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The newly launched site Map Runner sports itself as a runner’s ultimate web based companion. It consists mainly of running routes, mapped out by runners themselves. Members can post their own running tracks and they have the option to complete a personal profile with photos etc. Of course, this way, runners can collaborate, fashioning their own routes, or just simply meet up with runners like themselves. read more »

iloho.com - Access the Best in Travel

Iloho is a travel network with a specific focus on trip planning and airfare. The site, which has just launched, features travel reviews and news, discussion groups, airline route reviews and resources for trip planning. The homepage host the month’s most popular articles which include such titles as “A to Z Guid to Travel Secrets You Need to Know,” and “Adventure in Tibet”. Users are encouraged to share tips and stories about destinations and planning. read more »

SmartPageRank.com - Stats Toolbar for Firefox Users

Want to know the stats on various sites you’re browsing, but don’t want to use Internet Explorer to do it? SmartPageRank allows you to check out site stats from Firefox with their own toolbar and a whole bunch of data. Scrolling over the various categories you can find out the Alexa ranking, PageRank, the Dig PR, the availability of the domain name, Whois information, backlinks, and the value of the site. read more »

iminlikewithyou.com - A Place to Fall in Like

i’minlikewithyou (IILWY) is the fun way to flirt online through creating games and bidding points. You start off with a certain number of points that you can increase by being active on the site. With these points you can bid on other users’ games. Games run generally from one to three days, at which time bidding is closed and the game creator picks a winner out of the top five bidders. The site gets to be addictive and you want to check out who the latest members are and what new games are starting. read more »

DesktopNexus.com - Reinvent Your Desktop

Desktop Nexus makes finding the wallpaper that you want at the correct resolution for your screen easy as pie. Browse through the various categories without having to deal with pop-ups or payments or irritating ads. You can even get a feed updating you on the latest uploaded wallpapers available. What’s really cool about this site is the fact that they will recommend to you which wallpaper dimensions you should try using first and they give you various options so as to fit your screen. read more »

For years, in stories about the “Great Firewall” of China reporters sometimes point out that many in China don’t mind the blocks that much. However, that may be changing. In many of the stories we’ve seen defending the Great Firewall, the rationale is that it really does “protect” Chinese citizens from seeing harmful material. However, with the recent blocking of Flickr it appears that some Chinese citizens are finally speaking out against the blocks, claiming that it’s ridiculous to censor the internet so much. Of course, the article only points to a few anecdotal stories, rather than providing any hard data (and out of the billions of people in China, it’s no surprise that you can find some who are pissed off). It does include one interesting story of a guy who’s actually suing his ISP for the blocks, claiming that it’s hurt him financially, since he was trying to sell some software through a site that is blocked in China.