Posted on Thursday, July 25th, 2013 by Uri Halevi
Everyone loves hearing the latest news about their favorite (or most hated) celeb, but entertainment is more than just celebrity gossip. On this top 25 entertainment sites list you will find the best online ways to stay up to date with the ever changing entertainment world.
What would life be like without entertainment? Could you manage without watching TV after a long day at the office? Without clearing your mind reading a good magazine, meeting your friends to see the Monday night Football match together, going to the movies for a double header once in a while, or even reading your favorite celebrity gossip and fails on the internet? We all need our daily dose of entertainment so that our life will not be so boring! We need a celeb to idolize, an athlete to admire, and basically everything that is extraordinary to make our life more interesting. The internet is full of entertainment sites and the million dollar question is: Where do I go for the best online entertainment?
The Ultimate Entertainment Portal!Here at All My Faves we realize that entertainment is a broad concept that embodies tons of different things that entertains us. We built our Entertainment Homepage, striving to provide you with the best entertainment sites in each aspect: Whether your into entertainment news, celebrity gossip, watching movies or TV shows online, sports, online flash games, magazines, music, humor, or anything else that the internet has to offer for your entertainment, on the All My Faves Entertainment Homepage you will find the best sites to answer your needs.
Hail to the King: E! OnlineEonline is the most popular entertainment news source, providing us with information about almost everything that deals with the entertainment world. Being one of the fastest-growing, most influential properties on the Internet, Eonline reaches more than 28 million unique users per month in the U.S. alone across its digital platforms. Eonline delivers breaking entertainment news and in-depth coverage on television, movies, music, celebrities, fashion, beauty and lifestyle – everything pop culture. The company is known for its live-event coverage around major news events, movie premieres, and awards shows.
Staff Pick: VarietyThe reason we chose Variety is the fact that it actually deals (mainly) with the entertainment news and not with the gossip that surrounds it. Since 1905, the most influential leaders in the industry have turned to Variety for timely, credible and straightforward news and analysis — information vital to their professions. Recognized and respected throughout the world of show business, Variety is the premier source of entertainment news.
Entertainment News = Celebrity Gossip: TMZThe term “Thirty Mile Zone” originated in the 1960s, when due to the growth of location shoots, studios established a “thirty mile zone” to monitor rules for filming in Hollywood. Launched in 2005, TMZ’s meteoric rise followed its exclusive on two of the biggest stories in entertainment: Mel Gibson’s DUI arrest and subsequent encounter with law enforcement, and Michael Richards’ ill-fated trip to the Laugh Factory. TMZ also broke the news of the breakup of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline’s marriage. TMZ altered the entertainment news landscape by changing the way the public gets its news –Instant, with lots of juicy headlines, and full of gossip.
Staff Pick: Perez HiltonCubano and Miami native Perez Hilton is the internet’s most notorious gossip columnist. Since launching in 2004, PerezHilton.com — originally named PageSixSixSix.com– has become one of the leading go-to sites for celebrity news. We chose this site because when we consume our daily dose of celebrity gossip, we want it to be as yellow as it can get!
All the Info you will Ever Need: IMDBIMDb (Internet Movie Database) is the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. IMDb is the #1 movie website in the world with a combined web and mobile audience of more than 160 million unique monthly visitors. It offers a searchable database of more than 130 million data items including more than 2 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and more than 4 million cast and crew members. With all that said you can easily understand why we think it is probably the best entertainment source when it comes to TV shows and the movies.
Staff Pick: Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films, widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes or vegetables at a poor stage performance. We chose this site as our staff pick because it allows you to get access to reviews from a variety of critics and get a thorough view about the movie your about to watch.
The TV/Movies Streaming Monarch: NetflixNetflix is the world’s leading Internet television network with more than 36 million members in 40 countries enjoying more than one billion hours of TV shows and movies per month, including original series. For one low monthly price, Netflix members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. It is the king of legitimate TV and Movies streaming in the US, and with the vast variety of its content, it manages to make most of the cable companies sweat…
Staff Pick: Hulu PlusHulu Plus offers unlimited instant streaming of current hit shows, classic series and acclaimed movies. You can watch any current season episode of top shows on instant streaming. Like Netflix, you will pay a low monthly fee for their unlimited service. We chose Hulu Plus because we loved the service and the content it provides, they offer a free week trial so check it out and see for yourselves.
The Most Popular Gaming Portal: PogoPogo.com is a great place to play free online games, including puzzle games, word games, card games, and board games. It is the biggest platform for free online flash games, and unlike other free online games sites, Pogo offers a variety of classic Hasbro board games like RISK, Yahtzee, Scrabble, and Monopoly. You will also find other popular games like Chess, Spider Solitaire, Cribbage, and Bejeweled on it. So what are you waiting for? Go on and make new friends, play free online games and enter to win prizes at Pogo.com!
Staff Pick: All My Faves flash gamesFind the best flash games and play free online games. Find tons of cool, challenging and addictive free online flash games that are waiting for you at our very own All My Faves Flash Games. I’m totally not biased when I say that this is by far the best gaming portal you will ever find on the world wide web! 😉
The Ultimate Source for Music News: Rolling StoneThe Rolling Stone magazine is one of the most esteemed establishment in the music world. Naturally, its website became one of the most influencing source for artists and consumers, with the latest music news, song and album reviews, artist videos, photos, playlists and more. Rolling Stone has maintained a website for many years, with selected current articles, reviews, blogs, MP3s, and other features such as searchable and free encyclopedic articles about artists, with images and sometimes sound clips of their work. Though it covers some current issues like politics, finances, etc., it still is the best source for musical entertainment news.
Staff Pick: LYRICSnMUSICLYRICSnMUSIC is your new one stop shop to accompany your music listening. Especially if you’re like us and love playing and singing along with your favorite artists’ best tracks. It’s a Lyrics and Music Search Engine featuring Song Lyrics, YouTube Videos, Band Bio’s, Tour Dates and Guitar Tabs on one page.
All The Music you’ll ever Need: SpotifyWith Spotify, it’s easy to find the right music for every moment – on your phone, your computer, or your tablet. Spotify offers a wonderful service and pulls through where others fail. Music on this site can be browsed by artists, albums or created playlists as well as by direct searches. The thing that makes Spotify so appealing is its interface, which is friendly and fun to use. There are millions of tracks on Spotify, so whether you’re working out, partying or relaxing, the right music is always at your fingertips. Choose what you want to listen to, or let Spotify surprise you. You can also browse through the music collections of friends, artists and celebrities, or create a radio station and just sit back.
Staff Pick: SerendipSerendip is definitely the All My Faves office favorite web radio site. It allows you to create a personal music channel in real-time based on music shared on social networks. Serendip is a social music discovery service that is redefining the way music is discovered and enjoyed, by matching music lovers with their soul mates.
The World Leader: Time MagazineTime has the world’s largest circulation for a weekly news magazine, and has a readership of 25 million, 20 million of which are in the US. The magazine’s site has become the primary source of current news, politics and finances for people who like in-depth, thorough and serious journalism all around the world. On the site you can search the TIME archive, which contains every article published on TIME.com and in TIME Magazine since its inception in 1923. Within the search results, you will see the left rail lets you filter by author, section, post type and more. Time.com is not a site for light reading, it’s for people who look for quality journalism and are not willing to settle for less.
Staff Pick: The National GeographicThe National Geographic Society has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. It is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation. The National Geographic online version is an extension to the magazine and features some awesome pictures and inspiring articles.
The Worldwide Leader In Sports: ESPNESPN.com is the web extension of the mighty Entertainment and Sports Programming Network which provides comprehensive sports coverage since 1979. It provides complete sports information including NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, College Basketball scores and news. ESPN, Inc., The Worldwide Leader in Sports, is the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia sports assets with over 50 business entities. It offers up-to-the-minute game scores and blogs written by expert sports columnists who are, each in their own right, passionate sports fans.
Staff Pick: YardbarkerYardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where the site’s editors and algorithms curate the best sports content and even more importantly (for us, which is why we chose it as a staff pick 😉 ) the best rumors and gossip on the sports world. The site is a great source for sports news but it is always spiced with athletes/celebs gossip and fails.
Just For Fun: 9GAG9GAG is a community of people who share laughter. 9GAG lets you create your fun collection effortlessly. It’s the best place where fun creators and bored people meet. Unlike ordinary fun sites which are full of disturbing ads, 9GAG aims at spreading happiness to the world in an elegant way. When you come across something funny, you can save it to your collection and it is just one click away to share it or leave a comment! Their goal is to connect everyone in the world through the ‘things’ they find interesting and funny. With millions of new posts added every week, 9GAG is connecting people all over the world based on the most fundamental human trait: humor.
Staff Pick: Funny Or DieFunny Or Die is a comedy video website that combines user-generated content with original, exclusive content. If an introduction to this website is needed for any of you, then you are probably from another planet, because its been the hottest, funniest, and most controversial comedy site on the web for years. Well, how could it not be when the master minds behind it are guys like Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Judd Apatow and Chris Henchy?
The Ultimate Videos Hub: YouTubeIs it really necessary to introduce you to YouTube? Well, we will act as if you have lived in a tube for the last decade and do it anyway… YouTube allows you to share your videos with friends, family, and the world. Founded in February 2005, YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. It provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. Since it took over the web by storm, it is undoubtedly the most immediate, vast and popular source for video entertainment online.
Staff Pick: InfinityListInfinityList, the ‘Cinematic Sports Experience’ is an action sports media company with a focus on hand selecting and creating cinematic sports videos that are unique and entertaining. The combination of amazing video photography, awesome extreme sports and inspiring stories of athletes and triumph of the human, is the perfect recipe for an amazing website!
Wanna Catch a Movie? FandangoFandango is the nation’s leading moviegoer destination. It sells tickets to more than 20,000 screens nationwide. Fandango entertains and informs consumers with reviews, commentary, celebrity interviews and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and conveniently buy tickets in advance. At many theaters, fans can print their tickets at home or receive them as a paperless Mobile Ticket on their smartphones. The site’s popularity established it as the major source for online ticket buying in the US, and made the waiting time at the cinema box office a lot shorter…
Staff Pick: StubHubUnlike Fandango, StubHub allows you to buy tickets for anything you can think of, except for the movies. It provides fans a safe, convenient place to get tickets to the games, concerts, and theater shows they want to see, and an easy way to sell their tickets when they can’t go. Basically it’s the ultimate platform for you to get tickets for anything but the movies.
Our List is Done!This Top 25 list covers only the tip of the iceberg. The entertainment world is vast but we hope that reading this blog post gave you a solid understanding about who the main players are in the online media. Make sure you check out our Entertainment Portal for all the best entertainment sources that the internet has to offer. Go on then, choose your favorite site and get entertained!
