100 Websites You Should Know and Use (updated!

Posted by: Jessica Gross August 3, 2007 at 12:00 pm EDT

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In the spring of 2007, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, gave a legendary TED University talk: an ultra-fast-moving ride through the 100 websites you should know and use. Six years later, it remains one of the most viewed TED blog posts ever. Time for an update? We think so. Below, the 2013 edition of the 100 websites to put on your radar and in your browser. To see the original list, click here. While most of these sites are still going strong and remain wonderful resources, weve crossed out any that are no longer functioning. And because there are so many amazing resources out there, please add your own ideas in the comments. Happy surfing! BUSINESS + E-COMMERCE

blogs.hbr.org fastcompany.com entrepreneur.com dealbook.nytimes.com thebillfold.com kickstarter.com indiegogo.com

rockethub.com etsy.com kiva.org marginalrevolution.com learnvest.com getrichslowly.org/blog ritholtz.com/blog consumerist.com npr.org/blogs/money blog.priceonomics.com freakonomics.com/blog

AUDIO + VISUAL

thisiscolossal.com creativetimereports.org designobserver.com hyperallergic.com transom.org atavist.com thirdcoastfestival.org nfb.ca/interactive woostercollective.com c-monster.net artfagcity.com pitchfork.com blog.largeheartedboy.com

LITERATURE, MEDIA + CULTURE

theparisreview.org/blog lareviewofbooks.org themillions.com therumpus.net theawl.com grantland.com slate.com vulture.com themorningnews.org pw.org longreads.com goodreads.com thefrisky.com rookiemag.com mediamatters.org jimromenesko.com poynter.org niemanlab.org google.com/trends youtube-trends.blogspot.com onthemedia.org/blogs journalism.org bookslut.com/blog/ brainpickings.org

buzzfeed.com

POLITICS, NEWS + GLOBAL ISSUES

change.org pewresearch.org politico.com thinkprogress.org brookings.edu aljazeera.com fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com qz.com www.propublica.org alternet.org dish.andrewsullivan.com good.is dissentmagazine.org

EDUCATION

edsurge.com khanacademy.org edx.org coursera.org udacity.com generalassemb.ly baeo.org/researchlinks edweek.org nces.ed.gov

greatschools.org stand.org crpe.org

SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY

blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews blogs.scientificamerican.com onearth.org scienceseeker.org lastwordonnothing.com scilogs.com pandasthumb.org realclimate.org incubator.rockefeller.edu blogs.plos.org doublexscience.org australianscience.com.au guardian.co.uk/science grist.org scq.ubc.ca lifeslittlemysteries.com allthingsd.com techcrunch.com mashable.com

And now, the original list from 2007, created by Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH. While most of these remaining thriving websites, weve crossed out defunct websites and added notes when possible:

CURIOSITY & KNOWLEDGE

reuters.com research.philips.com readme.cc.png podtropolis.com papertoys.com new7wonders.com lipsum.com thomasedison.org beelinetv.com useit.com submarinechannel.com/titlesequences visual-literacy.org cartype.com captology.stanford.edu bannerblog.com_au ge.com curiosityshoppeonline.com creativecommons.org lawsofsimplicity.com gnu.org digg.com

GRAPHICS, MUSIC & ARTS

yugop.com vincent-vella.com

uva.co.uk tutorialblog.org/free-vector-downloads tate.org.uk squidfingers.com/patterns sohodolls.co.uk radioblogclub.com photogravure.com netdiver.net/illustration [redirects to featuredby.com/illustration] mine-control.com matthewmahon.com marcelod2.com.br magwerk.com kraftwerk.blocmedia.net headbangers.tv * grupow.com/circulo creaturesinmyhead.com bernhardwolff.com arturofuentes.com alennox.net

E-COMMERCE EXPERIENCE

colette.fr imaginemusicstore.com canyon.com coft1.com [redirects to blackbeltmonkey.com] heftyrecords.com [splash page; full website coming soon]

ourtype.be freddyandma.com nikeid.nike.com feelthepower.biz shopcomposition.com oneill.com agentprovocateur.com

SEARCHING & FINDING

trendwatching.com thefwa.com springwise.com scirus.com scholar.google.com podcasts.yahoo.com msdewey.com maps.live.com chacha.com books.google.com

ONLINE RESOURCES

infopresse.com/prixboomerang rjnet.com.br/2velocimetro_php vixy.net [redirects to jaksta.com/vixy-download-youtube-videos-free/] kuler.adobe.com wikitravel.org thinkingwithtype.com

dominiopublico.gov.br madehow.com icp.org howstuffworks.com dafont.com dictionary.reference.com gutenberg.org nationmaster.com en.proverbia.net del.icio.us touchgraph.com

TOP INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE CREATORS

2advanced.com akqa.com almapbbdo.com.br artless.gr.jp bigspaceship.com d-o-e-s.com domanistudios.com eurorscg4d.com [redirects to havasworldwidedigital.com/] farfar.se firstbornmultimedia.com group94.com heiwa-alpha.co.jp hi-res.net

lowetesch.com mecano.ca northkingdom.com rga.com soleilnoir.com wefail.com