Thursday, October 27, 2005
New & notable Web sites
LEONARD FISCHER
Gannett News Service
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Bored with Internet dating on your computer? Now you can use your cell phone to try to find your soul mate with Zogo, a Web site that allows callers who are out on the town to track and connect with other singles who are out in their immediate vicinity.
www.zogo.com
As everyone gets ready for flu season, Healthline.com has launched a health care search engine dedicated to helping consumers take control of their health care.
www.healthline.com
Global warming meets Halloween in this fun Flash movie. Bobby "Boris" Pickett, who recorded the original "Monster Mash" in 1962, updates the hit song in a new take that's designed to raise awareness about climate change.
www.climatemash.org
Compare your picks for the top 10 sitcoms from the 1990s to these from the entertainment correspondent at this popular portal site for guys.
www.askmen.com/toys/top_10/31_top_10_list.html
Can a Web site make you happy? This site, based on the work of positive psychology expert Martin Seligman, includes several scientifically tested and clinically proven exercises that will help most people decrease depression and increase emotional well-being.
www.reflectivehappiness.com
Want to learn how to pimp your kid's bike, cook crawdads or can apple sauce? Check out the step-by-step instructions and photos - or contribute your own - on this collaborative Web venue.
www.instructables.com
Popular Mechanics magazine salutes "the innovators who are shaping the world's future through science and technology" with its 2005 Benchmark Awards. Check out more than a dozen amazing engineering feats.
www.popularmechanics.com/specials/features/1762911.html?page=1&c=y
NASA has combined satellite images snapped on virtually cloudless days to present dazzling views of the "blue marble" humanity calls home. Don't miss this breathtaking multimedia experience.
www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/features/blue_marble.html
