Posted on Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 by Zach Shapiro
Stereofox is a music webzine run by an international group of music lovers. The goal of the site is to introduce the world to new music, which it does by posting songs, articles, playlists and videos.
Penroads makes finding travel partners easier, allowing people to connect before or after arriving at a particular destination.
Periscope lets you livestream video, from your smartphone to the world. The app can be used by anyone who wants to share where they are or what they’re doing with the world, as it’s happening.
Discover the historic life and journey of Antarctic explorer Claude Lorius in Ice & Sky. This educational site explores Lorius’s work with interviews, animation, and other behind-the-scenes information.
Scholly is a web and mobile app that connects students with scholarships to help fund their education. It helps students save time looking through listings of scholarships that they might not even qualify for.
Relive YouTube’s best videos from the past decade with this pop culture quiz. The game features fill-in-the-blank questions, with answers relating to classic YouTube videos like 2007’s Keyboard Cat.
Twins or Not is a fun web app created by Microsoft. The point of the site is simple — you can compare two photos of different people and receive a score of how closely they look like each other.
Openideo encourages active participation in helping solve a specific social issue over a predetermined amount of time. It’s almost like a Kickstarter for big issues, except instead of donating money you lend your ideas.
Lessons.com is an online directory that helps you find the best lessons in your own city. There are thousands of teachers working in hundreds of subjects throughout the site — which you can browse by category or by conducting a search on the homepage.
Beanhunter is the best directory to help you find good coffee all around the world. You can filter (pun intended) your search for the perfect cup by a variety of factors, from bean type to brew methods.
This app searches for all the Wifi networks in your vicinity, showing whether or not they are password-protected along with other important information. Wiman also displays all of the Wifi networks on a map, so you can find the nearest coffee shop or location with free wifi while on the move.
Apple revolutionized the music industry with the invention of the iPod and iTunes. Apple Music is the technology behemoth’s response to companies like Spotify, offering unlimited streaming of its massive music library.
The Kitchn is an online publication that helps people make the most out of one of the most important rooms in every home: the kitchen. The site publishes 20 articles on a daily basis, ranging from recipes to inquisitive articles like “Is It Cheaper to Support Your Green Juice Habit at Home?”
Amazon School Lists offers a way for teachers to create and share back-to-school lists with parents. Teachers can easily create a supply list using the system, recommending all the products that students will need for the upcoming year. From pens and pencils to rulers and glue, teachers can compile everything into one extremely helpful list.
Brain Pump is like the online version of an educational TV channel. The site features the best videos YouTube has to offer, but it doesn’t include the mindless content you’ve probably spent hours in the past watching. It only includes videos that help you learn something.
Listen to the music of the past as you scroll farther from Earth on Lightyear.fm. The point of the site is to show how far radio signals have traveled from Earth since their initial broadcast (taking into consideration radio broadcasts leave Earth at the speed of light).
24. Tunefind.com
TuneFind helps you identify songs you hear in TV shows and movies. The site maintains a list most major television shows, as well as the songs and artists that can be heard within each episode.
Minimums is a blog showcasing the most interesting possessions of the world’s most interesting people.
Alto’s Adventure is an amazingly-designed new iOS snowboarding game. The Alto’s Adventure team has created a game with simple, familiar mechanics, but it’s unparalleled in terms of playability and quality of design.
FlightCar offers a new take on ride-sharing as it allows you to get free airport parking by renting out your car, and rent for less when you get to your destination.
Futurism provides a daily curation of the most recent scientific breakthroughs and technological innovations that are published throughout the Internet.
