An interesting array of new, useful websites have appeared on the Internet. All these websites are designed to make your life easier in some regard.
The websites listed below are displayed according to their Alexa ranking, which is a measurement of how popular sites are and how much traffic they get. Google and Yahoo of course battle for the number one position worldwide, so that should give you some idea that the closer the website is to the number one position, the more popular they are. They are also listed by the topic they cover.
| Alexa Rank | Useful Websites | Topic | |
| 161 | www.multiply.com | Media Storage | |
| 199 | www.pogo.com | Games | |
| 1,183 | www.slate.com | Government Gossip | |
| 4,061 | www.opentable.com | Dining | |
| 12,060 | www.gasbuddy.com | Energy | |
| 16,253 | www.fitday.com | Health | |
| 31,436 | www.annualcreditreport.com | Finance | |
| 35,711 | www.glassdoor.com | Company Gossip | |
| 44,868 | www.sproutbuilder.com | Media Creation | |
| 48,177 | www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/ | Government Gossip | |
| 56,660 | www.nextbus.com | Transportation | |
| 73,063 | www.fedspending.org | Government Gossip | |
| 92,030 | www.billshrink.com | Finance | |
| 119,812 | www.techmeme.com | Technology | |
| 454,896 | www.capzles.com | Media Storage |
It’s worth taking a look at some of these to see how they will help you in your daily life. One favorite is the www.opentable.com where you can book dining reservations. Their database comes complete with photos of the inside of the restaurant and price ranges for dinner.
The next time you are waiting for a bus to arrive, you may be lucky enough to discover your bus system is being tracked by a GPS system. Although this site, www.nextbus.com does not have all the states in the U.S. covered, it is a great idea and one I hope will blossom into all parts of the world. Seems that one cold morning while waiting for a bus, I developed this sytem in my mind. Life is becoming easier with new technology!
I mentioned the top twenty useful websites and only listed 19…what should number 20 be?