Internet – Dinge, die Sie noch nicht kennen
Wussten Sie, dass Sie online einen Privatjet chartern oder der Star Ihrer eigenen Reality TV werden können? Und das ist nur der Anfang.
Einen Kalkulator, der Ihnen ausrechnet, wie lange Sie noch zu leben haben, ein Blog Snob werden oder Ihrem Boss die Wahrheit sagen, ohne Ihre Identität preisgeben zu müssen…
im Web finden Sie alles. Und das Beste daran, die meisten dieser Websites verlangen keinen Cent.
* The Desk Clock
Death Clock – die Todes Uhr erinnert Sie freundlich daran, wie kurz das Leben ist ... finden Sie heraus, wieviel Zeit Ihnen noch bleibt.
* Checken Sie Ihren Posteingang, egal, wo sie sich gerade aufhalten
You say your ISP doesn't offer a Web interface for your e-mail inbox? Don't fret. With Mail2Web you can access any POP3 or IMAP4 account, read and respond to messages, and attach up to 10MB of files from any Web-connected computer. And don't worry, your mail will still be there ready to download when you get back to the office.
* Chartern Sie einen Privatjet
So you struck it rich selling Furbies on EBay and now you want to travel in style. At Charter Auction, you can rent a private jet starting at $2100 an hour. Plug in your departure and arrival information, and private jet owners will bid for your business. (You'll have to put $100,000 in an escrow account before you can book a flight.) A typical round trip from New York to San Francisco runs about $30,000. Pricey, but a great way to impress prospective clients.
* Internet Werbung - nicht nur bei AdSense
Advertising on the Web doesn't have to be complicated. Adbrite makes buying banner ads as easy as shopping at Amazon.com. Just pick a site where you want your ad to appear, and add it to your shopping cart. Prices range from 1 cent per click to $6000 for a week-long text ad campaign, depending on the site you're targeting. You can also sell ad space on your site to others; Adbrite takes 25 percent of the cut.
* Werden Sie ein Blog Snob
It doesn't matter how brilliant your blog is if your mom is your only reader. Get the word out with Pheedo's Blogsnob. Simply add a small piece of JavaScript code to your blog template and create a pithy, one-sentence ad that will appear on other blogs in Pheedo's network. The service works with blogs created in Blogger and TypePad (but not LiveJournal).
* Produzieren Sie Ihre eigene Reality TV Show
Why should Paris Hilton and Donald Trump get all the glory? On ManiaTV you can submit your own 5-minute video clip; if it's picked, the site will devote an hour of programming to a video of your life. You can also send in clips from your mobile phone, or program an hour-long "mixtape" of your favorite video clips for broadcast online. This self-styled MTV (without the TV) claims 1 million unique visitors a month.
* Ihr eigenes Reisbüro - Kayak
That's "Kayak" as in Kayak.com--a cool metasearch site that works like an in-house travel agency. A Google-like home page searches for flights, hotels, and cars from more than 100 different travel sites. Unique slider bars let you filter flights by time or price range; you can view all available airlines, airports, and hotel chains, or winnow down to just your favorites.
* Sagen Sie jemandem die Wahrheit - anonym
Maybe your boss has bad breath, or a close friend is in serious need of an ego trim. You can slip them a word in secret using Sharpmail's anonymous e-mailer. You can send your message in plain text or HTML, or you can send an SMS message to someone's cell phone. (But don't even think about sending abusive or spammish mail, or Sharpmail will pull your free account.) Who knows? Maybe you'll receive an anonymous message taking you to task for your passive-aggressive e-mail tendencies.
* Werden Sie ein Cybermedia Star
You don't need a mellifluous voice or wild hair to become a cybermedia star. All you require are some podcasting tools.
The easiest route to podcasting is Audioblog.com ($5 a month or $50 a year). Here you'll find everything you need in one easy bloglike interface. For example, to record a podcast, you just log in and click the Audio tab, and then Record New Audio Post. Click Allow to let the site access your microphone or camera, followed by Begin and then Record. When you're done, click Stop and enter a title and description for your recording; then click Save. On the next page, click Publish Audio, and then select the blog or RSS feed you want to publish it to. It's that simple.
* Bringen Surrealismus auf Ihre Website
Is your Web site a tad, well, dull? Ravenblack's random surrealism generator will spark it right up. Just copy the site's free HTML code to your home page template. Each time your page loads, it will display a different Dali-esque comment ("A saucepan a day keeps the banana away"). Words to live by.
Einen Kalkulator, der Ihnen ausrechnet, wie lange Sie noch zu leben haben, ein Blog Snob werden oder Ihrem Boss die Wahrheit sagen, ohne Ihre Identität preisgeben zu müssen…
im Web finden Sie alles. Und das Beste daran, die meisten dieser Websites verlangen keinen Cent.
* The Desk Clock
Death Clock – die Todes Uhr erinnert Sie freundlich daran, wie kurz das Leben ist ... finden Sie heraus, wieviel Zeit Ihnen noch bleibt.* Checken Sie Ihren Posteingang, egal, wo sie sich gerade aufhalten
You say your ISP doesn't offer a Web interface for your e-mail inbox? Don't fret. With Mail2Web you can access any POP3 or IMAP4 account, read and respond to messages, and attach up to 10MB of files from any Web-connected computer. And don't worry, your mail will still be there ready to download when you get back to the office.
* Chartern Sie einen Privatjet
So you struck it rich selling Furbies on EBay and now you want to travel in style. At Charter Auction, you can rent a private jet starting at $2100 an hour. Plug in your departure and arrival information, and private jet owners will bid for your business. (You'll have to put $100,000 in an escrow account before you can book a flight.) A typical round trip from New York to San Francisco runs about $30,000. Pricey, but a great way to impress prospective clients.
* Internet Werbung - nicht nur bei AdSense
Advertising on the Web doesn't have to be complicated. Adbrite makes buying banner ads as easy as shopping at Amazon.com. Just pick a site where you want your ad to appear, and add it to your shopping cart. Prices range from 1 cent per click to $6000 for a week-long text ad campaign, depending on the site you're targeting. You can also sell ad space on your site to others; Adbrite takes 25 percent of the cut.
* Werden Sie ein Blog Snob
It doesn't matter how brilliant your blog is if your mom is your only reader. Get the word out with Pheedo's Blogsnob. Simply add a small piece of JavaScript code to your blog template and create a pithy, one-sentence ad that will appear on other blogs in Pheedo's network. The service works with blogs created in Blogger and TypePad (but not LiveJournal).
* Produzieren Sie Ihre eigene Reality TV Show
Why should Paris Hilton and Donald Trump get all the glory? On ManiaTV you can submit your own 5-minute video clip; if it's picked, the site will devote an hour of programming to a video of your life. You can also send in clips from your mobile phone, or program an hour-long "mixtape" of your favorite video clips for broadcast online. This self-styled MTV (without the TV) claims 1 million unique visitors a month.
* Ihr eigenes Reisbüro - Kayak
That's "Kayak" as in Kayak.com--a cool metasearch site that works like an in-house travel agency. A Google-like home page searches for flights, hotels, and cars from more than 100 different travel sites. Unique slider bars let you filter flights by time or price range; you can view all available airlines, airports, and hotel chains, or winnow down to just your favorites.
* Sagen Sie jemandem die Wahrheit - anonym
Maybe your boss has bad breath, or a close friend is in serious need of an ego trim. You can slip them a word in secret using Sharpmail's anonymous e-mailer. You can send your message in plain text or HTML, or you can send an SMS message to someone's cell phone. (But don't even think about sending abusive or spammish mail, or Sharpmail will pull your free account.) Who knows? Maybe you'll receive an anonymous message taking you to task for your passive-aggressive e-mail tendencies.
* Werden Sie ein Cybermedia Star
You don't need a mellifluous voice or wild hair to become a cybermedia star. All you require are some podcasting tools.
The easiest route to podcasting is Audioblog.com ($5 a month or $50 a year). Here you'll find everything you need in one easy bloglike interface. For example, to record a podcast, you just log in and click the Audio tab, and then Record New Audio Post. Click Allow to let the site access your microphone or camera, followed by Begin and then Record. When you're done, click Stop and enter a title and description for your recording; then click Save. On the next page, click Publish Audio, and then select the blog or RSS feed you want to publish it to. It's that simple.
* Bringen Surrealismus auf Ihre Website
Is your Web site a tad, well, dull? Ravenblack's random surrealism generator will spark it right up. Just copy the site's free HTML code to your home page template. Each time your page loads, it will display a different Dali-esque comment ("A saucepan a day keeps the banana away"). Words to live by.
