Handy Links to Commonly Used
Sites
last update
07/07/14 last site check using W3C Validator 08/01/16, some
dead sites removed 1/24/21 but not replaced
Table of Contents
A. Single Search Engines
TITLE | URL |
AOL | http://search.aol.com/aol/webhome |
Ask | http://www.ask.com |
Bing | http://www.bing.com |
Ed. World | http://www.educationworld.com/ |
http://www.google.com | |
KartOO | http://www.kartoo.com |
LookSmart | http://search.looksmart.com/ |
Lycos | http://www.lycos.com/ |
MSN | http://www.msn.com/ |
Science Search Engine - | http://www.sciencedirect.com/ |
Web Crawler | http://www.webcrawler.com |
Yahoo | http://www.yahoo.com |
B. Sites Containing Links to
Several Single and/or Multiple Search Engines
TITLE | URL |
Clusty, Yippy | https://www.yippy.com/ |
CNET | http://www.search.com/ |
Dog-pile | http://www.dogpile.com/ |
EZ2Find | http://ez2find.com/ |
Ixquick | https://ixquick.com/ |
Mamma | http://mamma.com/ |
MetaCrawler | http://www.metacrawler.com/ |
20Search | http://www.20search.com |
Zapmeta | http://www.zapmeta.com |
C. Links to General and Special Search Engines and Research and Search Tools
D. Search Engine Lists, Information and Evaluations
1.
http://searchenginewatch.com/
2.
http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/
3.
http://websearch.about.com/
4.
http://www.searchengines.com
E. Link Checker - http://validator.w3.org/checklink
II. Phone and e-mail Directories
A. Directories
https://cubib.com/ | white pages |
http://www.inter800.com/ | toll free directories |
http://www.worldpages.com/ | white, yellow pages |
http://people.yahoo.com/ | phone and e-mail |
http://www.switchboard.com/ | |
http://infospace.com/info/index_ppl.htm?ppl_nav=org&qtab=3&qsubtab=1 | |
http://www.anywho.com/whitepages | white, yellow pages |
http://www.superpages.com/ | yellow, white pages |
http://www.allpages.com/ | yellow pages |
http://www.reversephonedirectory.com/ | reverse directory |
http://www.whitepages.com/reverse_phone | reverse directory |
http://www.allareacodes.com/ | reverse directory and area code finder |
B. Free e-services - http://www.fepg.net/
C. Avoiding telemarketers in California - https://oag.ca.gov/donotcall
URL | COMMENTS |
http://www.mapquest.com | |
http://www.randmcnally.com/ | |
http://earth.google.com/ | |
http://www.bing.com/maps/ | |
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/byways/ | scenic drive suggestions |
http://www.atlapedia.com | database, searchable maps |
http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/ | |
http://www.skimaps.com | trail maps |
http://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/ | zip code finder |
IV. Travel
Reservations
For travel suggestions and tips, please
visit:
http://murov.info/traveltips.htm
A. Air and General Travel
B. Airlines
AIRLINE | URL | COMMENTS |
safety records |
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2020/01/06/ranked-the-worlds-safest-airlines-most-punctual-airlines-and-more/?sh=7fc32d102f9f
https://www.airlineratings.com/safety-rating-tool/ |
|
JetBlue Airways | http://www.jetblue.com/ | |
Southwest Airlines | https://www.southwest.com/?ref=iflyswa.com | specials posted on Tuesdays. sign up for e-mail notices of specials |
C.
Trains
http://www.amtrak.com/
D.
Cruises
1.
information
http://www.cruise2.com/
http://www.cruisecritic.com/
http://www.CruiseReviews.com
http://www.cruising.org
2. Buying
tickets
http://www.vacationstogo.com/
http://www.awcv.com/
http://www.cayole.com/
http://www.costcotravel.com/#0
http://www.expedia-aarp.com/
http://www.cruise411.com/
http://www.surecruise.com
http://www.icruise.com
https://cruises.affordabletours.com/
http://www.cruisecompete.com/
http://www.cruisecompete.com/specials/
http://www.cruisesonly.com/
http://www.cruise.com/
http://www.cruiseguy.com
http://www.cruisemates.com
http://cruises.about.com/
http://www.cruises4fun.com/
http://www.cruising2alaska.com
3. River Cruise Specialists -
http://www.vikingrivers.com/
http://www.gct.com/gcc/general/default.aspx?oid=8767&WT.srch=1
https://www.uniworld.com/en/
https://rivers.affordabletours.com/
http://www.rivercruises.net/
4. Special Cruises -
E. Around the world
travel
F. Hotels
(also see general travel above), destinations and travel
guides
1.
Ratings, reservation
links
http://www.tripadvisor.com/
http://www.seeyourhotel.com/
2. Bookings (also see
General travel reservations above)
https://www.priceline.com/
https://www.hotwire.com/
https://www.betterbidding.com/
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/biddingfortravel/
http://www.trivago.com/
http://www.booking.com/
http://www.tingo.com/
http://backbid.com/
last minute - http://www.hoteltonight.com/
http://www.seeyourhotel.com/
http://us.venere.com/
https://www.hotels.com
http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/
http://PlacesToStay.com
http://hotelcoupons.com/
G. Special
places -
http://www.safariwest.com
H. Tours
-
http://www.affordabletours.com/
http://www.gct.com/gcc/general/
http://www.caravantours.com/
http://www.cosmos.com
http://www.tourvacationstogo.com/?source=chome
http://www.smartours.com/
Paris - museum transit
passes -
http://www.museumpass.com/
I
. Travel
Advice, Information and Deals
J. Auto Rentals
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images
To select images in the public domain at this site,
http://www.publicdomainsherpa.com/public-domain-photographs.html
Art
Turning words into art
VII. Encyclopedias and
Dictionaries
B. Dictionaries
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
C. Thesaurus D.
Newspapers
E.
Libraries
F.
Quotations VIII.
Shopping on the Internet
A. General
-
B. Items
C. Credit and House
buying information
D. Unclaimed money
E. Miscellaneous
A.
General
A. Search
Engines
B. Directories (some with search
capabilities) XI. Games - Free Internet
Downloads
XII.
Link Checker Sites -
XIII. Free Software for Teaching -
Send suggestions to
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visitors started 1/24/21
http://www.igougo.com
http://www.tripadvisor.com/
http://www.autoslash.com/
enter the name of
the topic followed by public domain. The other images are
available but generally a source needs to be cited.
A.
Encyclopedias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.britannica.com/
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopdict.html
http://www.biography.com/
http://www.wordsmyth.net/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
http://www.allwords.com/
http://www.all-links.com/newscentral/
Library of Congress - CDRS site -
http://www.loc.gov/rr/digiref/
National Library of Canada - http://www.nlc-bnc.ca
http://www.bartleby.com
safety database -
http://www.saferproducts.gov/
Better
Business Online -
http://www.bbb.org/us/bbb-online-business/
http://www.amazon.com/
http://www.ebay.com
http://PicClick.com/
http://www.Become.com/
http://www.pricegrabber.com/
http://www.buzzillions.com/
http://www.overstock.com
http://www.Shopping.com
http://Shopping.yahoo.com
https://www.google.com/shopping
http://www.Shopzilla.com
http://www.bizrate.com/
http://www.dealio.com/
http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/shopping.htm
http://www.bottomdollar.com/
http://www.Dealtime.com/
http://www.us.buy.com
http://www.respond.com
http://www.craigslist.org/
coupons for shopping sites -
http://www.retailmenot.com/
http://slickdeals.net/
http://www.groupon.com/
http://www.couponsaver.org/
` http://www.currentcodes.com/
http://CouponWinner.com/
http://www.savings.com/
coupons, free shipping -
http://www.freeshipping.org/
extra discounts -
http://www.ebates.com/
choosing gifts -
http://gifts.com/
freebies -http://www.heyitsfree.net/
clothing - http://www.shopittome.com/
books -
http://www.half.ebay.com/
http://www.amazon.com/books-used-books-textbooks/b?ie=UTF8&node=283155
http://www.allbookstores.com/
http://www.textbookland.com
http://www.bookfinder.com/
http://www.bookfinder4u.com/
http://www.addall.com/
http://www.booksprice.com/
http://cheapbooks.com/
textbooks
- http://www.directtextbook.com/
http://www.myfico.com
http://www.greatschools.org/
http://www.bestplaces.net
http://www.realtor.com/Default.asp?poe=realtor
http://www.realestateabc.com
http://www.bankrate.com/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money
http://www.missingmoney.com
http://www.unclaimed.org
http://www.craigslist.org/
http://monster.com/
http://www.jobsonline.com/
http://www.careerpath.com/
http://careers.yahoo.com/
http://careerbuilder.com/
http://www.manpower.com/
B.
Central California
Jobs
http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/
http://www.medwebplus.com
http://www.medlineplus.gov
ht
prescription medicines
-
http://www.drugs.com/
http://www.pdrhealth.com/
http://www.safemedication.com
http://www.aarp.org/health/comparedrugs/
http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/OHPPR/ORRX/index.shtml
general
-
http://www.webmd.com/
http://www.hon.ch
http://www.healthfinder.org
http://www.mayoclinic.org/
women's health issues
-
http://www.womenshealth.gov/
drug and alcohol issues - http://www.recoveryconnection.org/alcohol-drug-rehab-for-women/
http://neave.com/
http://validator.w3.org/checklink
checking web sites for mobile friendliness -
https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly
https://elearningindustry.com/321-free-tools-for-teachers-free-educational-technology
https://www.efrontlearning.com/blog/2010/10/open-source-authoring-tools-for-e.html
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