People surf the web or internet to get the information and there are number of people around who surf or browse just for fun or interesting stuff. It is very normal to use search engines to find the relevant information or sites, but this hunting process may takes hours, as most of the stuff is ad supported. You can rely on 'StumbleUpon' to discover the net. It is not one of those search engines where you submit your keywords and get the results with millions of pages.
What is StumbleUpon'?
StumbleUpon is a free service that helps you discover and share websites with others who have similar interests.
Stumble Upon has 7,327,087 members.
To get started on StumbleUpon:
• Start Stumbling on our home page using the Web Toolbar to become familiar with our service.
• Create an account to save your favorites and to connect with other members.
• Download the Toolbar to access all the features available and to share sites you Discovered.
About StumbleUpon (In their own words)
StumbleUpon helps you discover and share great websites. As you click Stumble!you see the pages matched to your personal preferences. These pages have been explicitly recommended by your friends or one of 6 million+ other web surfers with interests similar to you. Rating these sites you like () automatically shares them with like-minded people – and helps you discover great sites your friends recommend, you probably wouldn't find using a search engine.
How Does it Work?
- It filters through the vast amount of information on the web to direct Stumblers to high quality web sites which are relevant to their personal interests. An obscure but interesting site can be immediately shared with other like-minded users. The participation of community members helps maintain a database of the most up-to-date and highest quality sites possible.
- StumbleUpon presents only web sites that have been suggested by other like-minded Stumblers. Each time the 'Stumble' button is clicked, the user is presented with a high quality web site based on the collective opinions of other like-minded web surfers.
- Stumblers share their favorite web sites and interact with other users to further improve their web surfing experience.
- StumbleUpon offers nearly 500 topics which users may choose to find relevant contenet of their choice.
* Start discovering the net with Stumble Upon
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