Time's Coolest Sites 2005

Posted by Swanie | 4.11.05 | | 0 comments »

Here is a list of Time Magazine's 2005 Coolest Websites. Everyone has got different taste so you might not agree with some of them. But it's worth having a look. May be we can learn from that how to make our sites cool. This year blogs have their own category (hurrah!!!!). Clicking each link will take you Time's review on each site.

Arts and Entertainment

A party mix of amusements, from virtual art galleries to TV trivia to talk radio for your iPod, plus some of the best humor writing on the Web.
Aardman Animations
The Complete Review
Opus 1 Classical
New York Public Library's Digital Gallery
The Museum of Online Museums
Orisinal
McSweeney's Internet Tendency
Ze's Page
Podcast Bunker
Mercora
TV.com

Blogs

For many Netizens, Web logs—reading them, writing them, or both—have become a way of life. So this year, they get their own category. See box for tips on how to keep up with all your favorites, plus tools you can use to build your own.
Overheard in New York
Jalopnik, Autoblog
Go Fug Yourself
PostSecret
MoCo Loco
Bayraider
Allen's Blog
Chocolate and Zucchini
Boing Boing
Anonymous Lawyer
Dooce Chromasia
SportsBlogs Nation
Lifehacker
Gridskipper

Lifestyle, Health and Hobbies

Eat better. Share digital photos. Network with your neighbors—or your neighbor's dogs.
Flavorpill
Cancer Nutrition Info
Flickr
ZooZoom
Food 411
CNET Digital Home DIY
The Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator
Dogster
I-Neighbors

News and Information

New ways to search the Web—for fast facts, for jobs, for anything—plus a variety of online resources where you can learn more about the law, public policy or your home entertainment system.
Blinkx.tv
Identity Theft Resource Center
Answers.com
OhMyNews International
Indeed, SimplyHired, Workzoo
FindLaw
Public Agenda Clusty

Shopping

Our picks in this category range from the general to the specific. You'll find a price-oriented search engine and the best place to buy shoes; a far-reaching travel portal and ground zero for gag gifts.
Sidestep.com
Craigslist
Shopzilla
Woot!
Archie McPhee
Zappos.com
Complaints.com

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