StumbleUpon is basically a website that finds other websites based on your interests. It turns out 99% of them are interesting. I have like 6k favorites and I'm obsessed with this shit. I click "Stumble" and like some crazy interesting shit pops up and I'm like whattt. [url]www.stumbleupon.com[/url]
StumbleUpon uses collaborative filtering (an automated process combining human opinions with machine learning of personal preference) to create virtual communities of like-minded Web surfers. Rating Web sites updates a personal profile (a blog-style record of rated sites) and generates peer networks of Web surfers linked by common interest. These social networks coordinate the distribution of Web content, so that users "stumble upon" pages explicitly recommended by friends and peers. Giving a site a thumbs up results in the site being placed under the user's "favorites".
Users rate a site by giving it a thumbs up, thumbs down selection on the StumbleUpon toolbar, and can optionally leave additional commentary on the site's review page, which also appears on the user's blog. This social content discovery approach automates the "word-of-mouth" referral of peer-approved Web sites and simplifies Web navigation.
Stumblers also have the ability to rate and review each others' blogs and join interest groups, which are community forums for specific topics. Users can post comments in the manner of a discussion board in these groups and post links to Web sites that apply to the specific topic.
(source:wikipedia)
OH, I don't recommend using it simply because you WILL get addicted
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What a well thought out, fun to read, contentfull OP.
[editline]25th April 2011[/editline]
Also, who doesn't know about this already..
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