AnimateOnline.org — animate! is a UK producer of experimental animated films. The films broaden the definitions of animation, breaking out of the conventions of live-action or frame-by-frame animation to new levels of aesthetics and narrative. According to the site, “animate! has commissioned 84 risk-taking films since 1990 – dynamic and diverse, pure and hybrid, celluloid, tape and digital.” For them, “Synthesis is what it’s about.” animate! also offers residencies. They are produced by Finetake and funded by Arts Council England and Channel 4.
MissingKids.com is the website for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). This US agency helps prevent abductions and exploitation of children, assists in the search for missing children, and aids the victims of abduction and exploitation as well as their family members. The NCMEC website provides a cybertipline, information on their 24-hr hotline, and links to global agencies as well as ways to report sightings and get involved in the ever-important task of helping protect children. Additional resources for parents and guardians, law enforcement, and childcare providers can also be found on the website.
Chordie.com — Here’s a website every budding guitarist or chord-based musician should have bookmarked. Chordie offers a search engine for guitar tabs, lyrics and chords on the internet. With nearly a million songs and 12,500 different artists, Chordie.com can find whatever you’re looking for. In addition, the website offers graphic representations of chords and has an easy interface allowing users to transpose songs to another key, and also provides chords and tunings for multiple instruments, including left-hand guitar, banjo, ukulele and mandolin
FactMonster.com is a fun way for kids to learn. This reference site is oriented towards kids ages 8-14 and combines a dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas and various almanacs to be full of useful facts, statistics and historical records. The site utilizes an easy search engine to help with fact finding for homework, information or reference needs, and can also be navigated by 10 different categories, including, “World & News,” “People,” “Sports,” and “Science.” The home page also has useful daily features including a spelling bee, daily word quiz, featured articles and a “This Day in History.” FactMonster.com is a companion site to Information Please, a reference site for everyone made by Pearson Education, the largest educational publisher in the world.
Colloquy.info is the website for Colloquy, an Mac OS X-based IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing) client. This free, open-source software is packed full of tools for Mac users needing to get on IRC. Features include: type-as-you-go spell check, Applescript support, plugins, buddy lists, multiple servers at once, and transcripts. Colloquy is the preferred IRC client of many of the AboutUs Recent Changes Patrol.
RiverBum.com is a cool place to shop for your fishing flies and other fly fishing products. The Utah-based store features many different types of flies, which they back with the claim that they fish with them themselves. In addition to flies, RiverBum.com offers an assortment of related products including books and videos, clothing, fly boxes, rods, reels, watercraft and more.
Univision.com has been the most visited Spanish-language Internet portal in the US for 5 years in a row, and ranks in the top 500 websites world-wide by Alexa. With 12 specialty channels, Univision.com offers something for everyone from entertainment, news, sports, services and shopping opportunities all geared toward the interests of today’s Hispanics. Other features Univision.com offer include Spanish-language message boards and chat rooms bringing millions of Hispanics together. Check them out!
BloggerTalk.net is a website dedicated to the art of Blogging. The site, which went live on Sept. 6, 2006, was created by to provide a community of those who blog for entertainment and professionally, and as an exchange of information. The site features articles, a blog directory, tools and buttons, themes and templates, downloads, surveys as well as news and reviews covering the blogosphere. BloggerTalk.net was founded by the same people who created the community forums Todays-Woman.net and Invision-Graphics.com.
AliensTheTruth.com is a resource for information, theories and links regarding aliens, paranormal activities and government conspiracies. Whether you are a “true believer” or not, the site is packed with visitor submitted sightings, surveys and news. For more information, take a look at their AboutUs page.
MatthewZachary.com — Matthew Zachary is a concert pianist, composer and motivational speaker. Diagnosed with a rare type of brain cancer, Zachary was told he’d never walk, let alone play the piano again. Ten years later, he’s recorded three CDs and has performed hundreds of concerts and inspires audiences around the world with his motivational speeches and message of hope. Check out his AboutUs page for find out more about his story and for booking information.
