Hyperx
03-16-07, 02:57 AM
Discovery resources
Books
Book Revyoo (http://www.bookrevyoo.com/front/2) | Review Books | Read, Rate Reviews. Web 2.0 based application that allows users to add, rate, review books. Very new, without many titles there yet - why not add some?
BooksWellRead (http://www.bookswellread.com/home.php) - your free online book journal. Find stuff you like, recommend books etc.
Chain Reading (http://www.chainreading.com/). Allows people to see what you're reading, show people what books you recommend, suggest books, view your friends recommendations and so on. Free service.
Connect via Books (http://www.connectviabooks.com/) See what others are reading - you might enjoy it as well!
debbiesidea (http://www.debbiesidea.com/) Discover new authors to read, add your own, comment on them.
GuruLib (http://www.gurulib.com/) Home Library. GuruLib helps to organize your books, DVDs, music CDs, games and software using a book shelf metaphor.
LibraryThing (http://www.librarything.com/) | Catalog your books online. This is the classic resource that is leading the pack.
Literature-Map (http://literature-map.com/) . Same as the music map, but for authors instead
MyBookYourBook (http://www.mybookyourbook.co.uk/Public/) Swop books for free.
Reader2 (http://reader2.com/) Catalogue your own books, share and learn from others
Read It Swap It (http://www.readitswapit.co.uk/TheLibrary.aspx) | The UK's Free Book Swap Shop! | The Library. Put up your own books, find others you'd like to read and swop, only paying the postage.
StoryCode (http://www.storycode.com/) structured book recommendations. Does what it says on the tin.
What Should I Read Next? (http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/). Enter a book you like and their database of real readers' recommendations will suggest something.
Food
Dine52 (http://www.dine52.com/) - share, store, tag and discover recipes.
Films/Movies
Ajaxilicious (http://movies.ajaxilicious.be/) is an online movie catalogue for managing your movies and sharing your lists with others via RSS or using our interface.
m o v i e l e n s (http://movielens.umn.edu/login). Free, personalized, non-commercial, ad-free, great movie recommendations
MyFilmz (http://myfilmz.net/) Type in a movie name that you like and get recommendations. Add your own favourites as well, and tag them
Games
Gamerankings (http://www.gamerankings.com/) Rankings for games
Millions of games (http://www.millionsofgames.com/). Every game, updated every day. Want to find a game to play? There's a whole bunch of them here. Not one of my interests I'm afraid, but if you like games, it's worth a look.
Mobygames (http://www.mobygames.com/home) Browse by genre, year, console etc.
Miscellaneous/General
H2O Playlist: (http://h2obeta.law.harvard.edu/home.do) Home. A shared list of readings and other content about a topic of intellectual interest.
junklog (http://junklog.com/). It's a site for logging and rating what you've read, watched, listened to and played.
Librarious (http://lib.rario.us/) for books, movies, music, the works. share, tag and discover.
liveplasma (http://www.liveplasma.com/) Discover movies and music you'll like. Still in beta
Music
Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/) a user-built database of music information.
Free and legal music downloads (http://www.redferret.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php) a million of 'em
Indy.TV. (http://indy.tv/)is a music discovery program that learns what you like, and plays more of it.
Last.fm (http://www.last.fm/). Used this one myself and like it. Free and commercial versions.
Musicbrainz (http://musicbrainz.org/) a community music metadatabase
Music-Map (http://www.music-map.com/). Type in an artist, and it'll show you other similar artists
Pandora (http://www.pandora.com/). Nice, I've used it myself.
Books
Book Revyoo (http://www.bookrevyoo.com/front/2) | Review Books | Read, Rate Reviews. Web 2.0 based application that allows users to add, rate, review books. Very new, without many titles there yet - why not add some?
BooksWellRead (http://www.bookswellread.com/home.php) - your free online book journal. Find stuff you like, recommend books etc.
Chain Reading (http://www.chainreading.com/). Allows people to see what you're reading, show people what books you recommend, suggest books, view your friends recommendations and so on. Free service.
Connect via Books (http://www.connectviabooks.com/) See what others are reading - you might enjoy it as well!
debbiesidea (http://www.debbiesidea.com/) Discover new authors to read, add your own, comment on them.
GuruLib (http://www.gurulib.com/) Home Library. GuruLib helps to organize your books, DVDs, music CDs, games and software using a book shelf metaphor.
LibraryThing (http://www.librarything.com/) | Catalog your books online. This is the classic resource that is leading the pack.
Literature-Map (http://literature-map.com/) . Same as the music map, but for authors instead
MyBookYourBook (http://www.mybookyourbook.co.uk/Public/) Swop books for free.
Reader2 (http://reader2.com/) Catalogue your own books, share and learn from others
Read It Swap It (http://www.readitswapit.co.uk/TheLibrary.aspx) | The UK's Free Book Swap Shop! | The Library. Put up your own books, find others you'd like to read and swop, only paying the postage.
StoryCode (http://www.storycode.com/) structured book recommendations. Does what it says on the tin.
What Should I Read Next? (http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/). Enter a book you like and their database of real readers' recommendations will suggest something.
Food
Dine52 (http://www.dine52.com/) - share, store, tag and discover recipes.
Films/Movies
Ajaxilicious (http://movies.ajaxilicious.be/) is an online movie catalogue for managing your movies and sharing your lists with others via RSS or using our interface.
m o v i e l e n s (http://movielens.umn.edu/login). Free, personalized, non-commercial, ad-free, great movie recommendations
MyFilmz (http://myfilmz.net/) Type in a movie name that you like and get recommendations. Add your own favourites as well, and tag them
Games
Gamerankings (http://www.gamerankings.com/) Rankings for games
Millions of games (http://www.millionsofgames.com/). Every game, updated every day. Want to find a game to play? There's a whole bunch of them here. Not one of my interests I'm afraid, but if you like games, it's worth a look.
Mobygames (http://www.mobygames.com/home) Browse by genre, year, console etc.
Miscellaneous/General
H2O Playlist: (http://h2obeta.law.harvard.edu/home.do) Home. A shared list of readings and other content about a topic of intellectual interest.
junklog (http://junklog.com/). It's a site for logging and rating what you've read, watched, listened to and played.
Librarious (http://lib.rario.us/) for books, movies, music, the works. share, tag and discover.
liveplasma (http://www.liveplasma.com/) Discover movies and music you'll like. Still in beta
Music
Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/) a user-built database of music information.
Free and legal music downloads (http://www.redferret.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php) a million of 'em
Indy.TV. (http://indy.tv/)is a music discovery program that learns what you like, and plays more of it.
Last.fm (http://www.last.fm/). Used this one myself and like it. Free and commercial versions.
Musicbrainz (http://musicbrainz.org/) a community music metadatabase
Music-Map (http://www.music-map.com/). Type in an artist, and it'll show you other similar artists
Pandora (http://www.pandora.com/). Nice, I've used it myself.