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July 14, 2010

The Outside-of-the-Box-Websites

By Eden Litt
Social Media Coordinator

In July of 2008, Google announced on its blog that it had indexed more than 1 trillion (yes, that's 1,000,000,000,000) unique URLs. Here we are two years later, and the number is sure to have climbed further.

So what does one have to do to stand out in a crowd of billions and billions? That’s a great question without a great answer. However, we did attempt to investigate it by scouring the Web high and low to pick out a handful of sites that have something on their site that really stuck out. Indeed our hypothesis was correct; there is, in fact, no magical formula to creating a killer website. But check out some of the ones that really stood out to us below. Are there any that you’d add to the list?

Cpbgroup.com
Why is this site so cool? It’s clean, it’s simple and yet packs a lot of cool and fun stuff into one location. Since most of the site is aggregated from various other sites, CP+B have very little control over it, calling it a “digital experiment.”

Almost.at
Why is this site so cool? Because it allows people to experience and “attend” events when they can’t physically be there. David, the site owner, picks random popular events/conferences/games/etc. and pulls in tweets, photos, videos and links related to the event. Cool part is, even if you miss the event live, you can relive the event at a later time using the timeline feature.

BooneOakley.com
Why is this site so cool? The site is a series of clickable YouTube videos. Not sure how that’s even possible, but try it out for yourself.

Prioritymail.com
Why is this site so cool? At first glance, you may be thinking...uh why? But, we put this on the list because it’s one of the first sites to integrate augmented reality, and for a good useful purpose too. Basically you use your webcam to pick out the right box size for the item(s) you’d like to ship. Genius.

DontClick.It
Why is this site so cool? Because it has no buttons! You literally use your mouse to navigate around the site, hovering is similar to clicking. Neat idea, but can you resist the click?

Pilothandwriting.com
Why is this site so cool? Ever wished you personally had your own font? You know, one that resembled your actual handwriting? Well, this site allows you to do just that. Using a print out that you write on, plus your camera you can type using your own handwriting as a font...and send handwritten notes as e-mails. The blend of traditional and digital is fantastic.

Posted by staff at July 14, 2010 10:13 AM