The Top 100 Web Sites of 2010

Here are our picks for the hottest Web sites and Web trends of the year, plus some old favorites to enjoy.

Watching our annual list of Top 100 Web Sites evolve over the years has been a fairly fascinating process. In a way, the Top 100—particularly the Undiscovered portion—can be viewed as a microcosm of the Web at large. The sites that tend to make the list are indicative of larger trends that have dominated the Web for the previous 12 months.

One of the biggest trends of the past few years has been the rise of the mobile app. Thanks to devices like the iPhone and iPad, many users are doing a large portion of their Web browsing on something other than their PC. For that reason, the trend toward Web-based app development has waned. Instead of building cloud-based apps for browsers, many developers have moved toward mobile app development.

Those sites that do still target PC users must offer their content in a mobile form to compete. While there are no mobile-only sites here, a good chunk of those on the list are also available as mobile apps or in some other phone-friendly version.

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As the landscape becomes ever more crowded, the need for site aggregation and content filters becomes ever more apparent. Perhaps, somewhat ironically, we found ourselves in the position of weeding through dozens of sites that promise to filter the increasing noise. Some of the better news, search, and travel aggregating/filtering sites made it through.

Speaking of filtering, we've got a few strict guidelines that we use as we pour through hundreds of suggestions from readers, staff, and friends. As mentioned above, none of the sites in the Top 100 are mobile only. The sites also can't be download-based—that means no browser plug-ins and no desktop apps. The sites also have to be free—they can have a premium counterpart, sure, but the free version has to be worth recommending on its own merits.

The distinction between Classics and Undiscovered is a bit trickier. The one hard and fast rule is that if the site has been on the Top 100 before, it's out of contention for the Undiscovered list. The other guidelines are a combination of time, traffic, and exposure. Just because a site is on the Undiscovered list doesn't mean that no one has ever used it—we just assume that the majority of our readers will be unfamiliar. It's a way of distinguishing the list from other Top 100s, which are often populated only by Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo products.

Many of those products do end up on the Classics list—but again, for the sake of variety and discovery, we try to limit them even there. It would be easy to put, say, 25 Google sites on the lists, but that's not really helpful, is it?

So read, explore, enjoy, and discuss. And while you're at it, start recommending sites in our comments area for 2011. It's never too early to start the hunt.

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Google Multiple Account Sign-In: A Getting Started Guide

Google has started rolling out a multiple account sign-in feature that makes it easier for users with more than one Google account to manage their online identities. The addition of the new feature means you no longer have to constantly log in and out of more than one Google account when using the same browser. The new feature doesn't work with all Google services, however, and there are other restrictions that come with using multiple sign-in. Here's what you need to know to get started.

Can I use multiple sign-in with every Google service?

No. At the moment, you can only use multiple Google account sign-in to use App Engine, Google Code, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Reader, Sites and Voice. Multiple account sign-in for Google Docs is not ready yet, but will be coming soon. As more Google services support multiple sign-in, Google will add them to this list on Google's support pages.

Any potential conflicts I should know about?

Yes, multiple sign-in will disable offline access to Gmail and Google Calendar, as well as any bookmark links you have to your offline accounts. Bottom line: if you want to keep offline access to Google services then don't use multiple account sign in.

Also, Google gadgets in Gmail like Google Calendar or Google Docs will not work with the multiple accounts feature.

How many accounts can I be signed in to at once?

Currently, Google only allows you to use three Google accounts at one time with the multiple sign-in feature.

How do I activate multiple account sign in?

First, keep in mind that Google is currently rolling out this feature so you may not have access yet.

The easiest way to get started is to visit Google's multiple account sign-in settings page. The other option is to click on "Settings">"Google Account settings" from Google.com. At the top of your Google Account page under "Personal Settings" you should see a listing for "Multiple sign-in." If you don't see that option then the feature is not yet available for your account.

If the multiple sign-in option is there, just click on "Change" and follow the instructions. Once multiple account sign-in is activated, a triangle will appear next to your e-mail address on the top right corner of the page.

The feature is activated, now what?

It's time to link the other Google accounts you want to use for this session. To sign into a second account, click on your e-mail address in the top right corner. You should now see a drop down menu that will let you sign into another account. Repeat this step if you want to activate a third account.

TIP: To sign into a second or third account from the drop down menu you must be using a Google product that supports multiple account sign-in like Gmail, Calendar or Reader.

How do I switch between accounts?

Let's say you're in Gmail and you want to switch accounts. Click on your e-mail address in the top right corner to activate the drop down menu and select the account you want to switch to next.

What happens when I visit an unsupported Google service with multiple sign-in activated?

The first account you sign into for a multiple account browsing session becomes your default account. Whenever you visit a Google service (such as Google Docs) that currently doesn't support multiple account sign-in, you will only be able to see the information for your default account. To view other accounts, you will have to sign out of Google Docs and sign back in under the other account.

If you don't want to sign in and out, another option is to open up your second Google account in a different Web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Opera.

You can also use Chrome's Incognito mode instead of opening a new browser, according to Google Operating System. This trick would probably work with the private browsing features in other browsers as well including Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari.

Multiple account sign-in is a great way to remove the hassle of dealing with multiple accounts. This is especially true for those of you who have paid Google Apps accounts at the office. With multiple account sign-in, Google Apps enterprise users can easily switch between their professional and personal accounts. It's not clear, however, how soon enterprise users will get access to this feature compared to other Google users. Sometimes, free users get access to new Google features sooner than paying customers do. But considering an enterprise-focused product like Google App Engine is one of the first services to work with multiple account sign-in, it's likely business users will be seeing this feature very soon.

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Site 4 'Replacement' Photoshop

For imaging purposes, does not always have to use the Photoshop-style software. Here are four web sites that can be used as a 'replacement' Photoshop.


Dar Adobe Photoshop application is so synonymous with the image processing activities. I was so identical, a digitally manipulated images are often called 'photoshopped' alias 'already in-photoshop'.

Photoshop may be the most rich software capabilities in this regard. However, in fact, Photoshop is not the only software that can be used to process images.

Just to mention it, there are software alternatives such as TheGimp aka GNU Image Manipulation Program. Open source software also has the ability to fairly complete.

There's also software called Paint. NET which was originally developed as an alternative to Microsoft Paint or Paintbrush. Paint. NET later manifest as a fairly reliable software.

Thanks to the development of web technologies, web sites can be used to process images. Only armed with a browser and Internet connection, the activity of 'photoshopping' could take place.

Here are four alternative sites that could be used for tooling manipulated the images on the Internet:

Pixlr

Has gained popularity since 2008, Pixlr until now still be the site of the most reliable imaging on the Internet. The most eye poke is how it looks like Photoshop.

Pixlr as if the older versions of Photoshop software which can be accessed through a browser. The most interesting feature of this application is that there is support for the Layer.

This site is worth a top choice for those who require online imaging. Apart from the hard disk image, Pixlr could pull images from a web address.

Accessibility Pixlr.com: http://www.pixlr.com

Photoshop.com

It's not fair to display the website Photoshop alternatives without mentioning the fact Photoshop has a site called Photoshop.com.

On the site users can upload and manage your collection of photos and drawings. In addition, there surely editing capabilities.

Its features are minimal and more useful to make simple modifications such as adjust the color on the picture and give a certain effect. There is also the ability to add a cartoon-style decorations on the image.

To be able to use the features on its site, users must first register as a member. In addition to membership, other barriers are no menus to editing photos directly accessible from the front page of the site.

Access the Online Tools section Photoshop.com: https: / / www.photoshop.com/tools/ria?wf=organize

Phixr

Ability may not like Pixlr, but Phixr can be quite tasty alternative to simple image processing on the web. Phixr was more relaxed and having fun than serious Pixlr more impressed.

Most operations performed in Phixr demanding user to first select the area to be targeted, and then choose the desired effect.

One thing is interesting, the user can suck up a picture from his Facebook account to be processed in Phixr. There's also the option to access other image storage services, ranging from Flick to Photobucket.

Accessibility Phixr.com: http://www.phixr.com

DrPic

One more image processing, which can be options is DrPic. Simplicity DrPic might be a factor superior enough for this service because it was made relatively quickly accessible.

Interestingly enough features such securities or Polaroid Raised Frame that can automatically process an image into a form that is more sweet to be displayed on the web.

DrPic prioritizes itself as a service for uploading photos and storing products. No wonder, because, the same party with DrPic makers also provide services at the same time altering the image size lots (batch resize) and image hosting.

Accessibility DrPic.com: http://www.drpic.com/

Note:

Each web application's performance will vary depending on:


1. Ability to use computers, because certain applications will continue to use resources such as memory and processor
2. The quality of Internet connection used, as will often occur a transfer of data back and forth between a web application server and a user's computer 

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