# What is on your "must keep" links list?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 20, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470 "2011-08-20T21:33:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/1 "2011-08-20T21:33:46Z")

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What sites do you always have bookmarked, and visit often?

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/2 "2011-08-20T22:18:49Z")

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not “bookmarked” but in my drop down:  
Yahoo  
Google  
the Dope  
Facebook  
Nationstates  
ESPN

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**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/3 "2011-08-20T22:42:37Z")

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pretty much most of what **etv78** posted… my unique ones are:

Chase (checking / savings / credit card accounts)  
Wikipedia (this one will be a ‘regular’ in posts to follow, I’m sure)  
{my local newspaper website}  
[Intertops.com](http://Intertops.com) (offshore betting website)  
[sitcomsonline.com](http://sitcomsonline.com) (a forum devoted to discussing old ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ episodes)

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**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/4 "2011-08-22T04:07:59Z")

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My “every day” folder has this board, another smaller board, Gmail, Facebook and Listverse.

And I’ll admit it: Go Fug Yourself.

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**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/5 "2011-08-22T15:30:41Z")

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Facebook  
Websleuths (got pretty addicted when I was unemployed a few years ago)  
LiveJournal friends list  
Various local news sites  
Jimmyr (RSS aggregator for Reddit, Gawker sites, all sorts of stuff)  
Snopes forums  
Oh No They Didn’t! (celebrity junk)  
…and I’m starting to spend more time at SitcomsOnline for the same reason as **Win Place Show**

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/6 "2011-08-22T22:53:58Z")

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The most often used on my favourites list are:

The Australian newspaper  
Sydney weather/radar  
Westpac Bank

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**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/7 "2011-08-23T16:54:29Z")

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My bank and local weather the only things on my “must keep” link. Other things in my daily bookmark folder like Google News, Netflix, Slate, Yahoo Mail etc. can all be found with a simple search.

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**Author:** ![turtledove\_river](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@turtledove\_river](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtledove_river)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/8 "2011-08-23T18:53:25Z")

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I have…

The Daily Show  
Big Fish Games  
Questionable Content  
YouTube  
Straight Dope  
Ravelry

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**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/9 "2011-08-23T21:33:16Z")

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The Dope  
BBC News  
Iplayer  
Facebook  
rllmuk

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**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/10 "2011-08-23T22:26:11Z")

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The Dope (natch)  
all of indianapolis’ news websites  
News of the Weird  
Find a Death  
Facebook  
Yahoomail  
Google  
LiveJournal and Teaspoon & an Open Mind for my chronic Doctor Who fanfic fix  
Youtube  
The Daily Kitten  
Icanhascheezburger

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**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/11 "2011-08-24T11:26:47Z")

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The Hunger Site - [www.hungersite.com](http://www.hungersite.com)

I’ve been clicking daily for 11 years now.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/12 "2011-08-24T11:44:50Z")

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I have some RSS feeds, and some YouTube subscriptions etc, but aside from them there’s:

Twitter  
SDMB  
IO9  
Hitfix  
[The Age](http://www.theage.com.au/) newspaper  
[TV Countdown](http://www.tvcountdown.com)  
[Superhero Girl](http://superherogirladventures.blogspot.com/)  
and a local TV commentary blog, [TV Tonight](http://www.tvtonight.com.au/category/news)

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**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/13 "2011-08-24T11:51:52Z")

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gmail  
YouTube  
SDMB  
io9/gizmodo/lifehacker  
boredpanda/cracked  
okcupid  
Wikipedia  
my bank account  
tvline/movieline/watch with Kristin  
xkcd/oglaf  
Facebook/google+/twitter/tumblr  
flickr  
futon critic (mylistings)  
also bookmarklets - post to Facebook, add to amazon wishlist, and webpage to epub

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**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/14 "2011-08-24T13:27:28Z")

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My homepage is iGoogle, so that takes care of email.

I’ve bookmarked Facebook, Pinterest, the Dope, LiveJournal, Wordpress, Twitter, Flickr, The Weather Channel, and Google Docs. I’ve also got quick links to Pin It, Clip To Polyvore, and Add To My Amazon Wishlist.

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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/15 "2011-08-24T15:00:36Z")

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On my bookmarks toolbar, the ones that I go to more-or-less daily:

Hotmail  
[The West Virginia Surf Report](http://thewvsr.com/)  
I Can Haz Cheezburger  
[Cheezburger After Dark](http://icanhascheezburgerafterdark.com/)  
SDMB  
Giraffe Boards  
[http://notalwaysright.com/](http://notalwaysright.com/)  
FARK  
[http://www.emailsfromyourinlaws.com/](http://www.emailsfromyourinlaws.com/)  
[Stern Fan Network](http://www.sternfannetwork.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2)  
[http://www.lamebook.com/](http://www.lamebook.com/)  
[http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/](http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/)  
Facebook  
ESPN  
[http://www.regretsy.com/](http://www.regretsy.com/)  
[The Comics Curmudgeon](http://joshreads.com/)  
[Comics I Don’t Understand](http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/)  
[Cyanide and Happiness](http://www.explosm.net/comics/2527/)

That’s about it for daily visits.

Joe

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**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-on-your-must-keep-links-list/593470/16 "2011-08-24T16:25:29Z")

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My “most used” icon bar:

Yahoo  
Google News  
Google  
Yahoo Mail  
Wikipedia  
IMDB  
Uclue  
Etrade

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Ebay

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Neflix  
Amazon  
The Dope

J.
