From Paul Gil,
Your Guide to Internet for Beginners.
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So why is Stumbleupon the most useful web site on the Internet? Wouldn't Google be more useful?

Well folks, as good as Google is, it is a keyword search tool. Stumbleupon is so much more human and intimate than that. Stumbleupon is the collective recommendations of thousands of hours of searching by web users who share your interests.

Call it a "recommendation engine". Stumblers add to this engine by providing their personal recommendations on what sites are worth your time. Thousands of people who share your interests and hobbies will point you to the sites that they personally recommend. And guaranteed, you will like many of these recommendations.

The Internet just got smaller in a good way, folks. Stumbling is so much more satisfying than Googling.

Try "stumbling" for yourself. You won't be disappointed: http://www.stumbleupon.com/

**Special Mention: Wikipedia, as a collaborative encyclopedia, was a top contender for this #1 spot. Wikipedia, however, is instead going to be featured in a separate list of web sites of user-submitted content.

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