Ma.gnolia: Meredith's Bookmarks Tagged With "internet"

Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering

2008-04-24T17:38:29-07:00

Various countries block their citizens from seeing certain parts of the Internet. Here's the scoop.

Winzy

2007-03-12T09:07:34-07:00

Competitor to Blingo - rewards for searching. Seems to work a bit differently in that you get points per search; the more points you have, the better your chances to win. If you sign up with this link, and you win, I win too!

Secrets In Websites

2007-01-22T10:36:54-08:00

When you browse the web, a fair amount of code is transferred from a server sitting in a cold lonely datacenter to your computer. It's mostly serious business, but sometimes developers like to embed small jokes and traditions.

SigTrader

2007-01-05T07:39:57-08:00

Get paid to put a text ad in your forum signatures.

List words ending with la

2006-12-29T08:23:48-08:00

This list, plus www.la (the new TLD registry), equals fun! Did you know www.fistu.la is still available? I am sad to report that www.chinchil.la is taken.

Free Proxy Servers

2006-10-25T06:18:01-07:00

Large listing of free proxy servers, most of which seem to be valid. Lists features.

MoSexIndex

2006-10-02T18:28:24-07:00

First-of-its-kind resource for sex content on the web. We develop a detailed profile of your individual taste, and provide you with personalized recommendations for sex-content sites. By using MoSexIndex, you'll find great, new websites you like...fast. [

Big Boards

2006-09-29T10:23:32-07:00

Tracks the most active message boards and forums on the web. [via metafilter]

Upside-Down-Ternet

2006-08-15T10:34:34-07:00

My neighbours are stealing my wireless internet access. I could encrypt it or alternately I could have fun.

URL Doctor

2006-07-11T08:37:18-07:00

The weirdest forwarding service I've ever seen. The domains are fine, but the site itself is a little odd. I'm not sure anybody even needs this service anymore - free forwarding URLs. [via ehub]

AOL Embarrassed by CNBC Report On Its Business Practices

2006-06-26T06:39:40-07:00

Just in case anybody reading still has AOL, this gives some pretty good reasons to get rid of them. If you can, of course.

Video demonstration of blatant Google adword abuse

2006-04-25T17:14:07-07:00

I always knew about these sites, but I didn't realize they were in violation of the AdWords TOS. Hosted on YouTube. [via reddit]

Deaf AOL

2006-04-18T06:59:43-07:00

When ISPs demand a cut of "pay-to-send" email, they're raising tollbooths on the open Net, interfering with the passage of data by demanding protection money at the gates of their customers' computers. [via jeff sleight]

GeekTels

2006-04-10T13:18:28-07:00

Tips for geeky travelers on where to find the best hotels that provide Internet connectivity. [via diane duane]

Interesting Facts About Domain Names

2006-04-04T07:55:55-07:00

How many good ones are in use? How many are available? Lots of numbers, but written in a nice narrative format.

Ning

2006-03-15T19:17:24-08:00

Create your own social apps, like hot-or-not-type comparisons, toplists, collaborative ratings. Lots of categories, lots of cool stuff - site definitely has potential but not many users yet.

Concer.ning

2006-03-15T12:42:00-08:00

Unauthorized and unpublished commenting on websites. Kind of like ThirdVoice used to be, only not visually integrated with the page. [via hoodwink.d]

Address-Protector.com

2006-03-02T17:41:55-08:00

Encrypts e-mail addresses and requires a CAPTCHA for decrypting.

HiddenMail.org

2006-03-02T17:38:30-08:00

Service to "encrypt" an e-mail-address into an image and hidden forwarder, which can be "decrypted" by solving an optional image or audio Captcha.

Firefox Screenshot

2006-03-01T12:07:17-08:00

Extension overload! [via metafilter]

Yahoo! bans Allah

2006-02-26T13:36:18-08:00

Ed Callahan's attempt to obtain a Yahoo e-mail address with his last name resulted in a surprising discovery. [via sunnydale47]

DreamHost Rebates

2006-02-08T06:57:15-08:00

DreamHost rebate codes for your first year: WP92 = $92 off, S90 = $90 off. Again I'm tempted to sign up; the price is equal to what I'm currently paying and the feature set is great. Lots of people love DreamHost, but I have heard reports of downtime...

The Domain Name Preservation Society

2006-01-23T12:25:22-08:00

A non-profit community trust dedicated to protecting endangered domain names in their wild state for future generations to enjoy. [via metafilter]

Jesse's Bookmarklets Site

2006-01-19T09:45:30-08:00

Lots of bookmarklets sorted into categories, including a section for getting rid of web annoyances.

Data Mining 101

2006-01-05T13:29:23-08:00

Finding subversives with Amazon wishlists. [via mlfoley]

How to Bypass Most Firewall Restrictions and Access the Internet Privately

2005-12-21T12:34:39-08:00

This guide discusses a way an employee or student can securely access the Internet while at work or school, and also get around some common firewall restrictions that prevent you from using most networked programs. AKA the Surf at Work page.

gVisit.com

2005-12-03T22:25:20-08:00

Plots site visitors on a Google Map using their IP address. [via ericd.net]

PageGetter.com

2005-12-02T16:22:11-08:00

Only have email service and no Internet browsing capabilities? Need access to a page that is blocked by your company or Service Provider? Want to make and save a copy of a webpage? Now you can access nearly any site on the Internet through Email. [via

Host Ultra

2005-11-18T11:54:35-08:00

Free hosting with Linux, MySQL, PHP, blah blah. Has ads but I don't know what they're like.

RawSugar

2005-11-16T12:15:21-08:00

Social search engine bookmarking thing. I think I might transfer my directory from my Links 2.0 installation (by Gossamer Threads) to here. [via metafilter]