Most sites serve some kind of purpose but there are also those sites that seem to have absolutely no point at all, like those on our 10 of the Worst list. Despite being utterly pointless, The Sheep Market site does make me chuckle : )
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10 of the Best:
- iStockphoto - Royalty free photographs, vector illustrations, video footage, audio tracks & Flash files to buy online with iStock credits. You'll never be stuck for artwork ideas again www.istockphoto.com
- DaFont - More than 7,500 free fonts for Mac and PC www.dafont.com
- Whatsonwhen - Events, attractions, openings and exhibitions from around the world. Enter a location and dates and the site will show listings www.whatsonwhen.com
- Sporting Life - Live scores and results from a UK perspective. All major sports including football, racing, cricket and golf www.sportinglife.com
- Engadget - A (digital) finger on the pulse of the technology world. All the newest developments, discoveries, gadgets and toys before they hit the shops www.engadget.com
- XE - Currency converter covering every world currency. Azerbaijan new manats to Cayman Island dollars? Just a click away www.xe.com
- Kelkoo - There are plenty of price comparison sites on the web, but this one seems to get it right more often than most www.kelkoo.co.uk
- COCO2 - Increase site visits and offset your website's CO2. Make your website carbon neutral from only £6/annum www.coco2.org
- GiftGen - Gift ideas for the hard to buy for. Just enter their age, sex and interests and how much you want to pay and it searches the net for ideas www.giftgen.co.uk
- Zoopla - Zoopla gives sale prices of recently sold and rented homes and - the tricky bit - estimates the value of the rest www.zoopla.co.uk
10 of the Worst:
- The Sheep Market - More than 10,000 sketched sheep to choose from www.thesheepmarket.com
- The Dullest Blog - Who knew life could be so exciting, NOT! www.dullestblog.com
- The Rolf Harris Jukebox - Listen to the musical stylings of Rolf Harris, an animated figure that sings (badly) while playing some kind of....saw? WARNING: has sound www.rolfharrisjukebox.com
- Toilet Paper - Unroll a roll of toilet paper as long as you want without having to clean it up - no blaming the puppy this time! www.papertoilet.com
- Purple - It's purple. That's it. Whatever this site is doing, it's doing it RIGHT NOW www.purple.com
- Human Clock - It's a clock. A big clock. Made out of people www.billychasen.com
- How to open a coconut - Neglects to mention you have to buy the coconut first unless you're Robinson Crusoe www.howtoopenacoconut.com
- David Bowie is... - Find out for yourself www.davidbowieis.com
- A day in the life of... A MacDonalds Employee. How would you spend it? www.conceptlab.com
- The End of the Internet - Somehow, against all odds, you've reached the End of the Internet. www.shibumi.org/eoti/
Submitted by Emma Freke, Marketing Manager with reference sources from The Telegraph and About.com
