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StumbleUpon

Story: I usually compile an amazing list of web sites during the week, but as of Monday I had a whooping one site. When I spoke with Kelly about this little set back, she told me about a Firefox Add-on called “StumbleUpon” and it would soon be the single defining moment in my life [Ed note: b/c i am brilliant.]

We all have come to discover my love and eternal devotion to the Internet with its whacky sites. StumbleUpon is my hourly fix to what can only be compared to a crack addiction. Here’s the deal:

Go to the StumbleUpon Add-on web site courtesy of Firefox and download the application to your web browser. You then get to check the subjects you’re interested in so the application will have a general idea of your interests. From then on, the toolbar is affixed to your browser for convenient surfing. You get to give sites a thumbs up/down rating so you will only see more of the sites you like in the future.

StumbleUpon isn’t just a Firefox Add-on. It’s a social media application that enables you to connect with your friends and share each other’s favorite sites, make new friends based on the reviews you make, and sort threw web sites others have reviewed and check out their ratings. You can even enable a Google preference displaying a StumbleUpon five-star rating scale beside your search results.

DON’T FORGET TO DISABLE THE “BLOCK ADULT SITES” FEATURE!!!!!!

My favorite site I have “stumbled upon”: Musicovery.com

Another interactive media form, Musicovery.com is web radio that allows you to listen to free music that you chose and rate. Unlike the popular Pandora Radio , Misicovery.com allows you to pick what kind of mood you’re in or the tempo you prefer and then narrow the music selection by genre, the Classics of those genres and/or Discovery (which throws in artists you may enjoy based on your preferences), and you can even choose a decade!!!

Example: Say you want to listen to Wham! (who doesn’t?!), you would choose “Energetic” for your mood, 80’s decade, and “pop” as the genre. SO SIMPLE!!

Also unlike Pandora, you can skip as many songs as you want instead of a limit every 30 minutes or whatever it is. Bullshit.

Other than the occasional 5-second audio advertisement, it makes for a fantastic web radio to listen to at work.

Another site I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about yet: CatsThatLookLikeHitler.com

I discovered this web site a while back but had completely forgotten about it until one of my lovely coworkers brought it to my attention. It’s exactly what it sounds like; it’s pictures people have submitted of their cats… who just happen to look like Hitler. Because we all know cats are EVIL!! If cats were human, they’d all be fascist dictators and promote social Darwinism. IT’S A FACT.