Autocomplete Me – Before talking about this website, we should first get the Google AutoComplete concept down. When you type a word into the Google search box, Google “helps” you by offering top-down style suggestions of relevant real-time searches (i.e., automatically completes your key words), thereby speeding up the overall search process.  Does Autocomplete Me offer a better version of this service? Far from it – it makes fun of it.

Autocomplete Me has taken up the task of presenting all the funny, hilarious, out of context auto-completes Google suggests – some of which might be offensive to some people, so keep that in mind. To give an example, typing in the phrase: who stole m – was auto-completed by who stole my dead husband. If you ever bumped into an awkward auto-complete and would like to share it, you can suggest it here. By the way, a good way of keeping track with all the words of wisdom of Autocomplete Me would be through their facebook fan page – I am already a fan.

Sim Air Traffic – Have you ever dreamed of running an airport, sitting at the control tower and deciding which plane should land and when? Now you can with Sim Air Traffic, where you are the airport supervisor. Be careful not to crash any planes or it’s game over! We are reaching the end of the year, so it is time to choose the best games of 2009, check here and submit your votes. Hurry up – you can vote until December 27th.

All My Faves 2009 Holidays Special – Time flies so quickly – I remember vividly last year’s Holidays season as if it were yesterday. When we reach this time of year most of us are focused on two things: showing our loved ones how much we love them (with opulent dinners and holiday gifts), and nailing down those New Year resolutions. To help you out with both missions (and many others, see below), check out our Happy Holidays page, where you’ll find not only great holiday gifts at affordable prices, but also mouth-watering recipes and solid New Tear resolution aids. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza, we have something for everyone.

The Happy Holidays page is a comprehensive “Holidays Central” so to speak, offering many goodies for this time of year. Our devoted team has prepared the A lists of the Holidays’ best and most relevant products, websites and information resources to transform your holiday ‘to-do’s into a piece of cake -both for you and your family. Find this year’s best selling books, DVDs and Blu-Rays, dinner inspirations, travel deals and loads more. In addition, if you can’ find what you’re looking for on our Holidays page, you might want to explore our Amazon Bestsellers and Top Auctions on eBay pages. Happy hunting!

Techland – Techland offers “the latest in nerd news, gadgets, culture and games.” Is there something new here? Not really; it is a tech/gadgets related website just like Engadget and Gizmodo. So why are we featuring it on our Weekly Faves? Because despite Techland’s familiar feeling, its content presentation is well executed. Posts are a blend of technological concepts and terms with wittiness and an amusing approach. Also, Techland’s color of choice is a huge hit in my book. Another reason Techland got a Weekly Faves spot is that it’s a new site on the scene. But rest assured, the Techland team has been swimming in the tech pool for quite some time, and it simply relocated from Nerd World to Techland.

As you know, we feature ten new Weekly Faves every week, and at the end of the year our team chooses the most amazing sites of that year (see which sites rocked in 2007 and 2008). This year the AMF team will publish its list of top 40 websites the company was most impressed by, and you, the users, will be invited to place your votes and select the absolute top 10 that made 2009 stand out – so stay tuned. In the meantime, you can enjoy Techland’s vote of the Top 10 Gadgets of 2009.

WhoSampled – My father is a big time music lover, and when the two of us talk about today’s music trends and styles, he sternly claims “there is no new music that’s 100% original and worth listening to, because most of the new ‘good’ music is based on covers and samples of oldies.” Do you agree with my father? I guess he’s right since according to WhoSampled, “2009 was a phenomenal year for sample-based music. Looking at the list of U.S. number-one singles of 2009 to date, it’s astonishing to see that no less than 6 out of 13 are based on samples: Crack a Bottle, Right Round, Poker Face, I Gotta Feeling, Whatcha Say and Empire State of Mind.”

WhoSample is “building the ultimate database of sampled music and cover songs.” This means that if your sought-after tune isn’t entirely original, you will find it here. Some interesting things worth exploring are the most sampled and top sampling artists lists offered by the site. I assumed Michael Jackson will be the artist most sampled, but was surprised to see he only came second after James Brown. I admire both stars, so see below Funky Drummer by James Brown – sampled by many artists, and Don’t Stop The Music by Rihianna  – sampling Michael Jackson’s Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’. Enjoy!

FarmVille – Back in my university days, I took a business psychology course, where the lecturer claimed that humans are inherently lazy and don’t enjoy working. If that’s true, how can you explain FarmVille’s whopping eight million facebooks fans (and counting)? I guess my lecturer didn’t take into account the scenario of an extremely successful game where work is actually the very essence of the fun?

Chances are, you are already hooked on this game and are part of the growing “farmers” community on facebook, but did you know Zynga also offers a designated site for the game? And for those of you who never heard of FarmVille (shame on you!), it is a game where you “plant crops, take care of farm animals and help your friends grow their farms.” Enjoy the game (or work, however you see it)…

Diner City – Have you ever played with the idea of opening your own restaurant? Most people do, I know I did. Even if you never had had the chance or means to pursue that fantasy, now you have the option of playing out the “What If” scenario: “Start your own restaurant business, make lots of money and beat your competitor.” Sounds intriguing, doesn’t? By the way, if you are seriously into the restaurant business games, you might also like Papa’s Pizzeria and Sushi Go Round. For more cool game follow us here.

PlaylistNow – I want to start by giving a big round of applause to the creators of PlaylistNow. Well done, guys! Why the praises? Because the dream team of Jonathan Younes, Franck Nakache and Robin Sabban created a fantastic and fun platform for listening to music on the Internet. What makes PlaylistNow so unique is that you don’t search for music by typing in the name of a band, singer or track title. Instead, users use ‘mood’ keywords such as “I am chilling,” “working at the office,” “studying for an exam,” etc. Each atmosphere statement prompts a list of relevant results, and all you need to do is simply click on the Play button. You’ll be surprised at the accuracy of the site’s results of every search.

I especially enjoyed the I am feeling Gloomy playlist. That’s why I decided to feature below my favorite songs from that list, and I hope you will enjoy my ‘gloomy’ suggestions. More excellent playlists you should check out are I am working at the office (which I am listening to as I’m writing this very post), and I am having a birthday party at home. Think about it; if you are throwing a birthday party at home, you can save cash on a dodgy DJ and celebrate peacefully (or not) your birthday with friends and family. By the way, you can also drag-and-drop songs in each playlist to rearrange their order. Excellent website, great music. Simple.

Goby – Here’s a great example of a search/discovery engine that introduces users to the infinite possibilities of recreation. Whether you’re looking for an unconventional vacation, an elegant weekend getaway or a hike up Mount Monadnock, Goby’s got you covered. How does it work? It is quite simple; when entering into the site, you’ll see three text boxes: What? Where? and When? Once you’ve provided all three parameters of your desired activity, you’ll receive a list of relevant (and extremely interesting) suggestions that will help you nail down that sought-after adventure.

I admire the idea behind Goby, but I must admit that some search results were a bit disappointing. To give an example, the suggestions for “fun activities in NYC” (i.e. things to do in NYC) did not seem like much fun to me (although they could very well be exciting for others).  Perhaps advanced search filters could do the trick… One suggestion I think could work is to add a search parameter of age groups. Despite my rants, I seriously recommend checking out Goby since I believe it has many adventure matches in store for most people.

Random Facts – I love sites that offer a ‘random’ feature (such as photo galleries or funny videos) because of the surprise element they offer. You never know what will come up next – isn’t it exciting? So it shouldn’t come as a total surprise that Random Facts does just that beautifully. Moving your way around this site is simple; click on the Next Fact Button, and you’ll see an interesting fact for you to contemplate on. In addition, you have the option of learning more arbitrarily organized facts within the same category. Here are my personal favorite categories on Random Facts: Marriage, Dogs, Dolphins and China facts.

In terms of my favorite fact, it’s this one: “China invented ice cream, and Marco Polo is rumored to have taken the recipe (along with the recipe for noodles) back with him to Europe.” For this winter season, see below a video showing how to make ice cream out of snow.

Cgunit – If you are an art fan, you will just love this site. Cgunit features superb and unconventional art pieces, mostly photography and animated images. The blog’s creators define it as an “online gallery updated seven days a week and dedicated to bringing its readers the very best art images from around the web. This place is designed to keep you up to date with the art of many contemporary artists.”

Before entering this site I must warn you that it contains nudity and graphic images. Having that said, some images I found here reminded me of a poster by the Guerrilla Girls I saw this last summer (see below), at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and it’s titled Do Women Have to Be Naked to Get into the Met. Museum? Do you think these numbers are disturbing? So do I. But for your information, the poster is from 1989. I don’t know where the current numbers stand but the poster I saw was part of the largest all-female art exhibition in the world, so I guess things are changing, and rightly so.

Click Play 2 – This is a very enjoyable and consequently, addictive game. In this point-and-click puzzle game you have to click, drag and drop stuff to find the button which allows you to pass on to the next stage. If you like this game, you will definitely appreciate Me and the Key, a Weekly Faves veteran. For more cool game, check our Weekly Games every Wednesday or simply join our AllMyGames facebook fan page.