a scam, urban legend, hoax or the truth.
You Got Rickrolled – Keeping tabs on one of the biggest viral phenomenons the world has ever seen.
The Fail Blog – Endless examples of fails.
Loopt – A mobile-based social network that lets you visualize and share information with other users.
Blip.fm – Create your own streaming radio station.
Reddit – A social media site with a love for the bizarre.
Friends Reunited – A social network to help you reconnect with old friends.
Runescape – A free Web-based MMORPG for those who find World of Warcraft too geeky.
Dilbert – Scott Adams’ highly acclaimed office comic strip.
The Joy Of Tech – A hilarious tech-related comic strip.
Zamzar – Converts a file from one format to another, totally free.
Dopplr – A social network for frequent travelers.
Cooliris – Search using images, cooler than it sounds.
WorldTV – Create your own television channel.
Picnik – A browser-based photo-editing suite.
Blurb – A haven for those looking to self-publish books and more.
CIA Factbook – Everything you ever needed to know about every country on earth.
XKCD – A stick figure comic strip that’s as funny as it is incomprehensible.
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