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Here are the most useful websites on the Internet that will make you smarter, increase productivity and help you learn new skills. These incredibly useful websites solve at least one problem really well. And they all have cool URLs that are easy to memorize thus saving you a trip to Google.

The Most Useful Websites and Web Apps

seatguru.com – consult this site before choosing a seat for your next flight. webmakerapp.com — an offline playground for building web projects in HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Also see: glitch.com. flightstats.com – Track flight status at airports worldwide. mymaps.google.com – create custom Google Maps with scribbles, pins and custom shapes. snopes.com – find if that email offer you received is real or just another scam. typingweb.com – master touch-typing with these practice sessions. todo.microsoft.com — a beautiful todo app and task manager. Also see Trello. minutes.io – quickly capture effective notes during meetings. talltweets.com — Turn Google Slides in animated GIF presentations. ifttt.com – create a connection between all your online accounts. namechk.com — search for your desired username across hundreds of social networks and domain names. gist.github.com — create anonymous and secret text notes and much more. flipanim.com — create flipbook animations, includes an onion skin tool to let you see the previous frame as you draw the next one. powtoon.com — create engaging whiteboard videos and presentations with your own voice overs. Also see videoscribe.co. clyp.it — Record your own voice or upload an audio file without creating any account. Also see soundcloud.com. carrd.co — build one-page fully responsive websites that look good on every screen. spark.adobe.com — make stunning video presentations with voice narration and wow everyone. anchor.fm — the easiest way to record a podcast that you can distribute on iTunes without have to pay for hosting. duolingo.com — learn to speak Chinese, French, Spanish or any other language of your choice.

buffer.com — the easy way to post and schedule updates on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+ and Facebook. 10minutemail.com — create disposable email addresses for putting inside sign-up forms. pixton.com — create your own comic strips with your own characters and move them into any pose. gravit.io — a full-featured vector drawing tool that works everywhere. vectr.com — create vector graphics and export them as SVG or PNG files. twitterbots — create your own Twitter bots that can auto-reply, DM, follow people and more. headspace.com — learn the art of meditation and reduce stress, focus more and even sleep better. forms.studio — receive files from anyone in your Google Drive with File Upload Forms. class-central.com — a directory of free online courses offered by universities worldwide. googleartproject.com — discover museums, famous paintings and art treasure from all around the world. instructables.com — step-by-step guides on how to build anything and everything. flowgram.com — make data-driven graphics, charts and infographics. Also see adioma.com and eas.ly. marvelapp.com — create interactive wireframes and product mockups. slide.ly — make marketing videos and branded stories for Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube trailers. Also see animoto.com and biteable.com. photos.icons8.com - make your own stock photographs in high-resolution with custom backgrounds, models and facial expressions. gohighbrow.com — Take bite-sized courses on a variety of topics, chapters are delivered by email every morning. htmlmail.pro - send rich-text emails with gmail mail merge. wirecutter.com — whether you need a vacuum cleaner or an SD card, this is the best product recommendation website on the Internet. camelcamelcamel.com — Create Amazon price watches and get email alerts when the prices drop. mockaroo.com — download mock data to fill the rows in your Excel spreadsheet. asciiflow.com — a WYSIWYG editor to draw ASCII diagrams that you can embed in emails and tweets.

whereami — find the postal address of your current location on Google maps. sway.com — create and share interactive reports, newsletters, presentations, and for storytelling.

apify.com — the perfect web scraping tool that lets you extract data from nearly any website. appinventor.mit.edu — build your own apps (sample) for Android and iOS by dragging blocks instead of writing code. Also see thunkable.com. zerodollarmovies.com — a huge collection of free movies curated from YouTube. upwork.com — find freelancers and subject experts to work on any kind of project. duckduckgo.com - a clean alternative to google search that doesn’t track you on the Internet.

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