My Faves
Each night I log-in to the wonderful world of the Internet. Sometimes it’s to catch up with friends online or find something to entertain me; other times it’s to locate interesting fodder to write about in my blog. When I go online, there are a few sites I love. Since you’re supposed to share the things you love with your friends, here are my five faves:
- Hulu.com — yes, I’ve written about the virtues of Hulu before, but it’s worth mentioning again, especially now that there’s nothing good to watch on TV except Burn Notice. Hulu lets you watch your favorite shows online for free. The site also offers a variety of older movies for viewing. For more info, check out my previous post, “Nothing on TV?”.
- FaceBook — it’s the ultimate social networking space. Here you can waste countless hours connecting with friends, family, and people you haven’t spoken to in years. I’ve reconnected with friends from college and high school on FaceBook, and it allows me to stay in touch with close friends even when I’m really busy. There are also countless applications, games and surveys to keep you busy — if you’re into that type of thing.
- TripAdvisor — are you planning a Summer vacation? Don’t do it without TripAdvisor. It’s the ultimate vacation guide because it offers real reviews from real travelers. I don’t go anywhere without checking TripAdvisor first. It can help you determine the best location to stay, and the reviews will tell you if a hotel property is really as good as it looks on the website.
- Google Reader — this is my favorite RSS reader. It aggregates the RSS feeds from various news sources and blogs one place so I can easily read all of them without having to go to multiple sites. It even has a widget for iGoogle enabling me to read it from my Google home page — love it!
- CNN.com — this is one of my favorite sources for news stories and articles. The site displays stories from various news sources, and it offers a good variety of US, World, Political, Entertainment, Science, Health and Business news.
