Meine Lieblingswebseiten
Fri, Apr 11th 2008, 05:12
My favorite web sites
The following are some fun/useful/amusing websites that I have discovered, and I thought I would share them with the two people who read my blog (Hi Mike!).
Pandora Radio (unfortunately I can't use this anymore since it is only available to listeners in the U.S.) At this website you can submit songs or artists that you like, and then according to those, the website will play you songs that it thinks you will like. You then continue to tell them which you like and which you don't, and I suppose that eventually it will only play things you like. Very cool.
AllRecipes.com This website allows you to make a profile where you accumulate favorite recipes. You can also submit your own, and rate others' recipes. I have used it many times to figure out how to make things from home. (The site also converts the measurements!)
Trip Advisor I have found this site to be very useful when planning a vacation. It shows hotel reviews and ratings.
PostCrossing This is the postcard exchange that I joined. You can send up to 5 postcards at a time, and once they are received, your address is randomly given to another user. I have received postcards from all over the world! You can see some of the postcards I have received here.
The Advertising Slogan Generator I blogged about this one earlier. It's not really useful, but it's definitely amusing.
YouTube you probably all know about this one, the site allows people to share videos and you can spend a lot of time looking through them
IMDB this is an internet movie database. You can find information on every film and filmstar. Also gives you ratings, so you know which ones to skip, and message boards, for when you don't understand the movie (Cache, anyone?)
Top 10 Incredible Sound Illusions I just found this the other day, it's best experienced with headphones, and some of them are really cool!
One final favorite is someone I have discovered since I moved to Germany, where the only English speaking television channel I receive is CNN International: this is Richard Quest!. He is a news anchor who also has two shows on the channel: Business Traveler and Quest. I have only seen Business Traveler, but the main thing I like about Richard is his accent and his enthusiasm. He is a real hoot. I recommend you check out the shows if you get the channel.
I loved Pandora back in the US and when I was first in Germany; when they closed it to international listeners I was devastated! I sometimes listen to lastfm (which isn't as useful, I find), or musicovery (http://musicovery.com/). It's cool and fun to play with.
I found it when I stumbled on this article, which you might also like: http://www.webupon.com/Web-Talk/15-Ridiculously-Useful-Websites.50487
One final favorite is someone I have discovered since I moved to Germany, where the only English speaking television channel I receive is CNN International: this is Richard Quest!. He is a news anchor who also has two shows on the channel: Business Traveler and Quest. I have only seen Business Traveler, but the main thing I like about Richard is his accent and his enthusiasm. He is a real hoot. I recommend you check out the shows if you get the channel.