Monthly Archives: February 2009

Charity: Water – Donate Today

Charity: Water – Right now 1.1 billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. That’s one in six of us. Many communities in developing nations often have a plentiful supply of clean drinking water just … Continue reading

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Top Documentary Films – A Complete Resource of the Best Documentaries!

Top Documentary Films – Top Documentary Films is a valuable resource to those with an interest in documentary films. It is run by Vlatko, a European webmaster who simply fell in love with documentaries in quest for more knowledge. He … Continue reading

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Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) – The Fashion Bible!

Women’s Wear Daily – Fashion, by definition, changes constantly. People enjoy the diversity that changing fashion can apparently provide, seeing the constant change as a way to satisfy their desire to experience new and interesting things. So how do you … Continue reading

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AdventrureDrop – Outdoor Adventures!

AdventrureDrop – AdventrureDrop is an adventure community based on the fundamental values of the true trailblazer and it is designed to promote outdoor adventuring, exploration and knowledge. How does it work? It is quite simple, just enter a name of … Continue reading

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Your Playground – Create a Virtual Playground!

Your Playground – Your Playground’s initial idea evolved as an Allstate Design a Chicago Playground Contest. The contest, powered by a  partnership between the Allstate insurance company and the US Olympic Committee, allows participating children to submit their ideas and … Continue reading

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Rollercoaster Creator – Reinvent Six Flags

Rollercoaster Creator – Are you a thrill seeker? Build a sensational roller coaster that will impress your public and like-minded adrenaline rush seekers. When you had had enough of building them, enjoy the World’s Tallest, Floor-less Dive Coaster. For more … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day – A Celebration of Love!

BlueMountain – According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year (an estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.) Here’s an … Continue reading

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Daytona 500 – The Great American Race!

Daytona 500 – The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile-long (800 km) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. This year it is celebrating its 51st running. The Daytona 500 is regarded … Continue reading

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Dummies – An Online How-To Guide

Dummies – With more than 150 million books in print, covering 1,300+ topics, For Dummies is one of the most widely recognized reference series in the world. It all started back in 1987, new technologies were popping up all over … Continue reading

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Academic Earth – Free Access to World Class Education

Academic Earth – Even if you can’t nail down an admission into one of the Ivy League institutions you can still take advantage of the intellectual and professional (and free!) resources that many of these have to offer on their … Continue reading

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BotJunkie – One Robot at a Time

BotJunkie – According to Wikipedia “A robot is a virtual or mechanical artificial agent. In practice, it is usually an electro-mechanical system which, by its appearance or movements, conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.” … Continue reading

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Pipl – Keep on Searching!

Pipl – There are various reasons why you might need to search for people; you may wish to find a lost relative, an old flame, a former classmate or a business contact. Pipl claims that “If you are using a … Continue reading

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