StumbleUpon

Friday, Mar 19, 2010

StumbleUpon helps you discover Web sites that match your interests. Click the Stumble! button, check out the content, and give it a rating. The more you rate, the better the recommendations. Choose from over 500 topics and experience the best of the Web.

I love to wander the aisles of my favorite bookshop, waiting for something to grab my attention. With StumbleUpon I find that same joy online. And what starts as random reading can easily become rock-solid research or sites worth sharing.

Here’s how it works: Hit the Stumble! button and fresh content appears. Click “thumbs up” to like or “thumbs down” to dislike and StumbleUpon learns your preferences, serving up increasingly relevant sites. And we’re off:

Stumble! takes me to  www.cookingbynumbers.com. I check off what’s in my fridge (apples, fish, oranges) and my pantry (lentils and coffee) to get recipes. Hmm…not really for me.

Stumble! for a Wikipedia “List of Legendary Creatures,” including “Abarimon“, a savage humanoid with backward feet and “Chukwa“, a giant turtle that supports the world. Thumbs up—I like it!

I stop to “Update Topics” (from the toolbar, go to All –> Update Topics) which takes me to the “Manage Interests” part of the StumbleUpon website. I check off “Magic/Illusions”, “Cult Films”, and others in categories like Commerce, Outdoors, Religion, Sports and Media.

Stumble! again for a wild ride through NPR Bestseller Lists for Paperback Fiction, that I share using a drop-down menu for facebook, Twitter and email.

For this game to be fun, it has to be fast. And that means you have to decide what you like and don’t like in an instant. So, up for a treasure hunt? See what you can find with StumbleUpon.

Post from Elise Allen, who stumbles upon random sites everyday just to stay sharp. See all posts by Elise Allen.

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  1. Ben

    I love Stumbleupon! I actually use it mainly for reviewing and bookmarking cool sites. I don’t even use the “Stumble” button that often. Here’s my Stumbleupon page: {http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/efreak1/}

    March 19th, 2010 at 1:13 pm

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  2. Ammaz Khan

    It better be good because on http://www.youtube.com, related videos don’t actually match the content that i want to watch, although these are web pages, these might be interesting.

    March 22nd, 2010 at 7:00 am

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  3. Espreson

    Discovering new site with Stumbleupon is awesome…But their add-on service such as su.pr and advertising program make it more meaningful.

    March 23rd, 2010 at 12:53 am

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  4. Olaf van Kooten

    Ah, StumbeUpon – it’s a classic. I am using it for years now, without any problems. I can recommend it for anyone!

    March 23rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm

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  5. Paul

    Stumble worries me. One of my friends got a lot of viruses after he started using stumble. Random website are cool, but can be dangerous.

    March 24th, 2010 at 7:44 pm

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    StumbeUpon it’s a classic addon and i love it…

    May 17th, 2010 at 12:06 pm

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  7. Anupam

    hear about it. Now I’m going use it for 1st time.

    July 10th, 2010 at 12:04 pm

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    August 12th, 2010 at 12:24 pm

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    August 19th, 2010 at 3:16 am

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  14. Alverta Segundo

    That appears wonderful though i’m still less than certain that I like it. Anyhow will look even more into it and decide for myself! :)

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