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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
Discuss this Blog Post
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Web Gyver
Aug 4 2007What 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.
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Metin TalkTurkey
Aug 4 2007Thank 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.
:)
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Steffen Hilgemann
Aug 4 2007Great list but you must have overlooked http://www.sputtr.com for the ‘Searching & Finding’ Section. :)
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Liesbeth den Toom
Aug 7 2007Great resource — thanks, Justin! We’re honoured to be included.
Liesbeth den Toom | Springwise
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fritz from london
Aug 8 2007some 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.
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Liam Quin
Aug 9 2007Graphics and resources for design – can I put in a plug for http://www.fromoldbooks.org/ ? :-)
Liam
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Marc Karasu
Aug 9 2007Thanks
Maybe one day Measuredup.com can be considered one of these.
Take a look at http://www.Measuredup.com
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Noah Oliphant
Aug 9 2007Wow 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:
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Kristine Harrison
Aug 11 2007Perhaps these could be considered for Ancestral History
Aloha!Welcome to the home of the Family Forest® Project
http://www.familyforest.com
“A People-Centered Approach To History”Your Future Your Past
Blog for website at Worddpress. -
Matt Williamson
Aug 10 2007Fantastic list, thank you TED.
I have done some of the same listings for Buddhist sites on my blog at hologramthoughts.com
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MEREDITH RING
Aug 22 2007This is a great list. One that was not mentioned:
A social networking site for creative, forward thinking TED-types.
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coca cola
Aug 23 2007grat great…an other interesting web (“creativos” section):
http://www.marc3art.eu -
Peter Kaizer
Sep 5 2007Nice list! Another one that should be listed under Graphics:
http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/index -
TEDBlog Reader
Nov 16 2007Thanks for the phenomenal list of sites! They are amazing, although I would have added http://www.etavitom.com.
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krystof swiatek
Nov 21 2007Thanks 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...
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Jeff Sherwood
Dec 14 20072advanced 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
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Lawrence Davis
Jun 25 2008I will be sure to checkout these 100 websites. Thanks for sharing.
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Lilly Shantez
Feb 4 2009What about http://www.freewebs.com/randomme??? Good sites like these should get some attention and credit!
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matt harrison
Apr 27 2009I’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!
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Stefan Keydel
Apr 26 2009What about (insert fantastic website URL here)???? It’s the best one of all!!!!
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Theresa McGee
May 20 2009I am inspired by the list! (I guess that is the point of Ted:) I have a lot of reading to do now!
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Julius Wiedemann
Jun 3 2009Guys, many thanks for the comment. Please follow up on more stuff at http://www.twitter.com/juliuswiedemann
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Grafix Art
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! :)