There are millions of sites on the Web. Here is an utterly unscientific and thoroughly opinionated list of sites that have worked their way into our daily lives.

Search
Google

General Knowledge
Wikipedia
“Largest reference website on the Internet, the content is free and written collaboratively by people from all around the world.”

Science
How Stuff Works
“Credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works.”

Maps and Flags
World Atlas
“Helping parents, students, teachers and travellers worldwide”

Stock Images
Corbis
“The place where you can find everything you need to tell your stories with impact that goes beyond words”

Your Photos
Flickr
“The best way to store, search, sort and share your photos”
Picasa
“Find, organise and share your photos”

Your Movies
You Tube
“Broadcast Yourself”

Movies
Rotten Tomatoes
“To discover the critical reaction on movies from the top print and online critics”
The Internet Movie Database
“Earth’s Biggest Movie Database”

Games
Shock Wave
“Collection of best casual games, short films, and animations on the web”

Puzzles
Number Logic
“The web’s premier site for Sudoku puzzles”

Humour
BorowitzReport
“Winner Of The First-Ever National Press Club Award For Humor”
The Onion
“News and views that readers can’t get anywhere else!”

Shopping
E-Bay
“Lowest prices on India’s online marketplace”

Health
Web MD
“Credible health information and tools for managing your health”

Engineering fundas
Engineering Toolbox
“Resources, Tools and Info for Engineering & Design of Technical Applications!”
E-funda
“Concise and reliable information to meet the daily reference needs of Engineers”

Currency Conversion
XE
“World’s Favorite Currency FX Site”

Productivity tools
Life Hacker
“Simple and totally life-altering tips and tricks for managing your information and time.”

Travel
IRCTC
“Online rail ticket booking”
Seatguru
“Most up-to-date and complete guide to information on aircrafts and airplane seats on the internet.

Blogging
Blogger
“Helping people have their own voice on the web and organizing the world’s information from the personal perspective”
Wordpress
“The largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world”

Online Community
My Space
“An online community that lets you meet your friends’ friends”
Orkut
“An online meeting place where people can socialize, make new acquaintances and find others who share their interests”

3 Responses to “Web Sites We Can’t Live Without”

1. admin Says:
   May 30th, 2007 at 10:18 am  

   Sajeev Menon has nominated his favourites – http://www.wisegeek.com & http://www.breakthechain.org.
   We would like to hear about your’s.

2. Prasanth Says:
   May 30th, 2007 at 4:55 pm  

   There is no mention of the mail sites like Yahoo mail,Gmail which are also as accessed as the sites mentioned

3. Kaushik Says:
   May 30th, 2007 at 7:24 pm  

   The maps sections should carry “Google World”

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