www.citizensconnection.net
This egalitarian website offers the perfect opportunity for people who want to
effect change in their local communities. The site offers advice on getting mobilised and ensuring your
views are heard. It also features studies on what other groups have achieved. Forums are updated regularly and
offer discussion boards, so if you want to solve a local problem, or even start up your own campaign, this
campaigning website has all the answers.
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SIX OF THE BEST
www.streetnames.com
Remembering email addresses can thwart even the finest of brains. Streetnames
attempts to resolve this dilemma by allowing you to create a personal email address based on your postal
address. Although the service costs £30 a year, you do get 15Mb of mail-space and a POP3 account. link »»
www.studentsgetoff.com
While you're slogging your intellectual guts out at college, your only concern - after
discovering when the pub opens - will be finding new ways to save money. This student
discount website lists loads of bargains on products and services around the UK. From books to
booze, you're sure to find a few perks.
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www.adtrader.co.uk
Another bargain-hunter website that works in the same way as Loot, with the
added bonus of a product-search facility. You can buy, sell or bid for anything that takes your fancy and
there's also an 'interesting item of the day' which, at the time of writing, was a set of traffic lights modified for
home use. An odd signal.
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www.ukvillages.co.uk
Ever wondered what's going on at number 52, or who the new school headmaster is? If so, try this innovative website, which keeps you informed with all the local gossip. Each individual village contains its
own section on local jobs, societies and groups, a community diary and a
noticeboard for events.
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www.vitago.co.uk
If you need a quick pampering session, want some medical advice or require a
guide to healthy living, log on to this wholesome website. New users can register for free and then browse away,
checking out the healthiest products on the market. If it's a new look for autumn you're after, you'll find it here.
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www.icrunch.com
With all the fuss about internet music companies corrupting the web with
allegedly 'illegal' MP3s, it's refreshing to find a legitimate and good-quality music site. You can download the latest
sounds from the club world at prices from 99p, as well as finding information on all the new releases and music
news.
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SITE SELECTION
Web Television
Watching your favourite TV programme doesn't have to start and finish with
the black box in your living room. An increasing number of shows have now gone
online to keep us up to date with all the latest tube offerings.
www.channel5.co.uk
Good TV ratings haven't been one of Channel 5's greatest claims. However, in an attempt to boost
audience viewing figures, the channel has launched a website to provide potential viewers with up-to-date listings and breaking news. In keeping with Channel 5's standing, the website also features a 9pm watershed for information on late-night films
and programmes.
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www.foxkids.co.uk
Using a kids-friendly online environment, the Fox Kids net spin-off includes
games, downloads, a music jukebox and a personalised organiser. There's also a loyalty scheme
where children - or big kids - can collect points as they participate in activities on the site and
then redeem them against goods in the website's 'Boutik'.
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www.phone-a-friend.com
Based on the successful TV game show Who Wants
To Be A Millionaire?, this interactive website gives users the opportunity to
partake in a virtual version of the real thing. From here you can test your knowledge with previous questions
and even apply for TV audience tickets. Now, are you sure you want to visit this
website? Is that your final answer?
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www.bbc.co.uk/castaway2000
Developed from the Castaway 2000 television series in which 36 men, women and
children take part in a social experiment, the Beeb has set up an informative website which keeps you up
to date with all the goings on from Taransay. Included within the site is the Castaway calendar and an
archive of the subjects' video diaries.
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