Ranker - Vote On Everything

Hi All,

A few days ago I came across a website called Ranker.  The site bills itself as a place for people to 'vote on everything'. 

What exactly is Ranker you ask? Good question, it is a leading digital media company for opinion-based, crowdsourced rankings on just about everything. They advertise that about 50 million people have generated over 300 million votes.

Okay..that all said here's the meat of the site.  They have dozens of lists (ranks) on topics like 'people', 'entertainment', 'sports', 'culture', 'channels' and 'videos'..

Typing in a phrase in the search box at the top right of the screen results in a list of results related to the search.  Lists with the most number of votes are ranked at the top of the screen.

For example, a search for 'puppies' and a list of 'The Cutest Mixed Dog Breeds' appears.   Other lists included 'Cutest Black Lab Pictures' and 'Cutest Boy Puppy Names'.  Pictures appear in each list and a brief narrative is included as well.

The number of votes that the pictures received is listed as well. 

Check out the site for some very entertaining and enlightening lists!

Enjoy the site!

Regards,
Stu










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Abbreviations.com

Hi All,

Neat site alert!  Abbreviations.com is the world's largest and most comprehensive directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet. 

The site has hundreds of thousands of entries organized by a large variety of categories (computing, web, government, medicine, business and more) and is maintained and expanded by a large community of editors.

Broad topics on the site include: Academic/Science, Business/Finance, Community, Computing, Governmental, Internet,  Miscellaneous, Medical, Regional, International.

Enjoy the links and the abbreviations and the acronyms and the intialisms!

Regards,
Stu

Online Trends - What's Hot and What's Hotter

Hi All,

We all like to be 'trendy' and 'in-the-loop', right?  Well, some of us at least....now there is a way to follow what's hot in fashion, entertainment, music, news and much, much more.

Google has a site called Google Trends - click here to visit the site - that enables users to follow cocktails, Colleges and Universities and People. Other areas to find popular trends include DJ's, Dog Breeds, Foods, Games, Quick Service Restaurants, Reality Shows and much more.

At the top of the page, users can narrow down their search by year by using the drop down dialog box.  Searches go back to 2004 and can be searched by month or by the whole year.

On the initial Google Trends page, users can find charts in categories like Business & Politics, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Nature & Science, Shopping & Fashion, Sports and Travel & Leisure.

Clicking on this link lets users explore Google Trends. Users can add their own topics and terms and then those phrases can be explored even further.  Comparisons can be compared by location and by time period as well.

If you haven't realized it, Google Trends is a great way to conduct original research for term papers, graduate research or just for 'seeing what is popular'.

And Google Trends is free!!!

Enjoy the charts, tables, and searches and the vast amount of data generated!

Regards,
Stu

Best of Long Island - BOLI

Hi All,

It's official...the Best of Long Island voting has started and you can vote for your favorite services in areas like: Arts and Entertainment, Automotive, Clothing, Education, Food & Drink, Health/Wellness/Beauty, Home & Garden, Nightlife & Spirits, Pets, Restaurants, Shopping, Services, Sports and Weddings.

Note that readers can click on any of the links above and you'll go directly to that part of the Long Island Press website where you can actually vote for the various service.  Voting ends on December 15th, 2013 at 11:59pm. Click on this link to visit the Long Island Press main page for the BOLI awards - you'll learn a lot about how the results are tabulated!

Click on this link for last years winners (2013).  Just in the 'Services' category alone users can find poll results for 'Accounting Firms, Dating Services, Dry Cleaners, Pawn Shops, Photography Studio's, Social Media Agencies, Travel Agencies and much, much more.

What a great way to find local businesses, services or organizations to help you with a project or job that you need to finish. And you'll be getting a winning company or organization so that, more than likely, the job or service will be finished correctly!

Enjoy the site and the voting!

Regards,
Stu