LINKS

Better sites are marked with an asterisk.

ART & MEDIA
including dance, copyright

BLOGS
trackers, philosophy, starting

BOOKS
self-publishing

BUSINESS

CARS
buying and selling online

CHARITIES
Accountability

CHILDREN
adpotion, babies, chess, humor, homework, schools

COLLEGE
scholarships

COMPUTERS
home repair calls, free waresecurity

COMSUMERS

DISABILITIES
blind, deaf, sign language

ECONOMY

ELDERLY
care-giving

EXPERTS

FAMILY
divorce, weddingsfathers, parenting

FINANCIAL
calculators, lost money, debt, online payment

FOOD
herbs, suppliments, restaurants, preparing

GAMES

GEOGRAPHY

GOVERNMENT

HEALTH
cancer, children, studies, doctors, drugs, heart, men, mental, medications, surgery, travel, women

HISTORY

HOAXES
urban legends, scams

HOUSING
includes real estate, moving

HUMOR

INFO
encyclopedias, people,libraries, research, yellow pages

INSURANCE

INVESTMENT
annuities, stock gamesipos, kids, onlinetrading, stock fund ratings, brokers
quirky exchanges

INVITATIONS

JOBS

LANGUAGE

LEGAL
religious freedom, wills, copyright law , etc

LIGHTHOUSES

MAGAZINES

MOVIES

MUSIC
christian, workout

NAME CHANGES

NEWS
bogus, journalism, reporters

PHILOSOPHY

PHONES

PHOTOS
calendars, cell phones

POLITICS

POLLUTION
Indoor

PRONUNCIATIONS

PSYCHOLOGY

RELIGION
Bible, Christianity, Islam

SCIENCE

SEARCH ENGINES

SEX OFFENDERS

SHOPPING
buyers & sellers, online

SPACE

SPORTS
whitewater rafting

THEATER

TICKETS

TIME

TRAVEL
airfare, blogs, overseas, health, hotels, gas prices hostels, security, vacation,segway tours, theme parks

VIDEOS

WEATHER

WEBSITES
design, java, hosts, weddings

WRITING
dictionaries

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Art

ART

Art Encyclopedia
art info

Modesty Panel
test: art or crap?

Studio 360

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COPYRIGHTS

Copy Right Law

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DANCE
Dance TV
learn ballroom dance steps

SWING DANCE
Any Swing Goesweb 'zine

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Blogs

BLOGS: starting

Blogger
free; run by google

LiveJournal
$25 yr; easy; lacks features; connects w/bloggers

MSN Spaces
run by microsoft

Typepad
$5-15 monthly; many options, many instructions, more pro look

Userland
$40 yr; must download software; not for beginners

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BLOG: trackers

Kinja
12 categories; 50k blogs

Blog Lines
100k blogs; search function can be spotty

Day Pop
search of just popular blogs

Feedster
search engine for blogs; distinguishes new entries from old

Ice Rocket
blog search engine

Technorati
blog search engine and measurement firm; most visitor

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Books

BOOKS: blogs

Book Slut
daily links to review & news; former nonprofit fundraiser

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BOOKS: finding to buy

Abe Books
out of print books

Add All
choose among competing listings for new or used

Alibris
used books

All Bookstores
choose among competing listings for new or used

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Bartleby
classics with search function

Bookfinder
choose among competing listings for new or used

Buy
choose among competing listings for new or used

Christian Classics
free Christian classic books

Isbn
price comparison of 14 online bookstores

Overstock
claims to be cheaper than amazon

Wal-Mart


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BOOKS: free

University of Pennsylvania Library
20k free books

Spark Notes
summaries of literature

Teen Reads

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BOOKS: self-publishing

Bibliomania

Blurb
Create your own for as little as $30

Book Surge
run by amazon.com

LuLu

I Universe
publishes books for $99

Self Publishing Resources

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COLLECTORS

Antiquarian Booksellers' Assoc of America
lists book fairs and a searchable database of dealers

International Society of Bible Collectors

Overstock
claims to be cheaper than amazon

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QUOTES

Bartleby
quotes from classics

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Business

BUSINESS: crime

National White Collar Crime Center

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BUSINESS: executive training

Boardroom Bound $1500
2-day program 4 times a year in various cities

OnBoard Bootcamp $1500
2-day program 4 times a year in NY

Women's Dirctor Development Program
$4800; Northwestern's 2-half day program twice a year in IL

Women on Board $2250
1-half day program offered yearly in Philly

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BUSINESS: small

Bank Rate
advice on running small businesses

Business Buy-Sale
lists businesses for sale by type & location

NoLo
do-it-yourself legal solutions

Small Business Development Center
free counseling on your proposed business plan

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BUSINESS: startups

*Census Bureau Fact Finder
helpful biz planning: income, education, pop figures, etc

High School Startups

I Biz Tips
tips, resources

My Corporation
start up forms; copyrights, etc

Proposal Writer
how to and services

Score
free mentoring program

Small Biz Manager

Small Business Administration
free mentoring program; financial planning; counseling services

Socrates
sells do-it-yourself biz forms

Wharton School of Business
guide for biz pros

NoLo
do-it-yourself legal solutions

Small Business Development Center
free counseling on your proposed business plan

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BUSINESS: startups

*Census Bureau Fact Finder
helpful biz planning: income, education, pop figures, etc

High School Startups

I Biz Tips
tips, resources

My Corporation
start up forms; copyrights, etc

Proposal Writer
how to and services

Score
free mentoring program

Small Biz Manager

Small Business Administration
free mentoring program; financial planning; counseling services

Socrates
sells do-it-yourself biz forms

Wharton School of Business
guide for biz pros
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Cars

CARS: GENERAL

Autosite
simple trouble-shooting advice

Auto Check
vehical-history for a small fee

Car and Driver
industry news, reviews, buying advice

Car Fax
vehicle history for a small fee; check if car is flood damaged

Car Space
Blog discussion of all things cars

Car Talk
Inspired by the NPR show; consumer reviews of models

Cars Direct
garenteed prices

Consumer Reports
suggested invoice/prices; the best stuff will cost you

Garage
money for new

Insweb
insurance

Kelly Blue Book
lists prices by year and make; will contact dealers about your car for sale

Motor Trend
industry news, reviews, buying advice

Progressive

Road and Track
industry news, reviews, buying advice

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CARS: selling or buying online

Autobyte
$29 for ad; prices from local dealers: suggested invoice/prices

Auto Trader
2.5 million classifieds for buyers

Autoweb
it picks dealers to contact; straightforward but lots of ques

Car Buying Tips
rec by Wall Street Journal

Craig's List
free to place ad

eBay Motors
$47 for ad- not for casual user; helps find rare models

Edmund
local dealer prices; specs; suggested invoice; little on reliability

iMotors
free to place ad

MSN Autos
run by microsoft; formerly carpoint; allows comparisons of 2 models

Yahoo Autos
compares 4 models; lacks reviews for many models

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GAS PRICES

Gas Buddy
tracks pump prices

Gas Price Watch
tracks pump prices

*Gas Watch
tracks pump prices; most comprehensive

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SPY-GEAR FOR AUTOS

All Track USA
$425 plus month fee up to $66; parents can remotely disable car

Davis Net
the carchip stores up to 75 hours of trip details; $140 ; need computer

Drive Diagnostics
$250 plus monthly fee of $10; plugs into outlet; sends email to parents

Road Safety
$280; sounds warning when dangerous driving

Smart-Driver
$495; like carchip, it stores info on driving dowloaded later

Travel Eye2
$400; stores gps info
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Charites

CHARITIES: accountability

American Institutes of Philanthropy
about 500 large charities by letter grade

Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance
reports on 900 charities based on financial & gov standards

Charity Navigator
financial ratings of about 5100 charities using stars

Charity Watch
American Inst of Philanthropy; tough ratings of 500 charities

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
accredits Christian ministries

Gift Annuities

GuideStar
financial & program info on more than a millions charities

Interaction
charity members agree to code of ethics

Ministry Watch
charity watchdog: rates more than 500 evangelical groups

Standards for Excellence Institute
certification program based on 55 standards
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