The Best Websites
TIME just named the top 50 best websites for 2008. Here we’ve pulled the sites from their list that we found to be the most useful and inventive:
1. TripKick…tells you which hotel floors are best and which rooms to avoid. “When we searched for the Hilton Las Vegas, for example, TripKick told us not only which rooms had the best view, but also which were too close to the elevators and noisy vending machines.”
2. Nymbler: “Choosing a baby name just got more inspired, thanks to an ingenious calculator that uses phonetics to give you fresh ideas. Type in up to six names you like, and Nymbler will suggest dozens of similar-sounding suggestions.”
3. Gasbuddy: “Where’s the cheapest gas? GasBuddy can tell you. The site collects real-time prices from some 750,000 volunteer price “spotters,” who send in daily updates from their local stations.”
4. WikiTravel: “The best travel guides have one thing in common: they’re up to date. That’s why WikiTravel has become the most invaluable travel resource on the Web.”
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