Internet, Networking, & Security Around the Web 708 708 people found this article helpful Really Cool Websites to Always Have Bookmarked These websites are fun, informative and just plain useful! by Daniel Nations Writer Daniel Nations has been a tech journalist since 1994. His work has appeared in Computer Currents, The Examiner, The Spruce, and other publications. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Daniel Nations Updated on December 18, 2020 Around the Web Browsers Cloud Services Error Messages Family Tech Home Networking 5G Antivirus VPN Web Development Around the Web View More Tweet Share Email So you've got a question that Google can't answer, an interest that leaves you stumped on where to find out more, or a hankering for some good old-fashioned entertainment. The internet is a treasure trove of digital gold, but knowing this doesn't do you any good if you don't know what's hiding in there. Behold, 10 websites that might just be along the lines of what you were looking for. And if not, well, at least you'll have them (bookmarked hopefully) for future reference! 01 of 10 Lifehacker mama_mia / Shutterstock.com What We Like Modern site design. Fun variety of topics. Active comments per post. What We Don't Like Occasionally very strange topics. Ads can slow down the site. A great blog for anyone looking to streamline their life, Lifehacker provides tricks and tips for getting stuff done. Whether you need tips to help with time management or a shortcut to completing a certain task, Lifehacker is a great site that can help you solve almost any problem. Visit Lifehacker 02 of 10 Reddit Photo made with Canva.com What We Like Fascinating topics. Huge user community. Innovative post ranking system. What We Don't Like Some posts can be offensive. Comments are poorly moderated. Reddit is a social news site. Simply subscribe to threads based on topics of interest (or even your geographical location) to see the best user-submitted topics rise to the top. You can contribute links to the community as well, plus choose to get involved with the discussions if you want. Visit Reddit 03 of 10 SoundCloud What We Like Lots of free music to listen to. Discover new artists. Upload your own music. Mobile apps available. What We Don't Like Difficult to find specific genres. Clumsy navigation. If you're looking for some free music to stream while you do whatever you need to do, there's SoundCloud. This is a social music network where artists and producers of all types (amateur to professional) upload their musical creations for anyone to listen to for free. Build playlists, tune into stations and follow your favorite artists. Visit SoundCloud 04 of 10 Product Hunt What We Like Discover brand new apps and products. Useful user-based pros and cons. Effective user rating system. Active job board. What We Don't Like Plain website design. Busy site. Non-intuitive navigation. Want to be the first to know about the best new products and services that launch? Product Hunt is sort of like Reddit for entrepreneurs and creative people who want to promote their new tech products/services, books, games or podcasts. Like Reddit, you can get involved in the voting and discussions as well. Visit Product Hunt 05 of 10 Vimeo What We Like Great for public and private videos. Well designed website. Effective search feature. What We Don't Like Includes inappropriate videos. Not all videos are free to watch. So, everyone knows that YouTube is the king of internet video, but Vimeo holds a special place in viewers' hearts — particularly for their beautiful full-length films, animated shorts, amazing documentaries and more. Vimeo is where cinematography really comes to life. If you want to watch something that will blow you away, start using Vimeo. Visit Vimeo 06 of 10 Quora What We Like Loaded with educational content. Answers available on any topic. Free to post answers. What We Don't Like Cluttered website design. Includes content from marketers. Yahoo Answers has been the general go-to site to crowdsource answers to questions, but they're not always terribly useful, informative or even correct. Quora, on the other hand, has a much higher quality community of members with knowledge and expertise in every topic under the sun. Search for questions, create your own or offer your answers to others. Visit Quora 07 of 10 Rotten Tomatoes What We Like Entertaining website design. Accurate movie rankings. Convenient movie showtimes and tickets. What We Don't Like Occasional large differences between user and Tomato rankings. Rumors of vote tampering and parent company influence. Rotten Tomatoes is the place to go for everything movies and TV. It's particularly helpful in gauging whether something is worth watching, thanks to the reviews this site offers. In addition to that, you can also watch trailers, see what's hot right now, catch up on movie/TV news and more. It's basically a couch potato's dream come true. Visit Rotten Tomatoes 08 of 10 IFTTT What We Like Powerful automations. Simple to use. Integrates with many apps. What We Don't Like No multi-step automations. Some integrations are complicated. IFTTT (If This Then That) is a web tool that allows you to connect the apps and internet services you use so that when you manually create an action on one app/service, it automatically generates an action on a corresponding app/service that you set up. It basically helps you cut down on manual tasks by automating them. Super useful if you use a lot of online tools. Visit IFTTT 09 of 10 Medium What We Like Well designed website. Organized content. Easy to navigate. What We Don't Like Occasional amateur content. Inconsistent editing quality. Medium is a blogging/publishing website where lots of talented writers go to share their stories and to educate others willing to read their stuff. You can find everything there from opinion pieces and personal development hacks, to marketing advice and health tips. If you love to read really great stuff, get on Medium and start browsing your interests. Visit Medium 10 of 10 IMDb What We Like Beautiful website design. Find showtimes and movie tickets. Filled with informative movie info. What We Don't Like Confusing site navigation. Articles are aggregated from other sites. Here's another for the movie and TV-loving couch potatoes. Or at least for those who can never remember actors' names. Similar to Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb is a popular source for entertainment news and information. One of the big advantages of having this site bookmarked is access to all the celeb content. This is where you go to find out more about a particular celebrity. 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