Bitly
http://www.bit.ly/
Makes big links smaller, and also lets you know who's
clicking on them.
Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/
A slick
RSS reader that features a three-pane reading view akin to Outlook and other
e-mail management programs.
BlogRovr http://www.blogrovr.com/
A browsing
helper that keeps track of what you're reading and recommends related stories.
BOLT mobile browser http://www.boltbrowser.com/
Brings desktop-style browsing to the phone, with zooming and scaling of
full-size Web pages. Works on older handsets, not just smartphones.
Cooliris http://www.cooliris.com/
Changes the
way you access rich media content on Web pages by pulling it into a browsing
experience that's the same, regardless of what site you're on.
Delicious
http://del.icio.us/
A social -bookmarking tool from Yahoo. Lets you save, share, and
discover bookmarks, then organize them with tags.
Diigo
http://diigo.com/
A
highlighting tool that lets you clip bits of the Web for safe keeping. Works as
a standalone product for personal bookmarking, or a collaborative research tool.
Ensembli http://www.ensembli.com/
You tell it
what you're interested in and it goes out and rounds up stories for you to read.
Like a personalized news page.
Firefox
http://www.firefox.com/
An open-source browser built by Mozilla. It's currently the No. 2
browser in the world.
Flock
http://www.flock.com/
A social browser that's powered by Mozilla's browser technology. It
includes tight integration with popular social networks to let you monitor and
post content without having to visit those sites.
Google Chrome http://chrome.google.com/
The
search giant's homemade browser. It's designed for speed and to tightly
integrate with Google's services and cutting-edge Web technology.
Google Reader http://www.jamlegend.com/
The
company's Web based RSS reading service. Lets you quickly and efficiently
monitor RSS feeds, then share content you like with others.
iGoogle
http://google.com/ig
Google's Web start page. You can pick which content widgets you want,
along with the design, and it updates throughout the day.
Lunascape http://www.lunascape.tv/
Runs
multiple rendering engines under the same hood, letting you run plug-ins for
different browsers at the same time.
Maxthon
http://www.maxthon.com/
A browser built off of the same rendering engine that powers Internet
Explorer, however it includes many more features like mouse gestures and
ad-blocking.
My Yahoo
http://my.yahoo.com/
A customizable start page. You can pick which content widgets you want,
along with the design, and it updates throughout the day.
Netvibes
http://netvibes.com/
A customizable start page. You can pick which content widgets you want,
along with the design, and it updates throughout the day.
Opera
http://www.opera.com/
Opera is a free Web browser that works on your desktop computer and on
most mobile and gaming devices. It's one of the most widely available browsers
because it runs on almost every platform.
Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com/
Pageflakes is a customizable start page. You can pick which content
widgets you want, along with the design, and it updates throughout the day.
Popego
http://www.popego.com/
A filter for the stream of information produced by your friends. You
tell it what you like and it funnels in only the information it thinks you'll
enjoy.
Safari http://www.apple.com/safari/
Apple's homemade Web browser. Built as a native alternative to
Microsoft's Internet Explorer, it's currently on its fourth version and runs on
Windows computers as well.
Skyfire
http://www.skyfire.com/
A browser for mobile phones that tries to emulate the experience users
are accustomed to on their desktop. Pages are rendered for a big screen, and
users can move around a zoomed portion of the screen.
TinyURL
http://tinyurl.com/
Takes long URLs and makes them much, much shorter. It's been integrated
into a slew of other Web services, and has made sending links in SMS messages a
more manageable affair.
WebKit
http://webkit.org/
The
engine that powers some of today's fastest browsers such as Chrome and Safari.
Over the past few years it's come into its own for improvements in JavaScript
handling and flat out rendering speed.
Xmarks
http://www.xmarks.com/
Formerly FoxMarks, a service that synchronizes bookmarks across multiple
browsers. It's also become a Web discovery tool based on the sites its users
have saved.
Yahoo Mobile http://mobile.yahoo.com/yahoo/
Provides both search and widgets that are custom tailored to fit the
small screens on mobile phones. It's a compilation of Yahoo's previous
standalone services: oneSearch, onePlace, and oneConnect.
YourMinis http://www.yourminis.com/
Once a
start page for widgets, it's now a directory of developer-crafted widgets that
can be used on other widget start page tools.
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