Resources & Links
These are a selection of my favorite links and resources available on the World-Wide Web.
News
- AllFacebook.com – updates that are all about Facebook
- DCRTV.com – radio, television, and media news local to D.C. and Baltimore
- Gizmodo.com – news for the technologically-savvy
- Mashable.com – everything online, social media, and mobile
- Patch.com – news, hyper-local
- SocialMediaExaminer.com – all social media news
People, Renters, and Searches
- Addict-o-matic.com – create a page pulling in content from all over the Web on any topic you choose
- AdvancedRent.com – property management company based out of Ellicott City, MD
- BeenVerified.com – background checks before you rent or hire
- Pipl.com – by far one of the coolest ways to look up info on people
Office, Supplies, and Stationary
- CatalogChoice.org
- Docs.Google.com – go paperless and store information on a RAID, cloud environment, while allowing for easy collaboration (and less file attaching)
- Stamps.com – put a photo on your stamps
- VistaPrint.com – business cards and much more
- Voice.Google.com – route your calls to multiple phones, screen and block calls, listen to voicemails live, and receive voicemail transcripts via email
Event Resources
- AdessoAlbums.com – polaroid and digital photo guestbooks
- CustomGlassware.com – print your logo on glassware
- Doodle.com – easily find dates and times the whole group can be available for events, meetings, conference calls
- Evite.com – free online invitations
Shopping / Deals
- BradsDeals.com – daily news covering the hottest sales online (and an online-coupon search site too)
- Ebates.com – in exchange for sharing your purchase history, you get small cash rebates from the places you shop anyway
- Online Resources to Help Save – my self-built list of deal sites
- RetailMeNot.com – best online-coupon search site
- ShopItToMe.com – e-mails you when items in your size, favorite stores go on sale
Funny
- 10k4awife – this bachelor really wants a wife
- ACME License Maker – make a customized license plate (web image only)
- Custom Church Signs – create custom real-looking church signs
- Dialectizer – web page dialect changer tool
- How to Dance Properly – learn how to perform dances properly
- Love Calculator – compatibility percentage calculator
- Onion, The – daily news with a twist
- Phone Spell – determine what a phone number spells
- Photomosaics – digital artwork made up of many smaller images
- ZEN – ultimate ZEN web site
Web
- CoolHomepages.com – the coolest stuff on the Web
- EarthCam.com – web cam directory
- GetFirefox.com – the best web browser currently available to PC users
- ifttt.com – custom “if this, then that” resource
- Maps.Google.com – map and directions service
- Ning.com – start your own social network
- SEOmoz.com – tools to help you gain insight into your SEO efforts
- World.AltaVista.com – translation tool for text or web pages
- WebMD.com – online health resource
- WooThemes.com – out of the box, easy to install, WordPress templates
- WordPress.org – open source code for a CMS on your own host / server
- Wufoo.com – drag-and-drop form builder
Travel Resources
- IsleInnTours.com – take a trip to Ireland
MD / DC / VA / PA / DE Regional Resources
- 50States.com – all the details about U.S. states
- Baltimore.org – find out what’s on in Baltimore, MD
- BaltimoreFunGuide.com – presented by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, get half-priced tickets to events all over the city
- CasualTunes.com – Ken G Shorts entertains all over the Baltimore area and beyond
- DollHeaven.net/Kittens.htm – Ragdoll feline breeder in the greater D.C. area
- MidAtlanticRomanticGetaways.com – where to stay in the Mid-Atlantic region
- SamsSteins.com – everything you need for your (man cave) beer bar from a little place in PA
Wedding Resources
- AlfredAngelo.com – beautiful, rewearable, inexpensive bridal wear
- AnthonyMarillPhoto.com – recommended Washington, D.C. photographer
- Bridal Bargains – recommended planning book
- BedBathAndBeyond.com – best registry benefits out there
- bkPhotoDesign.com – recommended Washington, D.C. photographer
- The Cloisters – Baltimore, MD area wedding and reception venue
- ColumbiaBridalBoutique.com – Maryland dress shop
- DJDoug.net – voted best entertainer in Baltimore, MD area
- Instant Wedding Planner – recommended planner
- JeanMEssentials.com – napkins and other fun wedding accessories
- Lea-AnnBelter.com – beautifully simplistic wedding gowns
- TheLimoLady.com – well rated Baltimore, MD service on the message boards
- Lisa-Ann Rueter – beautiful, handmade, custom bridal jewelry
- Peabody Institute – Baltimore, MD musician referral service
- PromiseDC.com – Bethesda, MD bridal dress shop
- GetEngagedHere.com – local Baltimore, MD jewelry store