One Cool Thing a Day – One Cool Thing a Day – The name says it all. Every day at midnight a new cool item is added to the site. These can range from an interesting video to an amazing photograph. Check back daily for your cool fix of the day.

LazyMeter – LazyMeter shows you that you aren’t lazy. Restoring the satisfaction that comes from a hard day’s work.

With the right tools, you can get more done in less time and feel better at the end of the day. Not only will you have more free time – you’ll have higher quality free time, because you won’t have to wonder if you’re forgetting something.

I Had Cancer – I Had Cancer is a social support network focused on helping people deal with cancer more effectively, by connecting the people who have been there with the people who are there right now – Survivors, Fighters, and Supporters. This means, that providing some basic personal information will help match you with the people who need your help – and if you need help, the people who can help you.

Springwise – Springwise scans the globe for the most promising business ventures, ideas and concepts that are ready for regional or international adaptation, expansion, partnering, investments or cooperation.

Springwise headquarters is in close contact with more than 15,000 Springspotters in over 150 countries worldwide, who provide them with details of the latest innovations in their countries. These are compiled and assessed by the editorial team, and the best examples are published to provide entrepreneurial inspiration to our readers around the world!

Veetle – Veetle provides the next generation live broadcasting platform that can deliver extremely cost-effective streams at a massive scale with unprecedented quality. This unique platform therefore enables content owners, broadcasters and websites to reach millions of concurrent viewers with the highest fidelity content possible, at little or no additional cost. Our Beta website is already attracting millions of visitors per month.

Before diving into broadcasting your own channel, start with this Broadcasting 101 brief.

Bla Bla – Vincent Morisset’s Bla Bla is an interactive tale that explores the fundamental principles of human communication. The viewer makes the story possible: without him or her, the characters remain inert, waiting for the next interaction. The spectator clicks, plays and searches through the simple, uncluttered scenes, truly driving the experience. Bla Bla is produced by the National Film Board of Canada, and designed & developed by AATOAA.

YouTube Music – The video search and hosting platform giant is now on a quest to deliver the top music videos based on videos you’ve already watched on YouTube. If you don’t have a YouTube account, get one to really make the most out of YouTube Music. You can also sign in with your Google log in info.

So what are the perks that come with YouTube Music? Top 100 for one. Based on user views, this list shows you the hottest music videos people are currently watching on YouTube, and based on videos you’ve watched in the past, YouTube Music makes video recommendations that truly hit the taste mark. One additional benefit that comes with YouTube Music is gig alerts of your favorite artists. Yep, listening to and discovering new music just got sweeter.

Do Lectures – The Do Network believes that people who Do things -meaningful and life changing things- can inspire others to change the world. Every year, the Do Network invites inspiring Doers to come and tell their story in the hope of motivating you to go out and Do as well. These are the Do Lectures.

If Do Lectures reminds you of TED, that’s not a coincidence. Both aim to inspire people to do things and bring positive change by sharing amazing stories. An example of a fascinating Do Lecture is the one below by Phil Parker, talking about pursuing the impossible or, Why the Words You Say to Yourself Matter (click the image to go to the video).

Get Addicted To – A charming daily mix of creative culture, Get Addicted To is a digital hub for inspiring finds and stories in street culture, graphic design, web design, illustration, photography, fashion, film and art.

Photovine – This social app by Google is a community of iOS users centered around photos shared with the world. Each photo starts a “Vine” -a thread of conversations users can add their own photos to and comment on.

Photovine is a well thought out application, and being an active member of the Photovine community depends on your compliance to the app’s guidelines. For that reason, photos submitted via Photovine should be original, meaning pics you took yourself while on the beach, at a party or other interesting, meaningful place. And no, nude pics are not OK and will be removed.

With Photovine you can follow Vines and interesting people through their photos. Interact with and contribute to the community and explore the cherished moments of many people worldwide. To learn more about Photovine, see the video below.

Sophia – Classrooms in the Web 2.0 era have radically changed and now, not only does technology serve as a didactic aid, but also high connectivity and information accessibility of the digital age make traditional teaching and learning methods virtually obsolete. Sophia is a godsend resource for both teachers and learners seeking not only to spice up conventional education, but also to enhance educational success of each and every learner.

As the site’s About Us explains, “Sophia is a social teaching and learning platform that taps the teacher in all of us and enhances the learning process by providing access to a wealth of knowledge, help, instruction, standards-aligned content, and expertise available to learners everywhere.” Find teaching aids and learning material in an abundance of fields, from applied sciences and mathematics to humanities, English and literature and visual arts, just to name a few.

To give you an example, here’s the learning packet (highly rated of course) in biology, explaining the topic of enzymes.

Hooked on Houses – Julia is a freelance writer who loves houses. Not because of their design or architectural structure, but because she believes each has its own personality. Hooked on Houses is Julia’s spot for writing about houses she loves as a form of entertainment – something we rarely consider when looking at buildings.

Hooked on Houses has no real estate agenda per se, but Julia will throw in posts on home decor or house sale tips every now and then. Above all, Hooked on Houses is about appreciating and sharing photos of unique and interesting houses. Here are two examples.

Houses as Art: The Heidelberg Project in Detroit

A Hamptons-Style Home on Bainbridge Island