WWW Site Reviews

Pros: great site for de-bunking urban legends
Cons: sometimes the information is inaccurate

As soon as I get an email warning me to be careful about something, be it heroin needles in the ball pit at McDonalds or going to the mall on Halloween, the first site I head for is WWW.SNOPES.COM. The site is titled The Urban Legends ...

Pros: Excellent advice and articles about Paris
Cons: none

Bonjour Paris, www.bonjourparis.com, is one of my favorite web sites to visit when I need a quick fix of Paris or a virtual taste of France.


First I want to say congratulations to Bonjour Paris for recently receiving...

Pros: All the information and news you want on NASCAR.
Cons: None.

NASCAR Online is the place for NASCAR fans, young and old, to get all the latest NASCAR news you crave. Being a big NASCAR fan myself, I frequent this site a lot, especially on Friday's where I follow qualifying, latest practice times and any news...

Pros: the best source of news and rumors, leaked pictures, excellent archive and search
Cons: recent growing pains include an influx of offtopic posting

Ever since its launch in November of 1998, PalmStation (http://www.palmstation.com) has been part of my daily routine. It is the best source of Palm news and rumors out there. If a new Palm OS device is in the works, you can bet that PalmStation will...

Pros: Informative site for hikers, outdoor enthusiasts, and those just thinking about it!
Cons: Limited, but steadily improving database.

Those who enjoy hiking often do it with a passion. A passion for adventure, for beautiful surroundings, for bonding with Mother Nature, its flora and fauna, and for challenging the body to go a step beyond the norm. Europe has long embraced hiking as a...

Pros: You'll feel like Albert Einstein after visiting.
Cons: You'll feel like taking a shower after visiting.

As you learned in my last review, I love science. I especially enjoy science when it’s presented in an unconventional and fun fashion So when I discovered a website that serves up scientific news with a twist, I knew I had to share it with you....

Pros: Lots of resources for families at your fingertips
Cons: None

A few months ago when my computer was out of order and in the repair shop I utilized my local library twice a week for my computer needs. The home page is located at http://www.lapl.org/. The site is also available for Spanish speaking patrons.
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Pros: The ultimate rumor-buster
Cons: None

Remember the girl who died when she was bitten by the black widow spider that had taken up residence in her frequently hair-sprayed but rarely washed beehive hairdo?

How about the guy who found a condom in his Jack-in-the-Box hamburger?
...

Pros: Naked women.
Cons: They speak.

“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite things. Cream colored panties and erotic doodles, Boobs and butts and ...

Pros: There's no one to judge you for your post-coital depression.
Cons: Apart from the obvious dangers posed by the can, you might feel cheapened.

Imagine my surprise when I was informed by a tiny little window on my computer screen that somewhere there were lots of hot young women eager to please me--of all people, me! It sounded mighty convenient because I often find myself...

Pros: Supportive, easy to use and free.
Cons: none

www.groww.org was one of the first places I discovered on the web while researching suicide survivor support groups. GROWW offers much more than support groups though. It's a vast array of grief recovery on line. Any kind of grief you are suffering...

Pros: kcstar.com provides all the news on-line. Even has the comics!
Cons: No Sunday Coupons.

Whether you are at home or traveling around the world, if you are wanting to find out the latest news from Kansas City, make sure you check out www.kcstar.com.

I've frequented this site for well over a year now, when ever I want to find...

Pros: worthy cause
Cons: none

Save the manatee club was started back in 1981 with only a few members. Jimmy Buffett is the co-founder and co-chairman of the organization.

There are 30 manatees in the Adopt-a-Manatee program, and for $20 or $25 a year you get an adoption...

Pros: Easy to use. Eliminates much of the hard work associated with success on Epinions.
Cons: I've been getting some shooting pains in funny places, lately. Can it backfire?

I’ve been a member of Epinions for about eleven months now, and I’ve enjoyed a modest degree of success. I have a fair amount of people who trust me (costs me ten dollars per month per truster, but it’s worth it), and more and more people have been...

Pros: Lots of recipies.
Cons: None

Haven't we all, at one time or another,
seen a recipe on a package that sounds
sooooo good ? You know, the kind on the
Campbell's soup can or Ronzoni Macaroni
box. Actually, just about on any food product
out there now has...

Pros: A new outlet for writers.
Cons: Other than a 1000 word limit - see TOS regarding rights to material submitted

Recently, while wallowing through the garbage that
constitutes most of my e-mails these days, I discovered
a Pearl. It was an invitation to join a website for
writers. www.PearlSoup.com

They are looking for real-life...

Pros: Interesting & Imaginative uses for urine; save water by using it, not flushing it!
Cons: These Cons are self-evident

This write-off honors our friend, Mark, Hard_to_Please. All funds raised in this write-off will be donated to Mark to aid in his cancer treatment. We love you, Mark. Get well soon!

If you wish to mark contributions you may do so by going to...

Pros: Easy to use, tech support replies quickly
Cons: Just not clear...too much hassle

I used a site called www.FreeDomainReservation.com to register a domain for one of my websites, MyExSucks.com. I have regretted it for so long and will never ever use this service again. The domain is owned and operated by Dynaserve.com.

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Pros: Many different Ideas for men and women and children alike.
Cons: NONE

About a week ago my mom came to visit me and she asked me to get online and look up this website that she seen on TV. She said she wanted to get a recipe from it, and she said there we all kinds of cool things on the site to do with your kids or...

Pros: You get paid to read e-mail .
Cons: You have to read around a jillion mails .

I first got my home computer in April of this year . Being a stay at home mom , I stressed the search engines like crazy trying to find a legit online job .So far , Epinions has been my best bet . They do not pay a whole heck of a lot , but at least you...

Pros: makes reading and rating epinions a breeze
Cons: takes time to set up, but worth every minute

I have always battled with EPINIONS. Since the day I came here to this site, I was frustrated.

As I looked around I would see people with lists of 100's of readers and then these same people would always seem to be on top of reading other...

Pros: It has the Best Price Going-Free
Cons: Only has a few choices under some categories

What I am talking about is an exciting site I found when I was looking for a free internet accelerator. The name of the site is "The Freeware Network."(http://fwnetwork.com/index.html). I was very impressed with the amount of Freeware available for...

Pros: Free online rhyming tool
Cons: specialized software for a fee

Quick! What's a word that rhymes with Orange?

There isn't one. At least not to my knowledge in the English language. Ergo, my advice to burgeoning poets and songwriters would be to a) not write songs and poems about oranges and b) check...

Pros: You can't hurt your eyes by looking on the bright side.
Cons: No known side effects.

Night after night, it's the same old thing. I grab my falafel, and peruse a few websites to fill me in on the days happenings. Robberies, disasters, wars, everyday. This is our headline news. All of the mainstream newssites, share the same top...

Pros: Equal parts history and inspiration; a fascinating radio show, archived on the web
Cons: It troubles me trying to comprehend the massive amount of research goes into this program!

“The Engines of Our Ingenuity” is a short (about 5 minutes) radio program developed by John Lienhard, Ph.D. and the College of Engineering at the University of Houston. As each program opens, Dr. Lienhard tells us the show is about “the machines...

Pros: free, easy, no pop up windows
Cons: banner ads

Quitstaring is a free webspace provider who offers 100 megabytes of free webspace. They also offer the tools to make the creation of your website relatively simple. Among their offerings are a variety of templates to create your website, as well...

Pros: Steady flow of emails with six levels of referrals.
Cons: None at this time!

With a family my size, every penny counts and so the thought of getting paid just for reading email has always appealed to me. This site is relatively new but is growing in popularity more and more each day!

As most of you already know,...

Pros: Xaviera Hollander, Queen Esther, Mary Magdalene, Evita
Cons: John Dillinger, John Gotti, Mike Tyson

Just when you think it's safe to go back to Epinions, some yahoo comes up with another write-off. I've had it up to here (which, of course, you can't see, 'cause this is a written, not visual, medium) with write-offs. But when Sordid-1 makes you an ...

Pros: recipes galore!
Cons: none.

Look no farther! I have found the ultimate website for your entire recipe needs! At All Recipes.com you can look up recipes for everything! They offer meal ideas and cooking counsel. The site has been around since 1997. At first it was cookie recipes.com...

Pros: Great creative outlet
Cons: Payment has dropped from the 10 cents down to 2 cents per member visit.

Update to original article below:

Themestream has just lowered their pay rates from 10 cents down to 2 cents per member visit. Additionally, they no longer pay for the nonmember visits that they paid for in the past. The payments are...

Pros: free
Cons: questionable practices

Most services which offer free domain names place your website in a frame which carries their advertisements. I found one that operates a bit differently. Instead of the frame, they ask that you agree to accept email from their sponsors.

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Pros: helps a worthy cause
Cons: none

Visit the International Save the Children Alliance, a group of nonprofit agencies working together to help children. The work they do is based on the preservation of children's rights.

Save the Children has been working for more than 60...

Pros: Hilarious commentary from Lileks · kamikaze knickers!
Cons: Static site · kamikaze knickers!

The moment spoiled a marriage and launched a million beatific smiles...

The density of klieg lights flooding Lexington Avenue this Wednesday evening chases away all shadows. The barely brighter bursts of the bulbs don’t bother the woman...

Pros: None at all.
Cons: Everything.

I deleted the original opinion that was here because much has changed lately at writtenbyme.com.

You still earn deweys but they get converted to cash. Also writtenbyme.com now acts as a go between you and publishers and they take a cut of...

Pros: If you like cooking, this is the place for you
Cons: some recipes require ingredients that are hard to find or things you wouldn't cook everyday.

As a busy working Mom, I know that is not the question you want to hear soon as you kick your heels off for the afternoon, yet it's a question that most of us deal with on a daily basis.

I watch the Food Network all the time. To the point I...

Pros: New market guidelines, free newsletter, writing books for sale.
Cons: None

Being a freelance writer, I look all around the internet for the best resources for writers. Recently I came across a new web site, WritersDigest.com. Actually one of the best web sites I have found in a long time.

What it offers :
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Pros: helps make wishes come true
Cons: can't help everyone

The Make-a-Wish Foundation is celebrating it's 20th birthday. This year the foundation has granted it's 80,000th wish to yet another child with a live threatening illness.

The Make-a-Wish Foundation was inspired 20 years ago because of a 7...

Pros: Loads of stuff to do, constant updates, fun for all ages
Cons: None

A friend suggest I sign up for a site called Neopets simply so I could review them on Epinions. Lacking many new topics, I went to the site to investigate a bit. Neopets is a virtual pet site, where you are given a virtual pet which you must feed,...

Pros: Lots of things to do when you're bored.
Cons: Grr...pop up windows!

Appropriately stating its nomenclature, the slogan of www.bored.com is "When you have nothing better to do".

Apparently I have nothing better to do, so we shall just review this nifty little website. If you're bored..well..join the...

Pros: Free, Free, Free
Cons: limited selections, waste of materials in shipping

I, too love most free things and signed up to become a member of FreeSamples.Com. I've exhausted my choices of samples rather quickly and have found no more available for the last 3 out of four weeks of being a member. The site works in the following...

Pros: Some good sites will remain at the top, some crappy sites will go down
Cons: Some bad sites will remain at the top, some good sites will go down

Like many other industries before it, online gaming publications are entering a period of recession in which, as predicted by the man who came up with the theory that states humans evolved from chimps (or was it backwards?), Charles Darwin, only the...

Pros: cute site, informative, useful in many ways
Cons: not available with all hospitals

Growingfamily.com is a wonderful site. It is a web nursery where you can find pictures of newborn babies.

I am sure that everyone knows that when you have a baby the hospital takes the baby's picture. You have the option to buy the pictures....

Pros: Solid information on rock and pop music, mostly objective. Many links.
Cons: Weighted towards best-known bands, but impressive level of detail on the obscure.

Welcome to my interactive test.

Oh, I can hear the reactions right now.

The freaks in my reading audience are saying to themselves, "‘A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti....

Pros: Free and Easy
Cons: Sometimes delivery may be delayed

The Internet is full freebies. And some of the best things in life are free. Ratingwonders.com offers free 1 lb. packages of Dunkin Doughnuts coffee free for rating online stores.
this coffee is not limited to one a day or one a week, and is not...

Pros: Can find better prices than Amazon & B&N.
Cons: Shipping, but hey, you save the tax so its a wash.

Let's face it. When you shop for CDs, movies and books online there are two things you're looking for: price and convenience.

I've found that a little known site like www.theangelguides.com can sometimes give you a much better price that the...

Pros: Just beautiful work and they are all free
Cons: none

Since I got my computer I have been so undecided about just what I wanted as a screen saver. Seems I went to a different site to find a different screensaver every week. Just to go again the next week to find another screensaver I liked better. It is a...

Pros: Great site. Great customer service
Cons: Shipping and handling costs

I have enjoyed shopping at www.bn.com (Barnes & Noble). I am an avid reader and this site offers dollars off your order very frequently.

I also think they have great customer service. I had received an order from them that was just an...

Pros: free coffee
Cons: some waiting time

Yes, you can get free coffee, by the pound and unlimited amounts through www.ratingWonders.com. This is an on line link that asks you to rate on line stores.
They want an honest rating so it helps others to know what and where to shop.
Browse...

Pros: Great discounts for the entire family
Cons: Only if a store's not in your state

http://www.oldnavy.com is a great site for the entire family, it's a virtual mini-mall. Who ever would have thought that Old Navy comes to us by courtesy of the GAP? Old Navy is the bargain hunter’s paradise for the entire family. Their cotton and...

Pros: Great site. Fast Delivery! Nice on the phone. Easy and secure.
Cons: Small company, some cheesy stuff.

"More Fun Than You Can Shake A Stick At!" If you have a drummer on your Christmas list, or on any list for that matter, you definitely need to surf over to www.drumbum.com/1-800-Drum-Bum (best to order online than call). They pride themselves on being,...

Pros: Great cards! Fun!
Cons: No Longer Free :-((( or only partially free...

I held Bluemountain.com in high esteem simply because it rocked. "Rocked", meaning that it had some of the most forward animation in a free e-card format on the web. I also enjoyed E-Greetings.com. It had really hip, free animated cards that spun a...

Pros: Very comprehensive and inclusive site.
Cons: It's huge.

Well, I've been writing reviews on this site for a few months now, and I finally decided it was time to write one on one of the numerous sites that I frequent on a semi-regular basis (though not as regularly as I used to), The Witches'...

Pros: FREE COFFEE
Cons: NONE

Yes, you can get free coffee,by the pound... for expressing an honest opinion about on line store shopping and the products the stores carry. Curious as to what you do? Just go to www.ratingWonders.com Browse through the many catagories they list and...

Pros: Can customize your own "radio station" to your tastes...more inside
Cons: Small number of prizes in drawings...more inside

This is one of the best streaming audio jukebox type websites on the web. It has a VERY wide selection of genres ranging from classical to rap to trance to country. Not to mention that even though it is realplayer based, it is of very good...

Pros: wonderful community based site
Cons: sometimes the boards are down when you have important questions to ask

When I first became pregnant, I searched all over the web for any information I could find. Almost everything I site I found was small and had just the basic information that you could learn in your high school health class. Right when I was about to...

Pros: All the fudge recipes you could ever want!
Cons: Fudge is high in fat. Ah, so what?

Holiday time is always a time to bake and eat things that are very bad for your arteries, nonetheless we all do it and we all are looking for that perfect fudge recipe our relatives will ooh and ahh at.

Look no further! I came upon the "fudge...

Pros: easy to read, nice layout, quick site
Cons: search engine terrible, need to give away something other than coffee

The website www.ratingwonders.com is similar to this site, with one notable exception. Ratingwonders limits the reviews on its page to those websites that are selling a product. Reviewers give their opinion of the site in all of the important areas:...

Pros: Easy to use, they pay as promised
Cons: None so far

Get paid for simply being online? I was skeptical at first but decided to give Alladvantage.com a try. It actually delivers exactly what it promises.

How it works
You sign up for the program and download their advertising bar. This...

Pros: free, quality and quick to mail
Cons: not many

I think I've hit just about every 'free sample' site on the net, and that is saying something! But hey, it passes time. However, if I had to pick the best--this would be it. But like every site, there are draw backs.

First the pros:
...

Pros: Nice certificates earned in a reasonable time
Cons: Web pages have too many graphics

Freeride.com is a good website. Once you sign up you click on banner ads for points and once you amount a specified number of points, you can cash those in for great gifts or certificates. I like freeride.com because you are able to get a $20.00...

Pros: Easy way to buy a car.
Cons: Turns out to be very expensive. Too many restrictions.

All I can say is wow! It's amazing...PeopleFirst (www.peoplefirst.com) looks like a great deal. A very easy way to finance a new or used car. You fill out a simple online application and once you are approved they mail you a check. You can then use...

Pros: Get many chances for points, great prizes, no soliciations
Cons: None

I love MyPoints.com.....It is an awesome website where by visiting banners or sigining up at different websites, you receive points that you can use towards free merchandise or gift certificates. I have been a member of MyPoints.com for about a year now...

Pros: Terrific program. Reliable. Good payout.
Cons: None, really.

I first joined AllAdvantage about a year ago, and I was very skeptical! I thought, who in their right mind would pay me for simply surfing around like I do every day? But now I am making extra money every month (not a fortune, but it helps) from...

Pros: Free, effective and all around wonderful
Cons: none

The hunger site is a free click site. Every day you can go there, click the button and feed someone who is starving. The money to pay for all this food comes from sponsors who pay for 1/4 of a cup of food for every person who clicks.
From that one...

Pros: Actually get paid, no work or investment on your part
Cons: None

Want to make money while surfing the web....sign up for AllAdvantage.com...It's a great website that will pay you 50 cents an hour as you surf the web...I didn't think this was for real but I went ahead and signed up and have realized I don't have to do...

Pros: Excite brings the info to you, easy to customize, loads quickly, email storage
Cons: None

I love my excite homepage. Once I logged in and found out how much I could customize it and have on one page, I fell in love with it and use it multiple times a day. Excite.com allows you to have your own webpage and brings the information to...

Pros: NONE
Cons: small payout that takes forever to get

Do not use this service. They are fooling themselves if they think their website and their promises of big money are actually true. I signed up for this service and after surfing the web my usual amount of time (about 30 hours a week) and having their...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Too much to choose from!

I think ivillage is one of the best web sites there is. It is also one of the most informative. If you need information on just about anything, they will have it for you.

Ivillage has free email, horoscopes, news, jokes, information on...

Pros: Easy to get points
Cons: none

Freeride is such a great website. I started out doing it about a year and a half ago. I really was getting the points racked up for awhile. All you have to do is join and then visit sponsor websites to get points. At one time they had a lot of extra...

Pros: Lots of information, FREE Coffee!
Cons: They don't tell you if you're getting coffee, you just get it in the mail.

This is a great site if you want to find information on other web sites and products of all kinds. They have listings for apparel, housewares, automotive, health and beauty... You can give them a price range, what you're looking for, and your service...

Pros: Great selection, reasonable prices
Cons: Shipping is a little high

That is the link for Barnes and Noble. I absolutely LOVE this place! They are almost always having coupon codes that you can use and they also usually have some really good deals on alot of different items.

They have a clearance rack that you...

Pros: Great reading and great coffee
Cons: None

This site it great! I have written several reviews at this site and have received several pounds of Dunkin' Donuts coffee free. To be honest, I first went to the site just for the free coffee. Now I check it regularly before I purchase anything from a...

Pros: Everything sports, fantasy games
Cons: slow load times

I have been a daily user of ESPN.com since one of my friends introduced me to their fantasy sports games. I am a sports lover so when laid my eyes on the site I was hooked.
It is easy to love the site because of the nice layout and the ease of...

Pros: A 10 year olds quest to help others
Cons: none

This review is not a selfish ploy by me at all. My daughter is trying to help the families of the NYPD, FDNY, and PA.

Here is how it all started, shortly after the planes went through the WTC on Sept. 11th, 2001 my daughter came to me and...

Pros: None
Cons: No way to make money

This was the first cash bar I download and used. I have had it for a few months and have made total of $1.99.....uh, wow, big bucks rolling in there. There is no way you are going to make any money using this bar. I have recently deleted it and signed up...

Pros: It's a great paying site!!
Cons: There's a chance your check might get lost in the mail.

Alladvantage is a great site. It's been around for the long time, in fact it's been around for the longest out of all the paying sites. It's the best out of all of them too in my opinion. It pays a good amount (50 cents an hour for you), plus it has a...

Pros: earn cash for yourself and referrals, company pays out faithfully
Cons: account inaccessible often, U.S. can only use up to 15 hours a month, you need $30.00 to get a check

When I first joined AllAdvantage in May 1999, I was enthusiastic and told all my friends about the great program where you could make money just by having a little ad bar open on your screen while you were web surfing. My friends signed up for it...

Pros: it often lists spots that do not have websites of their own
Cons: none that I've found

http://www.citysearch.com : if you like to travel and explore, or if you're looking for information about your own city, this is the site for you!
I love this site, and have utilized it quite often. I personally like the restaurant and bar reviews,...