The Web is the greatest information appliance ever invented -- if you can actually find what you need, that is. Here are five sites that will help you fast-forward to what you're looking for -- so that you won't get lost in the tangle of the Web.
| Site | You'll Find | Bookmark This | Toss This |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backwire.com www.backwire.com |
If you want a convenient way to keep up with your favorite sites, visit Backwire, which monitors those sites -- so you don't have to. | Backwire sends daily or weekly emails, summarizing news about the sites that you've selected and providing links to that information. | Merchandisers will try to sell you stuff based on the categories you choose. |
| Blink.com www.blink.com |
Similar to HotLinks, Blink lets you upload, organize, and store your bookmarks online. | The "related-link" technology lets you retrieve links from other members who have similar bookmark folders and similar site preferences. | Want to view your bookmarks? You wait for the user interface to present a new Web page -- and you can't view all your bookmarks at the same time. |
| Fast City www.fastcity.com |
Just the facts, ma'am. Data on everything from entertainment to sports, drawn from sites that have incorporated Fact City's functionality. | Real answers to specific questions. Want to know the population of San Francisco? You'll get the actual fact, with the source credited. | Because of deals with ESPN, the Internet Movie Database, and Muze, much of the site's material is entertainment-oriented. |
| HotLinks.com www.hotlinks.com |
A place to find, store, access, organize, and share your bookmarks online. | The HotLinks guide is a directory of member links; you tap into only those sites that the community has deemed worthy enough to bookmark. | Found other sites that you'd like to bookmark? You can save them to your HotLinks account, but you can't export them to your browser. |
| Keen.com www.keen.com |
Connects people with questions to people with answers by phone. | Pick a category -- from arts and entertainment to business and finance -- and you get a list of experts who are available to take your call. | If you use your phone line to connect to the Internet, you'll need to log off quickly. |
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