Guardian Unlimited Technology Technology Cream of the crop: 100 most useful websites: "Millions of users now find it hard to imagine life without the internet - without email, instant messaging, web search engines and online trading or gaming.

Over the past decade since Online was launched, it's the web that has made the difference. It has made it easier to access all the net's facilities, and encouraged a huge explosion in the number and diversity of websites.

With the web still expanding, we have taken the opportunity to ask Online's readers, contributors, and some of the Guardian's journalists to suggest the 100 most useful sites."

reference: online life