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7 Bookmarking Sites Beyond Pinterest

Anna Monette Roberts — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:34:02 PDT

An infinite scroll of captivating visual content, the online inspiration-board destination Pinterest might be the most popular web bookmarking site to date. But its popularity is fueling a smattering of other sites (with the familiar tile design) that make bookmarking, sharing, and organizing web finds an addicting experience. We've found seven notable bookmarking sites for every type of sharer.

Website of the Day: Ology

Anna Monette Roberts — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:33:03 PDT

Ology is one topic we're looking forward to studying. While every day seems to bring us a new infinite-scroll Pinterest offshoot, Ology stands out with its hilarious, tongue-in-cheek news stories, viral videos, and trends.

The network is filled with click-worthy content that users and the site's editors actively upload. We especially love the Geekology channel with its irreverent coverage of tech news stories ("Facebook Now Has 901 Million Monthly Stalkers - We Mean, Users") and amazing, nostalgic YouTube finds (1991 Super Nintendo Commercial).

Website of the Day: Is It Iced Coffee Weather?

Kristy Korcz — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:21:02 PDT

I don't know about you, but Spring really arrives when I start ordering iced coffee instead of hot. If you are looking forward to the days of ice cubes and cool cups, check out this site: Is It Iced Coffee Weather? How does it work? Type in your zip code, and Is It Iced Coffee Weather? tells you if it's warm enough to have a cool beverage. Simple. Straightforward. Amazing. You know, if you can't decide for yourself.

9 Travel Websites to Get You Ready For Travel Season

Kristy Korcz — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:31:05 PDT

The Summer travel season is quickly approaching, and if you've caught the travel bug but are sick and tired of staying in cookie-cutter hotels and battling the crowds at the most popular tourist attractions (because your hotel concierge sent you there), try something new. Check out these online tools that will help you plan an affordable and unique vacation like you've never had before, and keep things at home in order while you're gone.

How To: Get Cheap Last-Minute Event Tickets Online

Kristy Korcz — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:37:55 PDT

These days, dropping loads of cash on a concert or baseball game might seem a little frivolous compared to the years of service you get out of a gadget. But all work and no play (or fancy theater outings) makes us go a little bonkers. That's where ScoreBig comes in. This website acts as the HotWire of events - choose a last-minute concert, show, or sporting event, and get anywhere from 10 to 50 percent off the list price by choosing your seats and naming your own price. You'll get an instant answer on whether your terms were accepted so you can get on with your life . . . and plans.

What's more, the ScoreBig Daily iPhone and iPod Touch app lets you check available same-day events from wherever you are. So if you and your bored pals are sitting around twiddling your thumbs, you can still get seats to tonight's hot show without paying astronomical fees through other sites like StubHub, or scalped tickets from some weirdo on Craigslist.

Source: Flickr user randychiu

Website of the Day: Stitchtagram

Kelly Schwarze — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:39:40 PDT

By now you've completely lined your home's walls with printed Instagram photos, but your love of all things Instagram doesn't have to stop at framed works of art. Cozy up to your memories with a printed pillow from Stitchtagram ($96).

Choose a layout style made up of either 25 small images or 4 larger images, which are then made into 15-inch linen-cotton blend pillows, perfect for a couch conversation piece. The pillows include the important part - the fluffy insert, so no extra home design shopping is required on your part other than selecting the perfect combination of filtered photos.

Website of the Day: Tripbirds, the Social Travel Site

Kelly Schwarze — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:39:03 PDT

Planning for a vacation is a mix of travel book perusal and asking strangers on the bus the best ways to avoid tourist trap restaurants in the heart of Rome. New website Tripbirds synthesizes the travel activities recommendation hunt as a, what else, social, crowd-sourced site. Connect with friends via Facebook, Foursquare, and Instagram to discover new destinations and gather recommendations on future trips.

Tripbirds takes note of where friends have checked in or posted photos from on their other social profiles and lists the hot spots in one place. Scroll the Tripbirds newsfeed to discover who it is you should be talking to about trekking through the Mayan ruins in Mexico.

Plus, pay the travel karma forward by recommending affordable hotels, mouthwatering restaurants, and memorable day trips to friends visiting your past vacation locations. Finally an excuse to show off, I mean, share every last detail of your Southeast Asia backpacking trip!

Deleting Instagram? Use This Tool First

Kristy Korcz — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:58:33 PDT

Billion dollar news - Facebook is buying Instagram. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said Instagram will be run independently of Facebook (in other words, you won't be forced into a Facebook account if you don't already have one, and he won't be making any changes to the app), but some users are still unhappy. If you're ready to hit the delete button on your Instagram account, you should do so only after you've backed up and exported your precious photos. The website Instaport.me allows you to do just that, prompting you to download all of your Instagram photos into one zip drive, or send to Flickr for safe keeping.

Of course, if you're sticking with Instagram, be sure to follow us under the user name of - what else? - GeekSugar!

How To: Order Mega Millions Lotto Tickets Online

Kristy Korcz — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:48:47 PDT

I'm sure you've heard by now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot is over $500 million dollars. Don't worry about rushing down to the corner market to wait in line with other lotto hopefuls. Cut through the crowd and order your Mega Millions lotto tickets online instead.

LottoGopher is the only legal and secure site to order your lottery tickets online, even making it easier to organize a lotto pool with your fellow officemates. Best of all, the service is free to use! Although, you might be wasting your time with the whole process - my office pool is going to win.

Website of the Day: Notey

Kristy Korcz — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:43:30 PDT

Passing secret notes on paper is a thing of the past with Notey, the website that lets you type in a secret message and password-protect it so that only your intended recipient(s) can open it. An interesting alternative to texting and email (and way more fun for secret agents), your message is stored for up to 30 days before it will self-destruct (or Notey purges it from its system). Take note though - you can't change the text once you save, so you'd better get it right the first time.

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