my top links and great finds from 2009
I know that there are way too many “Top Blah Blah” lists of 2009 but with all the noise out there I decided to compose my own list of great discoveries I have made this year via the online world with a brief description of what it is. The list is in no particular order and perhaps you will find something useful.
Library Thing: an online service to help people catalog their books easily – often described as “MySpace for books” or “Facebook for books.”
Readability Web Tool: This is an awesome and free tool that allows you to read web pages/articles without all the distracting “bling” like ads and flashing neon signs – a must have!
TBUZZ: Another free toolbar button that allows you to Tweet any page you are visiting and/or keep track of the buzz surrounding it
The Big Think: A global forum connecting people and ideas – worth checking out!
The NY Times Times Skimmer: That’s a mouthful! A fantastic way to browse through the online version of the NY Times – I actually enjoy reading the news this way and it is very easy to switch to different sections, etc and is customizable
Stumble Upon: Not new for many but new for me and what a treat! The button is like a slot machine handle – you choose the categories of things that interest you – hit the button – and voila a site that fits your interests – I have found some really cool sites using Stumble Upon
Culture Change: This is one of my favorite sites – great articles and ideas
One Word: “simple. you’ll see one word at the top of the following page. you have sixty seconds to write about it.as soon as you click ‘go’ the page will load with the cursor in place. don’t think. just write.”
Anxiety Culture: “a webzine with a wealth of ideas & gimmicks for navigating the crazy, paranoid, work-obsessed, media-crapulent times we live in.”
Groove Shark: A great way to listen to music online – I used to listen to Pandora and Last.FM but found Groove Shark and like it so much better – for one thing it lets you choose what songs you want to listen to
75 Ways to Draw More: Exactly what I just said
Okay, that’s enough because too much is well…too much!
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- are you generic
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- ips – institute for policy studies
- keri smith
- michael nobbs
- moonlight chronicles
- motorhome diaries
- national resource defense council
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- oceanic preservation society
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- paul kingsnorth
- save japan dolphins
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- share some candy
- spiritual but not religious
- the art of non-conformity
- the corporation
- the cove
- the idler
- trick dog gallery
- voices – a people's history
- voices of a people's history
- world changing
- zentangle
links
- a clear thinking oasis
- all gov
- almost 117 days
- alternet
- amateur illustrator site
- american humanist association
- american monetary institute
- anxiety culture
- ashis.org
- attempts at rational behavior
- blag hag
- center for corporate policy
- center for inquiry
- chat the planet
- chris jordan
- church of the flying spaghetti monster
- citizen works
- common dreams
- cool people care
- council for secular humanism
- crocodyl
- cult pens
- dark mountain project
- decormania
- dialogues on civilizations
- disinformation
- do the green thing
- donate pennies organization
- doodlers anonymous
- edge foundation
- enlightenNext
- FAIR
- free thought
- global atheist
- global shift now
- google.org
- humanity by starlight
- i live here
- i love my moleskine
- illustration friday
- indiebound
- infoshop news
- institute for public accuracy
- integral praxis
- jet pens
- kiva microloans
- left tata
- library thing
- lost liberty cafe
- love honor cherish
- mcsweeneys
- michigan darfur coalition
- moleskine
- moleskine gallery
- national coalition against censorship
- nihilo zero
- one word
- open
- open congress
- open secrets org
- ouchie
- pen addict
- prison planet
- project censored
- reclaim democracy
- rediscover your heart
- richard dawkins foundation
- sakura
- sakura – artist showcase
- save darfur
- save the whales again
- science blog dispatches
- secular planet
- shark water
- show mapping worlds
- smokes
- splendid elles
- take back your democracy
- take part – the cove
- the pew forum
- think outside of the box
- tools artist use
- truth dig
- twloha
- unreasonable faith
- unwrap your mind
- urban sketchers
- zentangle
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