It Made My Day – Cherished moments, sporadically interspersed across one’s lifespan, are the experiences that shape the lives of each and every one of us. One particular cherished moment worth noting in this context is “It Made My Day” – a splendid website inviting people to express what made their day. You can sit back and relish in other users’ enjoyment peaks, or you may post yours for others to comment and vote on. My favorite moments include Johnny now said the U-word and Faces on Eggs. Another great way of staying updated with great moments would be through IMMD’s facebook fanpage (I am a fan).
Biscuit Tin – When was the last time you actually sat down and looked through an album of printed photos? My guess is you haven’t done this since the late 90s. Nevertheless, if you’re longing for this quasi-obsolete activity, you have the option of recreating that nostalgic hard copy feeling using Biscuit Tin. Simply enter your flickr account name and scatter your pictures all over. If you don’t have a flickr account, you can always use any flickr account that is public. You may start with my brother’s account – Roy Pessis – who is also the Co-Founder of AllMyFaves. Enjoy!
HBO Imagine – This is one of those sites you simply must dive straight into in order to fully grasp their concept. The HBO Story Cube “embraces the spirit of HBO telling deeper, more engaging stories in innovative ways, demonstrating that a change in perspective changes everything. The HBO Story Cube shows four sides of a single story simultaneously. Only when you’ve seen all four sides of the story will you begin to see the bigger picture.” My favorite ones include Art Heist and The Affair.
Grow Box – Drag your box and collect all the golden coins along the way. But don’t grow too big or you won’t be able to pass through the narrow passages and move on to the next level or get more coins later on. For daily updates on our top games, join our AllMyGames facebook fanpage. The video below has nothing to do with the game, I simply thought of it while playing Grow Box – it made me nostalgic.
NerdyShirts – Investment bankers, lawyers and accountants all have to abide a dress code which usually includes a dark suit and a tie. In case you were wondering, the dress code for the AllMyFaves team is up to each employee’s discretion. Nevertheless, even though we are free to wear whatever we want, most of us come to work wearing T-shirts because it’s the most comfortable and fun piece of clothing. If you are also a tee kind of person, you will find many great designs at NerdyShirts, where clothes are anything but nerdy. Their concept is a tad geeky but only enough to reach that super coolness level we’re all striving for. Thanks to them, creativity gets an additional outlet. Below are my favorite tees. What is yours?
Information Is Beautiful – Is ignorance truly bliss? Maybe sometimes, but overall I think ignorance is more of a curse than a bliss. Information is the ultimate king. David McCandless, the person behind Information Is Beautiful, would agree with me since he created an information hub where ideas, issues, concepts and subjects are presented in a visual way. I just love this image-based concept because this way, a simple glance retrieves a great deal of info. Does this ring any bells? The visualizations I most enjoyed on this site were Reduce Your Chances of Dying in a Plane Crash and More Truth about Twitter.
YepYep – YepYep is defined as “Your Daily Waste of Time”, which means it’s something you could live without, but if you do choose to visit the site you will most probably enjoy it. YepYep is a blog that is frequently updated with photos, videos and stories of anything that might make you smile. You can browse its featured info by subjects such as Daily Boom, Pictures or Sports, or you can simply click on the randomize button. I suggest you start with the one below in order to get into the mood.
The Animal Rescue Site – Please read this and consider the following statistics: “27 million unwanted animals are given to shelters in the U.S. every year. Over 10 million animals are put to death every year in the U.S. alone because they are abandoned and unwanted.” Grim reality indeed. What can you do to help? Many things, actually; you can adopt a new pet, make a donation and volunteer at dog shelters and other ASPCA facilities. In addition, you can help out by simply clicking a button. Yes, you heard me, each click on the purple “Click Here to Give – it’s FREE” button on The Animal Rescue Site provides food and care for a rescued animal living in a shelter or sanctuary. So what are you waiting for, click here!
Motion Portrait – Currently, our Weekly Faves are focused on websites in English, but every once in a while a foreign site that is particularly appealing and Weekly-worthy falls into our lap. Motion Portrait is one such site. It is very easy to navigate through and is quite intuitive. Here’s the gist: upload your picture, and then start adding bizarre and funny as hell facial and head add-ons. Check this out if you feel you’ve graduated from the simple afro and mustache drill. Press on the camera icon for a snapshot and the site will save your creation as a jpeg file. Below is a picture I created of myself with 4 different masks…. For the original picture – click here.
iNudge – Creating electronic music is difficult, there’s no doubt about it. Take it from me, there was a time I tried it out and to be honest, was quite unsuccessful. Having that said, on iNudge anyone can be a music producer and create their own music. They make the whole process really simple and all you need is to follow these simple steps and have plenty of patience. To all the producers out there, even though iNudge is a nice tool, I doubt it will ever come close to replacing actual recording studios… It simply offers those with some musical ability the opportunity to express their creativity and mess around a bit. Below is a music track I created. It was inspired by AllMyFaves. Can you guess why?
When Penguins Attack – Save the human race from the onslaught of the evil warmongering penguins in the crazy new Tower Defense game. For the previous version, visit the Vector Tower Defense game, and if penguins are what rocks your game boat, make sure you visit Penguin Dinner. By the way, all these games and many more can be found on our designated games page. Have Fun!
Foursquare – Back in the day, the Internet was thought to keep people at home rather than encourage them to go out. We all know this is not the case today, with mobile devices keeping us connected wherever we go. Pleasant online experience on the go is becoming more common than ever before at an accelerating rate. Foursquare is based on that cherished mobile connectivity, inviting people to explore their neighborhoods and then rewarding them for doing so.
Foursquare is a location-based social community and/or game – depends on how you look at it – where users earn points and badges for visiting various locations in their neighborhood. Users who become ‘regulars’ at one location or another may even win the Mayor title. What’s in it for you? The instant gratification would be honor and fame; Foursquare produces real-time updates on recent badge winners and newly elected Mayors of different cafes and restaurants. Moreover, businesses are using this service to reward their devoted clientele, giving out free drinks to the regulars visiting their place more than X times, for example.
According to Jennifer Van Grove from Mashable, this might be the next twitter. What do you think?