| What
do you do when you are online? Some play games on Facebook, others use
it to chat on instant messengers (IMs). Then there are those who use the
internet to seek valuable information on various topics. The fact
though remains that only an amalgamation of all of these usages will
lead to fruitful use of the internet. So, are you really making the best
of the web or are you just another fly trapped in it? The websites given as under are some of the best websites on the internet on various subjects. They aren't just websites that you should read through from time to time, you can really put them to use for various purposes. |
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Business and E-Commerce: E-commerce and running businesses on the internet has become a trend in recent times. You can buy everything, from your daily groceries to month's grocery and flight ticket without having to move from your bedroom.
blogs.hbr.org
fastcompany.com
entrepreneur.com
dealbook.nytimes.com
thebillfold.com
kickstarter.com
indiegogo.com
rockethub.com
etsy.com
kiva.org
marginalrevolution.com
learnvest.com
getrichslowly.org/blog
ritholtz.com/blog
consumerist.com
npr.org/blogs/money
blog.priceonomics.com
freakonomics.com/blog
Audio and Video: When it comes to audio and video content online, the first thing that comes to anyone's mind is torrents and downloads. But there are some amazing websites out there hosting such content from known and unknown artists and sources. These can make for interesting and informative sources that you should use regularly.
thisiscolossal.com
creativetimereports.org
designobserver.com
hyperallergic.com
transom.org
atavist.com
thirdcoastfestival.org
nfb.ca/interactive
woostercollective.com
c-monster.net
artfagcity.com
pitchfork.com
blog.largeheartedboy.com
Literature, Culture and media: These websites often cater to a very niche population, but that doesn't take away from the fact that there is some very interesting content out there. Websites like Goodreads are very popular amongst avid readers. Similarly, there are tons of other websites that host such content.
theparisreview.org/blog
lareviewofbooks.org
themillions.com
therumpus.net
theawl.com
grantland.com
slate.com
vulture.com
themorningnews.org
pw.org
longreads.com
goodreads.com
thefrisky.com
rookiemag.com
mediamatters.org
jimromenesko.com
poynter.org
niemanlab.org
google.com/trends
youtube-trends.blogspot.com
onthemedia.org/blogs
journalism.org
bookslut.com/blog/
brainpickings.org
buzzfeed.com
Politics, News and Global Issues: Newspapers may be approaching a slow death, but that doesn't mean that news isn't what it used to be. The internet is replacing both television and newspapers and it is doing so in a big way. Whether it is apps or websites, whip out your smartphones and check these websites out.
change.org
pewresearch.org
politico.com
thinkprogress.org
brookings.edu
aljazeera.com
fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com
qz.com
www.propublica.org
alternet.org
dish.andrewsullivan.com
good.is
dissentmagazine.org
Education: This is perhaps the best example of how literally everything is available online nowadays. You can become a programmer (broadly speaking) in a matter of months by enrolling for the courses provided on some of these popular websites. Similarly, courses are available in a wide range of subjects.
edsurge.com
khanacademy.org
edx.org
coursera.org
udacity.com
generalassemb.ly
baeo.org
edweek.org
nces.ed.gov
greatschools.org
stand.org
crpe.org
Science and Technology: Keep up with the times, that's all there is to say about this category. Advancements in science and technology are made almost every day and that new smartphone is not so new in a matter of months. If you are connected to the internet then you can keep in touch with what's happening around the world in these two fields.
blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews
blogs.scientificamerican.com
onearth.org
scienceseeker.org
lastwordonnothing.com
scilogs.com
pandasthumb.org
realclimate.org
incubator.rockefeller.edu
blogs.plos.org
doublexscience.org
australianscience.com.au
guardian.co.uk/science
grist.org
scq.ubc.ca
lifeslittlemysteries.com
allthingsd.com
techcrunch.com
mashable.com
The source for this article, Ted.com is itself a gold mine of interesting articles, talks and videos. You could keep a watch on this one too!
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