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03 August 2007

100 Websites You Should Know and Use

The Web is constantly turning out new and extraordinary services many of us are unfamiliar with. During TED University at this spring’s TED2007 in Monterey, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, offered an ultra-fast-moving ride through sites in many different areas, from art, design and illustration, to daily news, blogs and curiosity. Now, by popular demand, here’s his list of 100 websites you should know and use >>

CURIOSITY & KNOWLEDGE
reuters.com
research.philips.com
readme.cc.png
podtropolis.com
papertoys.com
new7wonders.com
lipsum.com
thomasedison.org
beelinetv.com
useit.com
submarinechannel.com/titlesequences
visual-literacy.org
cartype.com
captology.stanford.edu
bannerblog.com_au
ge.com
curiosityshoppeonline.com
creativecommons.org
lawsofsimplicity.com
gnu.org
digg.com

GRAPHICS, MUSIC & ARTS
yugop.com
vincent-vella.com
uva.co.uk
tutorialblog.org/free-vector-downloads
tate.org.uk
squidfingers.com/patterns
sohodolls.co.uk
radioblogclub.com
photogravure.com
netdiver.net/illustration
mine-control.com
matthewmahon.com
marcelod2.com.br
magwerk.com
kraftwerk.blocmedia.net
headbangers.tv *
grupow.com/circulo
creaturesinmyhead.com
bernhardwolff.com
arturofuentes.com
alennox.net

E-COMMERCE EXPERIENCE
colette.fr
imaginemusicstore.com
canyon.com
coft1.com
heftyrecords.com
ourtype.be
freddyandma.com
nikeid.nike.com
feelthepower.biz
shopcomposition.com
oneill.com
agentprovocateur.com

SEARCHING & FINDING
trendwatching.com
thefwa.com
springwise.com
scirus.com
scholar.google.com
podcasts.yahoo.com
msdewey.com
maps.live.com
chacha.com
books.google.com

ONLINE RESOURCES
infopresse.com/prixboomerang
rjnet.com.br/2velocimetro_php
vixy.net
kuler.adobe.com
wikitravel.org
thinkingwithtype.com
dominiopublico.gov.br
madehow.com
icp.org
howstuffworks.com
dafont.com
dictionary.reference.com
gutenberg.org
nationmaster.com
en.proverbia.net
del.icio.us
touchgraph.com

TOP INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE CREATORS
2advanced.com
akqa.com
almapbbdo.com.br
artless.gr.jp
bigspaceship.com
d-o-e-s.com
domanistudios.com
eurorscg4d.com
farfar.se
firstbornmultimedia.com
group94.com
heiwa-alpha.co.jp
hi-res.net
lowetesch.com
mecano.ca
northkingdom.com
rga.com
soleilnoir.com
wefail.com

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  • Grafix Art

    Sep 10 2007

    A great site to post web 2.0 apps and to find the latest web 2.0 sites is

    http://www.thinkweb20.com

    You might also want to check that out! :)

  • Rahul Kumar

    Aug 4 2007

    A site that I feel everyone should know and read everyday: http://xkcd.com/

  • Web Gyver

    Aug 4 2007

    What an excellent thought-provoking and inspiring list of web sites. And how overwhelming it can be if you start looking through the web sites that are mentioned. And then get off on other web sites that are listed on those web sites.

    Well, I guess I’ll start out by looking at one or two (of the ones I don’t know yet) a day.

    Thanks for posting this.

  • Metin TalkTurkey

    Aug 4 2007

    Thank you for the list. There are some that I visit regularly, and others that I will check out first hand.

    I am disappointed my blog (www.TalkTurkey.us) is not on the list however. Maybe next year.

    :)

  • Steffen Hilgemann

    Aug 4 2007

    Great list but you must have overlooked http://www.sputtr.com for the ‘Searching & Finding’ Section. :)

  • Liesbeth den Toom

    Aug 7 2007

    Great resource — thanks, Justin! We’re honoured to be included.

    Liesbeth den Toom | Springwise

  • fritz from london

    Aug 8 2007

    some very good links in there, thanks.

    However, it is disappointing you guys too fell for the Jakob Nielsen hype. If all sites looked like useit.com, most of us wouldn’t be here.

  • Liam Quin

    Aug 9 2007

    Graphics and resources for design – can I put in a plug for http://www.fromoldbooks.org/ ? :-)

    Liam

  • Marc Karasu

    Aug 9 2007

    Thanks

    Maybe one day Measuredup.com can be considered one of these.

    Take a look at http://www.Measuredup.com

  • Noah Oliphant

    Aug 9 2007

    Wow someday I’d like to be on this list. My website is just starting out. Visit it to find a place to store and share recipes:

    reciperate.com

  • Kristine Harrison

    Aug 11 2007

    Perhaps these could be considered for Ancestral History
    Aloha!

    Welcome to the home of the Family ForestĀ® Project
    http://www.familyforest.com
    “A People-Centered Approach To History”

    Your Future Your Past
    Blog for website at Worddpress.

  • Matt Williamson

    Aug 10 2007

    Fantastic list, thank you TED.

    I have done some of the same listings for Buddhist sites on my blog at hologramthoughts.com

  • MEREDITH RING

    Aug 22 2007

    This is a great list. One that was not mentioned:

    http://WWW.ODDPODZ.COM

    A social networking site for creative, forward thinking TED-types.

  • coca cola

    Aug 23 2007

    grat great…an other interesting web (“creativos” section):
    http://www.marc3art.eu

  • as ALI

    Aug 26 2007

    http://www.listio.com/web20/

    Try the Tag engine…..

  • as ALI

    Aug 26 2007

    Its a helpful one for saving money -

    http://www.shiptool.com/

  • ted user

    Sep 5 2007

    automatically remind your patients: http://www.talksoftonline.com

  • Peter Kaizer

    Sep 5 2007

    Nice list! Another one that should be listed under Graphics:
    http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/index

  • Michael Christian

    Sep 22 2007

    Simple visual bookmark http://www.only2clicks.com

  • TEDBlog Reader

    Nov 16 2007

    Thanks for the phenomenal list of sites! They are amazing, although I would have added http://www.etavitom.com.

  • krystof swiatek

    Nov 21 2007

    Thanks for the list. While some corporate sites such as http://www.research.philips.com can unveil some consistent content to visitors, I didn’t understand what is the reason for having listed http://www.ge.com...
    Did I miss something?

  • Jeff Sherwood

    Dec 14 2007

    2advanced is not deserving of “Top Interactive Experiece Creators.” At least not anymore. Its been a long time since theyve done anything notable/unique/current

    Mindflood.com should be added to that list

  • Lawrence Davis

    Jun 25 2008

    I will be sure to checkout these 100 websites. Thanks for sharing.

  • hank scorpio

    Jul 23 2008

    what about http://www.fantasy-interactive.com? Great interactive company!

  • Lilly Shantez

    Feb 4 2009

    What about http://www.freewebs.com/randomme??? Good sites like these should get some attention and credit!

  • matt harrison

    Apr 27 2009

    I’m ashamed to say that I only had 7 of these sites in my bookmarks…Now I just feel lame. Great list and I have bookmarked most of them now!

  • Stefan Keydel

    Apr 26 2009

    What about (insert fantastic website URL here)???? It’s the best one of all!!!!

  • penny green

    May 4 2009

    It’s very useful. http://www.vxcb.com Thank you.

  • Theresa McGee

    May 20 2009

    I am inspired by the list! (I guess that is the point of Ted:) I have a lot of reading to do now!

  • Julius Wiedemann

    Jun 3 2009

    Guys, many thanks for the comment. Please follow up on more stuff at http://www.twitter.com/juliuswiedemann


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