If you need to find information about a restaurant, museum or any other attraction in your area, you should check Yelp.com. Though most people now use the site for local businesses and attractions, the founders created the site as a tool to help people find services. The website launched in 2004, and it originally had [...]
Since its beginnings in 1975, Microsoft has grown into one of the largest corporations in the world. Microsoft produces the most widely used personal and business computer software available. The Windows line of systems and the Office line of office software dominate the field. Microsoft now produces hardware such as gaming systems and PC hardware. [...]
Weather.com is the official webpage of the Weather Channel, and it (the site) launched back in 1995. Upon hearing this, one might not think much of it. Sure, it’s a nice place to go for forecasts, but you wouldn’t think that it would serve much of a purpose beyond that. As it happens, such is [...]
Planning a trip in the near future? Need to find a flight ticket or hotel for cheap? Then Priceline.com is the place for you. Founded in 1997, Priceline.com began as part of a think tank called Walker Digital, which was created by Jay Walker in 1994. From the time in between when the idea was [...]
MIT student Drew Houston developed one of today’s largest and most useful services, Dropbox. Officially launched in 2008, Houston’s creation now boasts over 50 million users worldwide and the company is speculatively valued at over $1 billion. But, what does that mean if you’re not a big corporation or a high dollar investor? Nothing. However, [...]
The New York Times Online – Past-Present-Future One of the most recognizable names in the news world is the New York Times. This newspaper has brought readers information on local and national events since 1851. The newspapers motto, “All the News That’s Fit to Print,” is a testament to the scope and variety of topics [...]
Go.Com – A Great Resource Go.com is a website that gives you access to information on everything to baking and decorating cakes to setting up your next road trip. When you first see the home page, you’ll be surprise to find out how many directions it goes. As you look through the various resources that [...]
Pinterest is a social networking website that was launched in March of 2010 by Ben Silbermann. While this website is relatively new, it has seen a rapid increase in users and is currently the third most popular social media website in the world. In fact, only Facebook and Twitter are more widely used than Pinterest. [...]
Go Daddy (godaddy.com) is the largest domain name registrar and web hosting provider in the world, with one-third of the internet running through their servers. They are popular for their low prices & services, and perhaps a bit infamous for their advertising (featuring “Go Daddy Girls”). A Brief History Go Daddy was founded in 1997 [...]
The website Bing.com is the Microsoft search engine for finding whatever you want on the World Wide Web. A beautiful background wallpaper awaits you every day you use Bing. You can even scroll back to the previous day’s picture if you missed it. Microsoft has a powerful network of convenient Internet services and sites to [...]
The ESPN.com website has gone through a metamorphosis over the years and is currently fully integrated with the operations of the the ESPN Network. ESPN has revolutionized the coverage of all sports across the United States since the inception of cable television and has continued that leading position in sports presentation by providing a very [...]
Online Banking with Bank of America Bank of America (bankofamerica.com) caters to individuals, businesses, and investors by offering a wide variety of financial services and banking options. By offering many of their services online, the bank is a convenient and reliable choice for nearly everyone. The earliest predecessor of the institution, the Massachusetts Bank, was [...]
CNN.com was launched on August 30, 1995. Initially, it was an experimental venture known as CNN Interactive. Ten years later in 2005, CNN’s blog site CNN Pipeline was born. CNN.com has since become one of the most preeminent news websites. In 2008 CNN.com provided extensive coverage on the unrest in Tibet. In retaliation for that, [...]
JP Morgan Chase Bank also known as Chase is one of the more well-known financial institutions in the world today and offers a number of services through its online banking portal. The history of Chase Bank dates all the way back to 1799 when Aaron Burr started the Manhattan Company. It eventually bought out some [...]
Paypal : What is it about ? PayPal is a service that facilitates secure online payments. The company is the combination of two early e-commerce companies based in Palo Alto, Calif., Confinity and X.com. In 2000, the two companies merged to form PayPal. Confinity was founded in 1998 as a way to beam payments from [...]
Travelers who are looking for the comforts of home during their vacations can turn to the services at HomeAway to find their perfect vacation rental (Condos, Beach Houses, Villas & Vacation Rental Homes, Cabins). These rentals give travelers a home away from home and offer far greater relaxation and privacy than conventional hotels. How It [...]
Backpage.com is a global website that offers online classified ad services to people who wish to browse and post ads for goods and services. These services are offered on websites that are organized according by a visitor’s city, state and country. –History: Backpage.com can trace its history to late 2007 when Arizona-based Harvard Investments began [...]
LinkedIn.com is the premier social networking site for business professionals. Although the site’s primary purpose is to facilitate connections with colleagues and classmates, there are many additional services offered by the company. By utilizing connections, users have a powerful tool for professional networking. They can search for jobs, people and business opportunities within their network, [...]
IMDb.com or Internet Movie Database, is part of Amazon’s network of Internet sites. Film and television enthusiasts use the site to learn more about their favorite actors, films and television shows. The site was developed in 1987 by Col Needham. By 1990, Needham opened the site to allow users to search and create information regarding [...]
When people talk about WordPress, it’s important to recognize the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Both provide popular free services that help people to easily post text and images on the Internet: WordPress.org offers an online publishing system that website operators can download and install on their own websites. Its predecessor was b2/cafelog, a less [...]
