Most of the time when I watch TV, I am not sure if I am watching commerical between the show or watching the show in between commercials. Lately, with the web being commercialized to the same extent I wouldn’t think twice in comparing ad filled websites with TV shows. Pop - ups, pop - unders, flash animations, ” Wait don’t leave yet ” messages; surfing the web with all these advertisements has become a major annoyance, atleast for me.

All the different forms of advertising from banner ads to text links filled blogs has become a turn off for many web users including myself. My blog is no exception as you can see the ads on the sidebar, every body is trying to make money, why not me, right? My point is all these advertisement drives your focus away from the content or service provided by a website which in turn hampers your surfing. If I visit a blog to read a content, that’s exactly what I want to do, not find ads in between the post. Take for example, John Chow.com. I visit this blog regularly and find it entertaining but posts filled with ads sometimes become an annyoance and drives your focus away from the content itself. [Read more →]

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If it doesn’t exist on the first page of google it’s not there, right? Wrong! There are plenty of websites that are fun and productive that most of us don’t know about. In this post I have tried to collect some of them that might prove to be useful or plain fun for you to explore.

10. Uncyclopedia
This is the contender of Encyclopedia but the only thing that is different is the content itself. All the content and information you will find here are nonsense that are put forward with a straight face. If you are looking for facts and figures this certainly isn’t an option but if you are in need of hours of fun go ahead and check it out.

9. EXPN
No, it’s not ESPN. The ‘S’ is replaced by ‘X’ as it stands for Extreme. This site covers the dangerous aspects of sports, such as skating, surfing, motorcross and X Games. You can also find photos and videos of death defying stunts along with the sports column.

8. Bargainist
Who doesn’t love a good bargain? This site is updated several times daily which searches the web for daily deals, coupons and bargains to get you those goodies for cheap. Also you can find links to over 50 retailers and online stores where you can get a bargain.
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