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Yahoo is the best site on the Web. An outstanding search engine especially for "official" websites, it also provides a cornucopia of free services: free email, maps, Yellow Pages, games, shopping, news, finance, sports,live chat - the list just goes on and on and on. |
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The best search engine available on the net. Its the best tool on the Web for finding just about anything (except possibly "official" websites). It is screamingly fast, sleek, streamlined, and as comprehensive as a search tool can be. |
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Amazon is nothing less than a revolution in how the world shops. It is
a huge step forward in the achievement of an ideal competitive market.
It is user-friendly, vast, and reliable. |
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About.com breaks up the Web into major subject areas with a volunteer
human host for each of them. It helps you sift out the wheat from the
chaff on an enormous range of subjects. |
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Much of the greatest literature in the history of humankind will be found
in full text form (and free of charge) at this amazing site. In addition,
many useful reference tools are here (also free!) |
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WOW!!! fantastic site. Formerly it was "DejaNews", Google Groups is a glorious experiment in free speech!
This oceanic database of over 800 million posted "Usenet" messages
from people all over the globe constitutes the largest bulletin board
in the history of the world! It's fully searchable, and you can post your
own messages free of charge. |
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A
bold endeavor in online journalism, Google News provides you hundreds
of news sources (typically) for each of the major stories of the day. Click this to see the extensive range of news sources available for the story you are after! (Its database of past news is also
searchable.) |
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For
fast-breaking news and responsible journalism, it's hard to beat CNN.
And the text content at this site is mostly free! |
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Ebay
is the world's biggest, longest-running garage sale, as well as its most
extensive auction house. Buy, sell, browse, bid, and be amazed at what
you find at this wonderful site! |
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Are you looking for any freeware or shareware then Download.com is here.
This site has a massive and well-rounded collection of shareware (try-before-you-buy)
and freeware (totally free software) is fully searchable and sortable. |
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Craigslist.org is a daring bulletin board system directed toward the major
cities in the US, Canada, the UK, and other countries also.
Visit Craigslist if you want to sell or buy something, if you want to meet new people (romantically
or otherwise), if you want to look for a job, or if you want to share
your ideas. Almost all of its features are totally free, except job listings
for employers. |
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Your inner-librarian will be delighted! Here you will find (free of charge)
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Atlases, and an assortment of other
helpful resources. |
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One of the most remarkable online encyclopedias on the Web! All the
content is free, in the public domain, and quotable. Wikipedia is
maintained by an army of volunteers. Even so, its content remains of
very high quality. Wikipedia is a good example of how the Web can
function at is best! Be sure to visit whenever you have any question
that an encyclopedia might help you answer. You might be surprised how
often Wikipedia will come through for you! |
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Beliefnet.com
is an online community for people who practice spirituality in just about
any tradition in the world. The emphasis here is on mutual respect and
tolerance. Free inquiry and exchange of ideas is invited. Secular (non-religious)
philosophies and ideas are also welcome. Also, sacred texts from the world's
great religions will be found referenced at this site. |
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Anywho
is a great online phone book and people-finder sponsored by AT&T.
Use the Yellow Pages for businesses, the White Pages for people, and the
Reverse Lookup if all you have is a phone number. |
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Enter
your Zip Code and see the weather predictions for the next ten days (scroll
down), courtesy of The Weather Channel. It's easy and it's free! |
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Search.com is an outstanding example of a "metasearch engine":
a web search tool that employs over 1,000 search engines running in parallel
to help you find what you are looking for. |
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MSN's
Hotmail.com provides you with totally free email, pure and simple! |
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The
National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services has created this clearinghouse of information on all matters
related to your physical well-being. You'll find drug information (MEDLINEplus),
disease & symptom documentation, health recommendations, summaries
on every major system of the human body, and much more at this excellent
site. |
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CNET.com
(the parent site of Download.com) is a technophile's oasis! If you are
looking for desktop computers, laptops, printers, peripherals, software
cell phones, cameras, or just about any other kind of gadgetry, be sure
to take advantage of CNET's reviews and price comparison features. This
free site can save you hundred or thousands of dollars, depending on your
needs |
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