The 101 Most Useful Websites of 2012
- screenr.com – record movies of your desktop and send them straight to YouTube.
- ctrlq.org/screenshots – for capturing screenshots of web pages on mobile and desktops.
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goo.gl
– shorten long URLs and convert URLs intoQR codes.
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unfurlr.come
– find the original URL that’s hiding behind a short URL.
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qClock
– find the local time of a city using a Google Map
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copypastecharacter.com
– copy special characters that aren’t on your keyboard.
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postpost.com
– a better search engine for twitter.
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lovelycharts.com
– create flowcharts, network diagrams, sitemaps, etc.
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iconfinder.com
– the best place to find icons of all sizes.
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office.com
– download templates, clipart and images for your Office documents.
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followupthen.com
– the easiest way to setup email reminders.
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jotti.org
– scan any suspicious file or email attachment for viruses.
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wolframalpha.com
– gets answers directly without searching – see more wolfram tips.
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printwhatyoulike.com
– print web pages without the clutter.
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joliprint.com
– reformats news articles and blog content as a newspaper.
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ctrql.org/rss
– a search engine for RSS feeds.
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e.ggtimer.com
– a simple online timer for your daily needs.
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coralcdn.org
– if a site is down due to heavy traffic, try accessing it through coral CDN.
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random.org
– pick random numbers, flip coins, and more.
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pdfescape.com
– lets you can quickly edit PDFs in the browser itself.
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viewer.zoho.com
– Preview PDFs and Presentations directly in the browser.
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tubemogul.com
– simultaneously upload videos to YouTube and other video sites.
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ctrlq.org/dictation
– online voice recognition in the browser itself.
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scr.im
– share you email address online without worrying about spam.
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spypig.com
– now get read receipts for your email.
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sizeasy.com
– visualize and compare the size of any product.
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myfonts.com/WhatTheFont
– quickly determine the font name from an image.
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google.com/webfonts
– a good collection of open source fonts.
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regex.info
– find data hidden in your photographs – see more EXIF tools.
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livestream.com
– broadcast events live over the web, including your desktop screen.
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iwantmyname.com
– helps you search domains across all TLDs.
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homestyler.com
– design from scratch or re-model your home in 3d.
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join.me
– share you screen with anyone over the web.
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onlineocr.net
– recognize text from scanned PDFs – see other OCR tools.
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flightstats.com
– Track flight status at airports worldwide.
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wetransfer.com
– for sharing really big files online.
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hundredzeros.com
– the site lets you download free Kindle books.
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polishmywriting.com
– check your writing for spelling or grammatical errors.
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marker.to
– easily highlight the important parts of a web page for sharing.
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typewith.me
– work on the same document with multiple people.
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whichdateworks.com
– planning an event? find a date that works for all.
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everytimezone.com
– a less confusing view of the world time zones.
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gtmetrix.com
– the perfect tool for measuring your site performance online.
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noteflight.com
– print music sheets, write your own music online (review).
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imo.im
– chat with your buddies on Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, etc. from one place.
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translate.google.com
– translate web pages, PDFs and Office documents.
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kleki.com
– create paintings and sketches with a wide variety of brushes.
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similarsites.com
– discover new sites that are similar to what you like already.
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wordle.net
– quick summarize long pieces of text with tag clouds.
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bubbl.us
– create mind-maps, brainstorm ideas in the browser.
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kuler.adobe.com
– get color ideas, also extract colors from photographs.
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liveshare.com
– share your photos in an album instantly.
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lmgtfy.com
– when your friends are too lazy to use Google on their own.
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midomi.com
– when you need to find the name of a song.
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bing.com/images
– automatically find perfectly-sized wallpapers for mobiles.
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faxzero.com
– send an online fax for free – see more fax services.
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feedmyinbox.com
– get RSS feeds as an email newsletter.
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ge.tt
– quickly send a file to someone, they can even preview it before downloading.
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pipebytes.com
– transfer files of any size without uploading to a third-party server.
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tinychat.com
– setup a private chat room in micro-seconds.
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privnote.com
– create text notes that will self-destruct after being read.
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boxoh.com
– track the status of any shipment on Google Maps – alternative
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chipin.com
– when you need to raise funds online for an event or a cause.
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downforeveryoneorjustme.com
– find if your favorite website is offline or not?
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ewhois.com
– find the other websites of a person with reverse Analytics lookup.
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whoishostingthis.com
– find the web host of any website.
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google.com/history
– found something on Google but can’t remember it now?
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aviary.com/myna
– an online audio editor that lets record, and remix audio clips online.
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disposablewebpage.com
– create a temporary web page
that self-destruct.
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urbandictionary.com
– find definitions of slangs and informal words.
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seatguru.com
– consult this site before choosing a seat for your next flight.
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sxc.hu
– download stock images absolutely free.
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zoom.it
– view very high-resolution images in your browser without scrolling.
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scribblemaps.com
– create custom Google Maps easily.
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alertful.com
– quickly setup email reminders for important events.
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picmonkey.com
– Picnik is offline but PicMonkey is an even better image editor.
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formspring.me
– you can ask or answer personal questions here.
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sumopaint.com
– an excellent layer-based online image editor.
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snopes.com
– find if that email offer you received is real or just another scam.
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typingweb.com
– master touch-typing with these practice sessions.
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mailvu.com
– send video emails to anyone using your web cam.
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timerime.com
– create timelines with audio, video and images.
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stupeflix.com
– make a movie out of your images, audio and video clips.
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safeweb.norton.com
– check the trust level of any website.
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teuxdeux.com
– a beautiful to-do app that looks like your paper dairy.
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deadurl.com
– you’ll need this when your bookmarked web pages are deleted.
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minutes.io
– quickly capture effective notes during meetings.
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youtube.com/leanback
– Watch YouTube channels in TV mode.
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youtube.com/disco
– quickly create a video playlist of your favorite artist.
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talltweets.com
– Send tweets longer than 140 characters.
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pancake.io
– create a free and simple website using your Dropbox account.
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builtwith.com
– find the technology stack of any website.
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woorank.com
– research a website from the SEO perspective.
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mixlr.com
– broadcast live audio over the web.
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radbox.me
– bookmark online videos and watch them later (review).
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tagmydoc.com
– add QR codes to your documents and presentations (review).
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notes.io
– the easiest way to write short text notes in the browser.
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ctrlq.org/html-mail
– send rich-text mails to anyone, anonymously.
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fiverr.com
– hire people to do little things for $5.
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otixo.com
– easily manage your online files on Dropbox, Google Docs, etc.
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ifttt.com
– create a connection between all your online accounts.
source : https://www.labnol.org/internet/101-useful-websites/18078/