I recently ran across, well, I am not sure exactly what to call it……a toolbar, a utility, a plug-in….but whatever one calls it, it is certainly a lot of fun. “It” is StumbleUpon, which can be found here.
The free software inserts into your web-browser as a toolbar and when you click on the “Stumble” button you get transported to a random website. Wait, before you run away in disgust saying that the last thing you need is a visit to a random website.......I haven’t yet told you the best part. The software is customizable so that you can have it search for specific subjects of which, yes, photography is a choice. You can limit the ‘stumbling’ to a single topic or a group of topics. So, if I tell StumbleUpon to limit itself to photography it brings me to random photography related sites. I have found lots of very cool websites that I never would have known about and which I have enjoyed visiting. Sites like this one......really, check it out.
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You can certainly blow an entire evening here - I remember putting in a few subjects like wine, blues, and photography and a was still surfing around many hours later.
Great way to randomly discover new sites, but very difficult to use like a conventional search engine.
Thanks for sharing, Howard. I had heard of StumbleUpon before but now you made me even more curious. Thanks for the interesting photo link :)
I've been a stumleupon member for a while now - it's amazing what you can find using it!! And the people you meet with diverse interests! Definitely worth more than a visit, and BTW your blog is rated on there I think!!
Yes, Adiemus, when I joined I took a look and it is on there.
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