The Ultimate Search Engine List
Friday January 16, 2009
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All-purpose search engines, visual search engines, people search engines...you'll find all these and more in this
list of search engines, a comprehensive guide to the best search engines on the Web.
More search engines
Find an Answer with Answers.com
Thursday January 15, 2009
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Answers.com is an innovative way to find answers on the Web, without searching for them. Instead of going to your favorite search engine and typing in a query, then sorting through various links to find the answer that you are looking for, Answers.com "displays quick, snapshot answers with concise, reliable information." Find out more about
Answers.com.
Make great music playlists with MixTube
Wednesday January 14, 2009
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Want to listen to your favorite music - just the way you want it, in the exact song order that you want it? You'll want to check out
MixTube, a free site that helps you create playlists from YouTube videos. Here's how it works:
- Go to the create a playlist page.
- Give your playlist a name. You'll want to have a tab for YouTube open so you can add the URLs of your favorite songs.
- And that's about it. Here's my MixTube: Morning Mix.
Go ahead and give it a try; it's a nice way to listen to your favorite tunes.
More music
- Free Music Downloads: Free music downloads on the Web really does exist; as long as you're willing to listen to music other than what's on the radio and top 40 (for the most part). Here are a few places on the Web where you can find free music downloads.
- Find high quality music videos at PluggedIn: PluggedIn offers thousands of really high quality music videos (a lot of them are recorded in HD format) from tons of your favorite artists. For instance, I found Amy Winehouse, Mindy Smith, Beck, and more. Definitely worth a visit.
- If You Can Hum a Tune, You Can Find Music with Midomi: Have you ever gotten a song in your head, but you can't for the life of you remember what the name of that song is? A new service called Midomi aims to solve this problem in a VERY creative way: you actually sing or hum the tune of the song you're thinking of into your computer's microphone, and Midomi will attempt to match that ditty up with its database of over two million songs.
Estimate your home's value with Zillow
Tuesday January 13, 2009
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Zillow is a great (free!) service that allows you find your estimated home price, along with many other home appraisal services. Find out more about Zillow in my article titled
Estimate Your Home Value With Zillow.