Jun 12, 2001 04:57 PM
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Know before you read this review that because of the nature of the Internet, the sites I have nominated in this review are the best sites that I have come across and surely other sites better then these exist. These are simply my selection of Top 5 sites for 2001!
Google.com- This is the ultimate search engine! I came across this around a year or so back and since have become addicted to it. I can hear you saying'well how can someone get addicted to a search engine?' but my addiction for Google takes me their atleast 20-40 times a day! I do atleast 30 searches daily. After experiencing the quality of search returned by Google, I have started to belive that if Google cant find soemthing then no sites will be able to.
With its good quality and fast fast speed, I nominate Google for the best search engine on the net!
Yahoo.com
Yahoo! is no longer known only for being one of the best search engines but today its taken itself to being one of the best portals on the net. It gives all services that are possible on the net from pc2pc phone to shopping to new and ofcourse its good ole' search engine. What I like a lot about Yahoo! is the fact that you can just goto -.yahoo.com to reach the homepage of that service. For example, if you want to shop, you dont have to remember a huge URL or go thru several clicks to ge tthere but instead can just type shopping.yahoo.com.
Again, Yahoo's speed, ease of use and services is what has earned it a place in this list of Top 5 websites.
Expedia.com
The reason I give Expedia a place in this list is because of its extra ordinary content available on the site. Its THE complete travel portal by Microsoft. They provide great services such as car booking, airline ticket booking and much more. But apart from these services, what I like the most about them is the international module that they have recently added to their list of services. Now, I can book hotels that are in India and other countries from anywhere! Other sites might have this but Expedia sort of joins together all these services and creates the ultimate travel portal.
Planet-Source-Code.com:
Many of the normal audience here at MS might not be aware of this site but I am sure that if you have even a little interest in programming then you will know it. PSC is a site where programmers from around the world help each other but submitting their work. I have been greatly helped by this site in my journey to Java, Visual Basic, ASP etc. In return, I have done my part by submitting my own creations so that future coders can get helped. This is slowly becomming a tradition where when you first enter the site you are a beginner seeking help but soon you become a pro and pay the due by helping other newbies. One thing though is that the site is somewhat slow and not at all the speed of mouthshut. But again, they get HUGE traffic and was started by just a single person.
MouthShut.com:
Did you really think that I can end this selection without thanking MS?:-) This site is just too tremendous. Its a good little community where people come to know each other personally and share their experiences. The reviews and advice posted on this site has always come into help whenever needed. I really cant send enough thanks to the creators of this site!
