Useful Websites 2009

Posted by Luke on September 23, 2009 · View Comments

In our internal wiki, we keep a huge list of websites we find useful. Here are a few (dozen) we have tagged as somehow interesting. We cannot specifically endorse these sites. We just like the idea behind them.

Policymap.com — Smart demographic data.
YouNoodle.com — Networking for startups.
Teamtask.com — Another online project management tool.
Yola.com — The geocities of Web 2.0, build and host simple sites for free.
Kickapps.com — Apps that integrate social networking features into a website.
Widgetbox.com — Web widgets for a variety of applications.
Goodbarry.com — Online website creation with robust ecommerce and customer management.
Emachineshop.com — Online fabricator of custom parts.
Squarespace.com — Amazing way to put together and host a quick, custom website.
headrush.typepad.com — Blog: Creating passionate, engaged users.
ncac.org — National Coalition Against Censorship.
buddypress.org — Add a social media component to a WordPress site.
thefire.org — Issues related to Free Speech on Campus.
davidhorvitz.tumblr.com — Gives you one idea every day of something weird to do.
sedo.com — For buying and selling domains.
senduit.com — Super-simple way to send big files.
mesh.com — Microsoft’s version of Dropbox.
shopperpress.com — Cool WordPress shopping cart for simple, static online shops.
fredmiranda.com — Will evaluate your photography.
bhphotovideo.com — The very best place to buy camera equipment for a fair price. Good people.
pitchengine.com — Interesting way to distribute a press release.
storegadget.googlelabs.com — VERY easy way to sell a few quick things through your site.
OneRiot.com — Search what’s happening in real time on the web.
e-junkie.com — Easy way to sell intangible goods (like downloads) on your site.
redfin.com — Local, Personal, and Niche site for real estate.
pointbanner.com — Great for quick-n-cheap banner ads.
xplane.com — Specializes in simplifying the presentation of super-complex ideas.
accountemps.com — Temporary accounting employees for peak demand times.
screentoaster.com — Easy screencasts in Java. No need to install anything.
lovelycharts.com — Easy flow charts in Flash.
pdftoword.com — Convert PDFs to Word files.