# What websites do you visit every day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 20, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350 "2003-08-20T03:10:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![APOC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@APOC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APOC)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/21 "2003-08-20T11:15:44Z")
This is fascinating and speaks to a theory I’ve been toying with. Given the vastness of the web isnt it unusal that there appears to be an elemnt of “Gathering” amongst like minded individuals. Say what ? Well my links toolbar is prime real estate for any website. When a site makes it on there the creators can rest assured that they have arrived. They have recieved the APOC seal of approval and can make with the smug self possesedness of any “affluent Suburb” resident (minimum requirments: retired by 45 , two boats , 3 cars , great tan) So its surprising all of the websites listed in this thread (with the exception of the anime & gun stuff) and sites I know well and more than a few have made it onto my toolbar. I’ve recently dicoverered Ebaums , im Slashdot member since x , (and naturally then of Ars Technica). Drew Curtis is an old friend and Strongbad proofreads my e-mails There is a point to this , honest , bear with me It seems that there exists a collectivism on the web that spawns sizable (and insular) groupings of surfers In the Web “evolutionary-soup” ocean there are eddies of calm , localized rings of insight,rockpools of insanity all populated by like minded individuals who happily exist and live out full web lives without stumbling across other collectives. Why is it that if I polled for “Favourite Web Sites” on any of the other forums Im a member of that I can be sure that SDMB will get a mention or three and that the same sites will keep coming up. Now maybe its my websavvy at work , maybe I just know the very best places, maybe everyone on all the boards just read a thread like this and was too lazy to look for their own favourites But thats not true. I wear a number of hats and so from time to time I stumble accross another collective. An overheard site recommendation from the developers lunch table and I am whisked Alice In WOnderland style to a vast and unforgiving new environment where even the newest of noobs is part of a clique. Places where I’ll find a board where if I polled everyone asking them what sites they visited they would list sites that I have never heard of. I might say “take it to the pit” and be met with blank bklank stares. Who knew about the backdoor buqtraq boards ? Who could dream up the Cloud10 posse and the insidous cycle of fantastic links that will keep you clicking and CTRL-D’ing till you just cant click and CTRL - D any more Where did they come from and why must I start over and prove my worth ? Isn’t the fact that I have a post count of 80 million on TFP enough ? No it isnt , and for a tiem I brcome lost. My blog buddies get jealous of new people making comments like they know me. I can miss whole days of links from [www.bbspot.com](http://www.bbspot.com) No matter how often I moveinto different locatiosn I will usually wind up back in my comfortable world of old favourites There’s more at work here than simple link sharing IMHO One not mention so far [http://www.somethingawful.com/](http://www.somethingawful.com/) Guys a nut ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/22 "2003-08-20T11:19:22Z")
> **[Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](https://www.yahoo.com)** > > Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo! > **[Home](https://www.chron.com/)** > > Chron.com: Trending headlines, Houston culture, events, sports, lifestyle and more > **[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng)** > > Official website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Find messages of Christ to uplift your soul and invite the Spirit. > **[The Straight Dope – Fighting ignorance since 1973. (It’s taking longer than...](https://www.straightdope.com)** > > Fighting ignorance since 1973. (It's taking longer than we thought.) ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/23 "2003-08-20T11:20:52Z")
[hotmail!](http://www.hotmail.com) [Sweet, delicious Madonna, soooo yummy…](http://www.madonnalicious.com) [Let’s see what tripe the idiots are swallowing today./url] [url=http://www.homestarrunner.com]DELETED!!!]([http://www.snopes.com](http://www.snopes.com)) [So depressing, I think I’ll jump off a bridge.](http://www.afterellen.com) [Or not.](http://www.sanrio.com) ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/24 "2003-08-20T11:22:32Z")
I guess I should have previewed my preview (stupid typeover key!). It is so depressing when you fix one typo and create a new one. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/25 "2003-08-20T11:26:36Z")
SDMB BBC News > **[ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.](https://www.espn.com/)** > > Visit ESPN to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball and more. Yahoo! Mail My Yahoo! > **[Dictionary.com Is The World’s Favorite Online Dictionary](https://www.dictionary.com/)** > > Dictionary.com is the world’s leading online source for English definitions, pronunciations, word origins, idioms, Word of the Day, and more. [YupiMSN.com](http://YupiMSN.com) Google ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/26 "2003-08-20T11:40:11Z")
My homepage is Yahoo! so I start there. Next I usually come here to SDMB. At some point in the day I go to [Puzzability.com](http://Puzzability.com) for their daily puzzle. More often than not I check in at IMDB several times a week. I use the TV Guide local listings more than once a week. If it’s stormy or threatening I check the local TV stations’ weather pages. I also check my SpamBlocker pages with the ISP almost daily. For searches I use Yahoo!'s version of Google. If I have no luck there (rarely) I use Dogpile. I’ve slacked off on it lately (since getting hooked on SDMB) but I used to check Yahoo! Picks daily. Now it may be once a week or less. If there’s breaking news on Yahoo!'s news headlines thingy, I might check CNN for more details, or else follow links from the Yahoo! thing. ---
**Author:** ![auliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@auliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auliya)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/27 "2003-08-20T12:16:50Z")
SDMB My university site, which is my home page anyway - to check subject webpages and what have you www.qut.edu.au if you’re interested The Australian Aspergers Information Site to check the message board Thats about it on a daily basis ---
**Author:** ![Kyann22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a4c791/32.png) [@Kyann22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyann22)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/28 "2003-08-20T12:21:42Z")
Daily for me means work week. I try not to log on during my weekend. That being said… SDMB Hotmail Houston Chronicle ([www.chron.com](http://www.chron.com)) and my best friend, Google ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/29 "2003-08-20T12:55:47Z")
here Yahoo!Mail Livejournal [www.fametracker.com](http://www.fametracker.com) ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/30 "2003-08-20T13:12:54Z")
SDMB > **[The Straight Dope – Fighting ignorance since 1973. (It’s taking longer than...](https://www.straightdope.com/)** > > Fighting ignorance since 1973. (It's taking longer than we thought.) > **[ThatsRacin NASCAR News & Videos | Charlotte Observer](https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/)** > **[NASCAR Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers](https://www.nascar.com/)** > > NASCAR live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for Cup, Xfinity, Camping World Truck [http://50.lycos.com](http://50.lycos.com) > **[CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos](https://www.cnn.com/)** > > View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com. [http://drudgereport.com](http://drudgereport.com) > **[Home | MaximOnline](https://maximonline.com)** > > From casual male fashion to the latest men hairdos, gain access to thousands of exclusive men lifestyle tips and ideas now for FREE! > **[Men's Health - Fitness, Nutrition, Health, Sex, Style & Weight Loss Tips...](https://www.menshealth.com/)** > > Men's Health is the brand men live by for fitness, nutrition, health, sex, style, grooming, tech, weight loss, and more. [http://www.weather.com/weather/local/29680](http://www.weather.com/weather/local/29680) [http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:scz006](http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:scz006) > **[Greenville Online | Greater Greenville Area, SC](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/)** > > Your one stop shop for news, weather, and activities in and around the GreenvilleMetro area. > **[Charlotte Breaking News, Sports & Crime | Charlotte Observer](https://www.charlotteobserver.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/31 "2003-08-20T13:49:59Z")
Mainly webcomics - plus SDMB, google, of course. [http://www.sluggy.com/](http://www.sluggy.com/) > **[Red Hat Ceph Storage](https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/storage/ceph)** > > An open, massively scalable, software-defined storage system that efficiently manages petabytes of data. > **[Welcome to Dilbert](https://dilbert.com/)** > > The Official Dilbert Website featuring Scott Adams Dilbert strips, animation, mashups and more starring Dilbert, Dogbert, Wally, The Pointy Haired Boss, Alice, Asok, Dogberts New Ruling Class and more. [http://overduemedia.com/](http://overduemedia.com/) [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/index.html](http://www.bobandgeorge.com/index.html) [http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/arlonjanis/index.html](http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/arlonjanis/index.html) > **[General Protection Fault](https://www.gpf-comics.com/)** > > General Protection Fault is a wacky, zany on-line comic strip full of geeky fun, bizarre characters, and a sentient slime mold or two. The strip runs three days per week, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. GPF also includes many other exciting... [http://sinfest.net/index.htm](http://sinfest.net/index.htm) [http://ubersoft.net/](http://ubersoft.net/) [http://userfriendly.org/](http://userfriendly.org/) [http://sexylosers.keenspace.com/199.html](http://sexylosers.keenspace.com/199.html) ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/32 "2003-08-20T19:22:38Z")
SDMB SomethingAwful Fark Worth1000 Drudge Report and of course, Google ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/33 "2003-08-21T00:30:49Z")
SDMB Yahoo (email) [X-entertainment.com](http://X-entertainment.com) [Lileks.com](http://Lileks.com) Google > **[Greenville SC News and Weather - WYFF News 4](https://www.wyff4.com/)** > > Get the latest Greenville news and weather. For live, local, late-breaking Greenville, SC, news coverage, WYFF is the place to be. [spicygreeniquana.com](http://spicygreeniquana.com) Metafilter [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) (if there’s something newsworthy to read) I visit on a weekly basis: SomethingAwful Forteantimes [Critters.org](http://Critters.org) [Lallybroch.com](http://Lallybroch.com) livejournal Abbie the Cat has a Blog I spend too much time online…:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Skwerl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Skwerl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skwerl)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/34 "2003-08-21T02:57:07Z")
[PitchforkMedia.com](http://PitchforkMedia.com) and the SD and its boards. ---
**Author:** ![Publius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@Publius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Publius)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/35 "2003-08-21T03:23:00Z")
SDMB Fark Google BBC News CNN Hotmail [www.snopes.com](http://www.snopes.com) and the ULRP [The Economist](http://www.economist.com/) Various sites affiliated with the State of California ([www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html](http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html), [www.assembly.ca.gov](http://www.assembly.ca.gov), etc.), but only because my job requires it ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/36 "2003-08-21T03:28:02Z")
Am I the only [Fotologger](http://www.fotolog.net) here? I visit that one daily, and try to upload a photo every day. I’ve visited eBay the last two days, but as that resulted in my spending about $200 (and getting an MP3 player and a digital camera), I think it’s time to stop. Otherwise: [www.gomemphis.com](http://www.gomemphis.com) (local news) [www.weather.gov](http://www.weather.gov) (weather reports, no popups) I think that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Dustpan\_Paw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Dustpan\_Paw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dustpan_Paw)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/37 "2003-08-21T04:09:23Z")
The Hunger Site PopCap Games ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/38 "2003-08-21T04:18:20Z")
I like to waste my mornings: > **[Outlook – free personal email and calendar from Microsoft](https://outlook.live.com/owa/)** > > Get free Outlook email and calendar, plus Office Online apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Sign in to access your Outlook, Hotmail or Live email account. [www.nzhearld.com](http://www.nzhearld.com) [www.gamespy.com](http://www.gamespy.com) > **[Video Games Reviews & News - GameSpot](https://www.gamespot.com/)** > > GameSpot is the world's leading source for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PS Vita, Wii, PC, 3DS, and DS video game news, reviews, previews, trailers, walkthroughs, and more. > **[Drew Curtis' FARK.com](https://www.fark.com/)** > **[The Straight Dope – Fighting ignorance since 1973. (It’s taking longer than...](https://www.straightdope.com)** > > Fighting ignorance since 1973. (It's taking longer than we thought.) [www.darkhorizons.com/news.htm](http://www.darkhorizons.com/news.htm) > **[Video Game News, Reviews, and Walkthroughs - IGN](https://www.ign.com)** > > IGN is your #1 destination for all video game news, expert reviews, and walkthroughs. > **[Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.](https://www.aintitcool.com)** ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/39 "2003-08-21T04:22:24Z")
Daily: SDMB The X-files MB The Sims MB (but only since the announcement of Sims 2, I took a year’s hiatus prior) google More than once a week: IMDB TVGuide tvshowsondvd tvtome Amazon Ebay Half Livejournal various local papers and EdjobsNH ---
**Author:** ![sanja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@sanja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sanja)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-websites-do-you-visit-every-day/196350/40 "2003-08-21T04:39:37Z")
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