The recently released list of 2009's top websites from Time Magazine provides a peek into the diverse mix of educational, commerce, entertainment and practical tools that help web users stay organized, share information and quench their ever-increasing thirst for knowledge, information and immediacy, MarketingCharts reports.
While many of the top 20 sites on Time's "Top 50" list - chosen by Time editors - are useful tools that help web surfers stay ahead of clutter (popurls, Flickr, Metafilter, OpenTable, Kayak), many present formidable attempts to circumvent, supplant or complement traditional media.
Voice-over-IP provider Skype, for instance, helps users bypass traditional phone service, while Hulu enables its audience view favorite TV shows from days gone by.
A good number of sites on the list represent direct attempts to compete with category-leading websites. The Wolfram|Alpha search engine has its sights on Google, while ShopGoodwill.com and Craiglook - a Craigslist RSS feed aggregator - are aimed at those who seek no-frills alternatives to eBay.
Other sites, such as Academic Earth, provide a glimpse into the world of academia at a level previously off-limits to all but the elite, while CaliforniaCoastline gives geography buffs a no-frills look at a meticulously mapped section of the
The top 50 websites of 2009:
- Flickr
- California Coastline
- Delicious
- Metafilter
- popurls
- Twitter
- Skype
- Boing Boing
- Academic Earth
- OpenTable
- Google
- YouTube
- Wolfram|Alpha
- Hulu
- Vimeo
- Fora TV
- Craiglook
- Shop Goodwill
- Amazon
- Kayak
- Netflix
- Etsy
- PropertyShark.com
- Redfin
- Wikipedia
- Internet Archive
- Kiva
- ConsumerSearch
- Metacritic
- Pollster
- Facebook
- Pandora and Last.fm
- Musicovery
- Spotify
- Supercook
- Yelp
- Visuwords
- CouchSurfing
- BabyNameWizard.com's NameVoyager
- Mint
- TripIt
- Aardvark
- drop.io
- Issuu
- Photosynth
- OMGPOP
- WorldWideTelescope
- Fonolo
- Get High Now
- Know Your Meme
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