Interesting websites

In today's Washington Post:

 

Finding great sites on the Web is easy. But it takes hard work and dedication to find the truly annoying and dazzlingly useless ones. Fear not: We didn't shrink from the task.

 

Learn Stuff

• Teens Read Too
• Yahoo Answers
• HowStuffWorks
• Lynda.com
• Instructables
• FixYa
• Treehugger
• Livemocha
• Dictionary.com
• Thesaurus.com

Buy, Sell, Rent

• Craigslist
• Freecycle
• Zilok
• CarsDirect
• Zillow
• Greenzer
• HousingMaps

Plan A Vacation

• Tripit
• Kayak
• TripAdvisor
• RoadsideAmerica
• PlanetEye
• Lonely Planet

Stay in Touch

• Facebook
• WhitePages.com
• FriendFeed
• Spock

Stay Healthy

• FitDay
• iMedix
• RealAge

Take the Web With You

• NextBus
• Zeer
• New York Times
• Google News
• Google Maps
• MizPee

Find Local Stuff

• Yelp
• OpenTable
• Chowhound
• Angie's List
• StubHub

Find Music, Video, Books

• Pitchfork
• Amoeba Music
• Other Music
• Metacritic
• Pandora
• Last.fm
• Powell's Books

Store Stuff, Share Stuff

• Drop.io
• eSnips

Access 'Private' Information

• Glassdoor
• Search Systems
• NETRonline
• Criminal Searches
• FundRace

Be Politically Aware

• FedSpending.org
• OpenCongress
• PolitiFact Truth-o-Meter
• Project Vote Smart
• OpenSecrets.org
• Match-o-Matic

Survive the Recession

• GasBuddy
• Fuelly
• RetailMeNot
• BillShrink
• Prosper
• Kiva
• Bankrate
• Pageonce
• AnnualCreditReport

Publish Your Stuff

• Picasa Web Albums
• Lulu
• Animoto
• Photosynth
• Capzles
• Vimeo
• Sprout

Get the Right News,Fast

• Slate
• NPR
• Free Republic
• Mixx
• Techmeme
• Drudge Report
• BBC News

Watch TV Online

• OVGuide
• NinjaVideo
• Truveo
• SnagFilms

Have a Special Need?

• Vanderbilly
• Winelibrary
• Internet 'Wayback Machine'
• Ballroomdancers
• Emily Post
• Goodsearch
• Babel Fish
• Wikihow
• Finnegans Web
• Shakespearean Insulter
• Hubble Site
• Occultopedia
• Wordspy