bit.ly offers more than just URL shortening, and you can also get statistics on the performance of the links you have shared. Sign up for a free account and you'll get in-depth analysis of each of your links. See how many times they were clicked and from where. For businesses using social media as marketing tools bit.ly is a great way to see if your messages are getting through to your target customers.

The website is extremely well designed, managing to be both functional and attractive. bit.ly comes with a number of tools, which allow you even quicker access to URL shortening. There's a bookmarklet and browser add-ons so you'll always have the service at hand.

bit.ly is an excellent service, and its only problem is one that all URL shorteners have, which is not always looking trustworthy, Shortened URLs should still only be opened if from trusted sources.

If you're on Twitter, bit.ly is an essential service. For the rest of us, it's just more efficient sharing short URLs instead of really long ones!

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The best thing about MediaFire is that you can start uploading files right away, without even having to create a user account. Just press the Upload button, select the file and click Begin Uploading Files.

While uploading data, MediaFire will display some information about the whole process, such as the estimated time remaining and the transfer speed. The website’s performance is usually very good, though it depends on your internet connection.

Once done, MediaFire lets you share your files right away. Also, the My Files area gives you access to a file manager with more sharing options (social networks, email, IM, embed in website) and the possibility to tag uploads and organize them in folders.

Besides the Free account, you can also create a Pro MediaFire account. Pro users can upload files up to 2GB in size and password protected zipped files. Also, they don’t see any ads on the website.

MediaFire is simple and effective. Unlike other similar services, it doesn’t require you to type in a code to start downloading, nor does it set speed limits. On the downside, the maximum file size is 200 MB, which is a bit small by today’s standards.

MediaFire is an efficient online storage solution with which you can upload, save and share files on the web very easily.

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Bejeweled 2 is a free browser game that works on exactly the same principle. You don't need to register, so getting started is as simple as clicking on a few buttons. There are 2 game modes - classic and action. Action requires you to clear a certain number of jewels before time runs out, while classic takes a more relaxed approach.

This webapp has some basic options, and is supported by ads. This means that you'll see an ad before each new level starts, which can be a bit annoying. When playing Bejeweled 2, you can choose to turn on or off the sound and access some basic help - although as this is a pretty basic game, you probably won't need any.

For a free, easy game, Bejeweled 2 will definitely keep you entertained. The ads are a little irritating though, and the game backgrounds are strangely ugly!

Classic puzzle fans will get a kick out of Bejeweled 2.

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The protagonist of Abobo's Big Adventure is Abobo, one of the bosses from another popular NES game, Double Dragon. Ironically, Abobo sees his son get kidnapped by the thugs who protected him in other games.

Abobo's Big Adventure is, above all, a tribute to classic titles. You can trace its technical side to Super Mario Brothers, Double Dragon, Mega Man and The Legend of Zelda. The game unapologetically copies settings, characters and sounds. It's a respectful tribute too though, with good taste and all the necessary modern touches included.

The mechanics also remain anchored in the past. Abobo's Big Adventure is a combination of arcade games, platformers and other classical genres, but it also adds new elements such as special attacks, mini games and achievements to give it variety and enduring gameplay.

Abobo's Big Adventure is a great free game that brings back memories of simpler graphics and everyone's favorite older consoles.

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Yes, there's an online version of Photoshop, but Pixlr Editor is just as powerful –and in our humble opinion, it features a nicer interface. Right after launching it on your web browser, you'll start noticing similarities between Pixlr Editor and Adobe's popular flagship: support for layers and masks, floating menus for tools and options, real-time preview, powerful selecting tools and what’s more, an impressive selection of filters and effects.

Pixlr Editor works with images imported from the hard drive, a website or an online gallery (Facebook, Picasa, Flickr and more). You can also create an image from scratch and work on it with the app's drawing tools. You have the possibility to open multiple images at the same time, though it considerably slows the tool down.

Another interesting feature in Pixlr Editor is its collection of special one-click effects, such as HDR, tilt-shift and kaleidoscope, among others.

If you need to edit an image and don't have Photoshop installed, Pixlr Editor is an excellent choice… and it runs in your browser!

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The main difference between Tumblr and other blogging platforms is ease of use: you can create a Tumblr account with just an email account, and start posting in less than two minutes. The online publishing editor in Tumblr has templates to create and share regular text posts, videos, photos, quotes, audio files, chat logs and links.

Personalization in Tumblr is simple; you can customize theme and appearance, create extra pages, and link it to other social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. There are free and premium (paid) Tumblr themes to choose from and, if you have the necessary knowledge, you can also design your own.

Besides being a publishing platform, Tumblr offers also some social networking features, like the ability to ‘follow’ other Tumblr users as on Twitter, ‘like’ special posts as on Facebook and republish posts on your own Tumblr from other people (the so called ‘reblog’ function).

The Tumblr system lets you have a Tumblr subdomain (something like myname.tumblr.com) or link your blog to a domain name you already own. In the first case, however, it can be difficult to find a free domain name – and it’s a bit annoying as well, as there’s no way to check name availability before sending the form.

If you’d like to start a blog in the simplest possible way, give Tumblr a go. It won’t disappoint.

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Remember the days before MP3 players, where people would make mix tapes or CDs when they wanted some variety in their musical lives? 8tracks brings back the memories with a simple but addictive idea that lets users create their own playlists and share with others.

Similar to Last.fm and Pandora Radio, 8tracks lets you create a profile and search for playlists to listen to based on genre or what's popular by week or month. Then, just plug in your headphones and enjoy. If you like what you're listening to, compliment the 8tracks member in the comments feature below each playlist.

You can also create your own playlists with a minimum of 8 songs per list. Unfortunately, you have to have a copy of the song available on your computer in .mp3 or .m4a format in order to upload the song to the site. If you're a Mac user, it's even easier, as 8tracks has a downloadable uploader that allows you to click and drag songs from your iTunes library to be uploaded in a few simple clicks.

8tracks is a great way to find new music and just generally rock out on the web.

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First, create an account using the uTorrent Remote options on your desktop client (uTorrent Remote works on both Mac and PC).

You'll need a computer name and password and, if you want, a security question, so you can change computers if necessary. Then access https://remote.utorrent.com/, login and you'll have access to your torrents, no matter where you are.

The uTorrent Remote interface is very user friendly and how it works will be clear to anyone who uses uTorrent. It's not quite as polished as the desktop apps, but it is almost as complete, letting you do pretty much anything you can do on your computer. Just remember that to use it, your computer needs to be on and uTorrent needs to be running.

If you're the type of user who leave the computer on 24/7, this means that uTorrent Remote is perfect for you.

uTorrent Remote is the perfect complement for uTorrent users.

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This short, sweet game is obviously a labor of love - it's made in stop motion, with a variety of Lego figures populating a multi-colored but ominous jail. You only have one aim - to shoot everything you see - before confronting the final boss. Killego is controlled with the mouse and spacebar - there's nothing else to it.

The whole game is less than 10 minutes long, and it's easy to get the hang of. Even so, you are guided through Killego right to a funny end with more than a touch of irony. The music is atmospheric and the whole thing is short, strange but pretty cool.

Got a few minutes to waste? Check out the Lego-tastic Killego.

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Using Zoho Docs is really simple. You can create a free account (which grants you 1GB of free online storage) or subscribe to one of their paid plans, starting at $3/month for 5GB. Once you’re logged in to the system, you can access Zoho Docs from any browser, and use it as you would use any regular word processor.

Being an online app, Zoho Docs gives you access to your documents anytime, anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection. And if you’ve ever used a productivity suite, the learning curve is basically zero. Zoho Docs features a nicely designed interface and is clear and easy to use, while offering at the same time a wide array of editing tools.

Zoho Docs lets you organize your documents in folders, tag them for better management and also share them by email from the app itself. It may not be as popular as other online productivity suites, but that doesn’t mean it is any worse.

With Zoho Docs you can easily create, edit and store your documents, spreadsheets and presentations online, and access them from any computer connected to the internet.

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While this version doesn't have the survival element of Alpha, the lack of night-time and monsters make Minecraft Classic pleasantly relaxing. You have a huge selections of block with which you can build, from stone to brick, glass, and even TNT. Right-clicking the mouse places a block, left clicking destroys it. In this way to you dig underground, or into mountains, and build whatever structures limited only by your imagination.

There is no way of saving your Minecraft Classic game unfortunately, so your buildings won't last. However, as a way of spending time relaxing in a creative way, Minecraft Classic is hard to beat. If you need more permanent gameplay, check out the paid app here.

Minecraft is a phenomenon, and Minecraft Classic gives you enough to understand why it's such a popular game.

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When you enter Grooveshark for the first time, you’re invited to start searching for music. Try typing the name of a band; Grooveshark will then display a list of all the songs available from that artist. Whenever you double click, you’ll launch a built-in player, where you can start queuing up songs by dragging and dropping them onto the photostrip at the bottom of the page. The music catalog is quite extensive but, as usual, this depends also on your personal taste.

Grooveshark doesn’t require registration to listen to music, but if you want to have some interesting advanced features, you’re encouraged to create an account. Grooveshark basic accounts are free and it only requires an email address and your birth date.

Once you’re a registered Grooveshark user, you’ll be able to add songs to your personal library, create playlists, share songs on Facebook and Twitter, and mark songs as favorites, among other features. More importantly, you’ll be able to upload your own music from your hard drive.

Besides the free basic accounts, Grooveshark also offers the so called VIP accounts, with support for Last.fm scrobbling, Grooveshark mobile and the Grooveshark desktop client. VIP users also get faster customer support. The VIP accounts cost $3/month or $30/year.

In all, Grooveshark is an excellent online music service that you’re going to love – provided they include the bands you like.

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Getting a Justin.tv account is really simple, just enter your email, a password and date of birth and you're ready to go. As long as your webcam is ready, starting a broadcast takes only seconds. Your broadcasts are recorded, and you can choose to share them live or later, via Facebook or a direct link.

The ease of Justin.tv is its biggest attraction, although the downside of this is that a lot of the content is just people chatting to their webcams which isn't the best TV you're likely to watch. Other notable channels feature birdtables, aquariums, and live feed of a truck driver travelling the US.

While there are good safety guidelines in Justin.tv's help section, the openness of it means it has to be used with caution. Your profile and broadcasts are public and viewable by anyone.

Justin.tv is one of the easiest ways to be broadcasting, but it doesn't have the most engaging video content on the web.

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