Become a skilled web surfer! This Cheat Sheet has the basic Google search commands- all on one sheet.
www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html
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A must for any Internet user is Wikipedia [www.wikipedia.org/]. Simply a great resource but understand it information can be changed "anyone with Internet access can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles! The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Currently, there are 3,348,258 articles in English.
For more information about how Wikipedia operates read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About
WIKI
Wiki software (also known as a wiki engine or wiki application) is software that runs a wiki, or a website that allows users to collaboratively create and edit web pages using a web browser. [copied from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_software]
LIST OF OVER 85 WIKIS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis
LIST OF OVER 260 WIKIS:
[many not in English]
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_wikis
THERE ARE THREE CLICKS NEEDED TO GO TO WEBSITE
1) Click on above link to go to table.
2) Click on desired link in table.
3) Click on web address [URL] on right hand side of page
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www.popurls.com is classified as a an aggregator website. www.popurls.com gathers under one web page [aggregates] up-to-the minute headlines from the most popular sites on the internet. It allows at a quick glance on what’s happening on the web-like a news reader.
Below are some the websites listed.
- To open website links in a New Tab->: Point cursor over link—>Right Click on Link—>Select "Open in a New Tab" option.
- For a complete full size table click Top Aggregator Website: www.popurl.com
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Web Page Name Web Page Address [URL] boingboing http://www.boingboing.net/ breitbart http://breitbart.com/ clipmarks http://www.clipmarks.com/ delicious.com http://delicious.com digg http://digg.com dzone http://www.dzone.com/ fark http://www.fark.com/ gawker http://gawker.com/ google news http://news.google.com/ huffingtonpost http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ lastfm http://last.fm/ lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/ metafilter http://www.metafilter.com/ mixx http://mixx.com/ neatorama http://neatorama.com/ newsvine http://www.newsvine.com/ nytimes http://www.nytimes.com/ reddit http://reddit.com/ slashdot http://slashdot.org/ Wired News http://www.wired.com/ yahoo-buzz http://buzz.yahoo.com/
What is an Aggregator Website?
A website or software program that gathers (aggregates) and displays web content such as news headlines, blogs, and podcasts from multiple websites to a single location. It allows searches by keyword and provides summaries for browsing. It uses RSS or other types of feeds to find the content, and allows subscribing to feeds, allowing new content to be automatically downloaded when it is available. Also known as a feed reader. [from From http: //www.podcastfaq.com/glossary/blogging-and-podcasting-terms/
Another News Aggregator is http://alltop.com. All the top headlines from popular topics around the web.
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Tuesday,
June
22nd,
2010
THIS SITE OFFERS GREAT LIST[S] OF WEBSITES!
- It gives an up-to-date list of THE TOP 1000 WEBSITES [www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000] [see option #1].
- It can list THE MOST POPULAR WEBSITES BY CATEGORY [www.google.com/adplanner] [see option #2].
- It can do some other grouping features- for you to discover!
Double-Click Ad Planner by Google is a free media planning tool that helps identify websites to be used for specific target markets. It is used to help make better-informed advertising decisions.
OPTION #1 [THE TOP 1000 WEBSITES]
The Ad Planner 1000 list [www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000] is a list of the top 1,000 sites on the web. It is published every month. This list details the number of unique visitors, page views and reach for each site for the top 1,000 sites.
It’s a great way to quickly reference the most popular sites on the web. Each column can be sorted by clicking on the column header name.
OPTION #2 [THE MOST POPULAR WEBSITES BY CATEGORY]
The Ad Planner can categorize the Top 1000 websites ranked by Google [www.google.com/adplanner].
Below are steps need to be taken [note: these steps will change as the website changes]
- Create a Google Account www.google.com/adplanner
- Sign-in
- Click List Tab
- Click on Ad Planner Top 1000 Sites [this will give Top 1000 sites]
- Click on Category
- Select Category[s] desired [to list top sites in selected categories from Top 1000 site]
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DEFINITION OF TABLE COLUMNS
Rank
The website ranking.
Category
General description of website’s theme. Site.
[UV] Unique visitors [users]
The estimated, unduplicated number of people who visit a site over a specific month. With the unique visitor column [metric], you can get an idea of how popular a website is.
Reach
The estimated percent of total internet users (over a specific month) within the defined criteria selected. This is really used for advertisers that select specific a criteria. For example, a 32% score means 32% of internet users in the country selected met the chosen criteria.
[PV] Page views
The estimated number of times website pages have been accessed by users across the internet (over a specific month). With the Page View column [metric], you can get an idea of how popular a website is.
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The SEOmoz Top Sites: The 500 Most Important Domains on the Internet http://www.seomoz.org/top500 is a reliable and up-to-date list. It is a terrific resource.
SEOmoz is the most popular provider of SEO [search engine optimization] software.
Unfortunately, no descriptions are put next to the domains.
In future articles, we will pull out what we feel are useful practical websites as a lot of them are technical and not for mainstream interests.
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In my research, I discovered that there is so much to share with you that I will break down this information into various posts. This is the first post. PURPOSE
- To improve your skills in finding information on the Internet.
- To make you internet experience more fulfilling.
- To broaden your skills by bringing more options [search engines] to you.
POINTS
- Search engines are the basic tools to help find information on the Internet.
- Different search engines give different results; some deliver different formats [audio, video, graphics etc..]; some are specialize in certain areas [general, medicine, people etc..]
- There are an enormous number of search engines. Seniors-Online researched the best search engine listings to encourage you to go beyond your normal search engine choices.
- The Top 4 Search Engines have over 96% of all the traffic [Google, Yahoo, Bink and Ask].
- Seniors-Online has gathered an initial listing of suggested Search Engine Sites and put them in a table found in the sidebar section WEBSITES LISTED IN TABLES or click here-> http://www.seniors-online.ca/test/websites-listed-in-tables/search-engine-site-table/
TOP 13 SEARCH ENGINE LISTS last updated April 15, 2010 [from table http://www.seniors-online.ca/test/websites-listed-in-tables/search-engine-site-table/ To open website links in the table below in a New Tab: Point cursor over link--->Right Click on LInk--->Select Open in a New Tab.
| Rank | Web Page Description | Web Page Address [URL]Address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pandia Powersearch: all-in-one list of search engines and directories | http://www.pandia.com/powersearch/ |
| 2 | The Search Engine List | http://thesearchenginelist.com/ |
| 3 | About.com: A Comprehensive List of Search Engines You Can Use | http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/tp/search-engine-list.htm |
| 4 | Phil Bradely: List of Major Websites by Category | http://www.philb.com/whichengine.htm |
| 5 | Phi Bradely: Home Page for Search Engine Website | http://www.philb.com/ |
| 6 | About.com: Top Ten Search Engines | http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/tp/top-ten-search-engines.htm |
| 7 | OEDB.org: Research Beyond Google | http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/research-beyond-google |
| 8 | Wikipedia: Search Engine List | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines#External_links |
| 9 | Refdesk.com: Reference_ Facts_News Searches | http://refdesk.com/ |
| 10 | Search Engine Watch [SEW]- Major Categories | http://searchenginewatch.com/links/ |
| 11 | Phil Bradely: Web search engines 150+ listed | http://www.philb.com/webse.htm |
| 12 | Noodletools: Best Search for Your Information Need | http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html |
| 13 | About.com: Master List from A-Z for Search Engines and Directories A to | http://websearch.about.com/library/searchengine/blsearchenginesatoz.htm |
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THE TOP 100 SPEECHES is list full 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century, Listen to the speeches or read the text transcriptions. Check out American Rhetoric’s database of and index to 5000+ full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and more!
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For complete full size table see seniors-online.ca/websites/question-and-answer-sites. It lists the top Question and Answer sites. Any question can be asked in these sites. Answers are given by volunteers, qualified experts or they can be on a paid basi
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www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1918031,00.html
Each Site at the Time Magazine Top 50 Website
- Flickr
- California Coastline
- Delicious
- Metafilter
- popurls
- Skype
- Boing Boing
- Academic Earth
- OpenTable
- YouTube
- Wolfram|Alpha
- Hulu
- Vimeo
- Fora TV
- Craiglook
- Shop Goodwill
- Amazon
- Kayak
- Netflix
- Etsy
- PropertyShark.com
- Redfin
- Wikipedia
- Internet Archive
- Kiva
- ConsumerSearch
- Metacritic
- Pollster
- Pandora and Last.fm
- Musicovery
- Spotify
- Supercook
- Yelp
- Visuwords
- CouchSurfing
- BabyNameWizard.com’s NameVoyager
- Mint
- TripIt
- Aardvark
- drop.io
- Issuu
- Photosynth
- OMGPOP
- WorldWideTelescope
- Fonolo
- Get High Now
- Know Your Meme
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By seniors-online · Comments (2)
Monday,
September
7th,
2009
Check 100 of the Internets best and finest websites based on a thorough 21 item criteria scrutinized by professionals. at 100bestwebsites.org
Check out the summary of the 21criteria 100bestwebsites.org uses at www.100bestwebsites.org/criteria.htm. It is updated every couple of months.
Here is a summary of the 21 criteria we use in refining the list of 100 Best Websites” for Overall Excellence:
- Content RichnessBreadth
- User-friendliness
- Reliability
- Wholesomeness
- Freshness
- Security
- Free Content?
- Skillful Practices?
- Easy Access?
- Modestly priced?
- Creative? Innovative?
- Objective?
- Aesthetic? I
- Fun?
- Multimedia rich?
- No annoying advertising?
- Persistence:
- Non-profit?
- Easy-to-remember URL?
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