what online sites for novice internet newbie?

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dramaqueen72 · 15/09/2005 14:24

have a friend whos just come online....and is very nervous about it, LOL, wanted to give her a list/little homemade book of good sites to encourage her further, but finding lots of mine are very 'me' -arty stuff when shes not really, parenting stuff when she a nanny rather than a mum etc. Of course already put here on the list
can you think of any good general sites a new girl on the web might need/like?

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sparklymieow · 15/09/2005 14:25

eBay??

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dramaqueen72 · 15/09/2005 14:28

Funny I put that already!

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Tabs · 15/09/2005 15:02

BBC

majorstress · 15/09/2005 15:07

multimap-to find anywhere and how to get there, also great when inviting people round-can show your address and zoom out to show how to get there.

Lio · 15/09/2005 15:35

Does she mind if the list includes some dull but useful things?

www.google.co.uk
BT Directory Enquiries: www2.bt.com/edq_resnamesearch?namespace=coexistence
www.guardian.co.uk/
Yellow pages: www.yell.com/ucs/HomePageAction.do
www.joyofbaking.com/ (does what it says on the tin)
AA route planner: www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp
Birthday/Christmas presents with a halo: www.greatgifts.org/(hleydlv1tcec53jl4c3hok45)/GiftSelection/products.aspx?all=1
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Hmm, there's more I could recommend but don't want to hog the thread if I'm not on the right track.

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dramaqueen72 · 15/09/2005 15:56

Thanks ladies
no you keep going lio, anything to prove the internet is NOT full of chat rooms and really will be invaluable once you get the hang of it.

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dramaqueen72 · 15/09/2005 21:10

anymore anyone?

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Lio · 16/09/2005 08:42

Interesting and lovely blog by London ambulance man: randomreality.blogware.com/
Online banking (whatever website your friend's bank happens to be)
Webcams e.g. Amalfi (not useful as such, but fun): 216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=www.amalfiweb.it/webcam/webcam-big.asp&prev=/search%3Fq%3Damalfi%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG
Friends reunited: www.friendsreunited.co.uk/
Local food producers: www.bigbarn.co.uk/
Classy e-cards: www.moma.org/ecards/
NHS Direct online: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
America's finest (satirical) news source: www.theonion.com

I'm sure you'll get a few more.

zippitippitoes · 16/09/2005 09:19

www.whichbook.net/index.jsp

Helps you choos a book by selecting options for genre, character type etc

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