Cool Site of the Day was a directory that featured new and innovative websites in the mid-1990s. It has since become an archive of cool sites and still exists today. Visitors can rate sites and subscribe to a newsletter. In 2005, wiseGEEK was selected as a Cool Site of the Day.
Now that the internet has become an integral part of our lives, it is sometimes difficult to imagine the early days of the internet. In the mid-1990s, more and more people were finding they could create content that could be viewed by anyone with Internet access. This was a revolutionary concept, because before the Internet, the average person could only reach a few relatives.
The proliferation of new sites has been explosive and webmasters have experimented with new formats, ideas and content. If you were looking for something in particular, you might look to directories like Yahoo; if you want to see something new and innovative instead, you could turn to Cool Site of the Day.
The editors of Cool Site of the Day scoured the internet for maverick sites that tried new things or presented content in unique ways. A new site was introduced each day for the enjoyment of the Internet community. After the site enjoyed its one day of fame, it was featured in the Cool Site of the Day archives, which has become something of a who’s who of cool sites. The archive dates back to August 1994, which in Internet times seems like the Stone Age!
Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has continued its explosive growth and there seems to be no sign of a slowdown on the horizon. Search engines have become the new arbiters of Internet traffic, but they’re best suited for finding something very specific. If you know exactly what you’re looking for, create a search query for your favorite search engine and search. But, just like in the early days, if you want to find something interesting, you can still head over to the Cool Site of the Day.
In addition to the daily cool, Cool Site has already held contests for Cool Site of the Month and Cool Site of the Year. Sites that win these accolades are the real cream of the crop. Visitors to the Cool of the Day site can rate the site of the day on a scale of one (lowest) to ten (highest). At the end of the day, the scores are tallied and the result is recorded in the archives. Users can subscribe to their free newsletter to be informed about the latest Cool Sites.
Update May 9, 2005: The editors of wiseGEEK are pleased to announce that our site has been selected as today’s Cool Site of the Day! It is a great honor and we are especially delighted that the day coincides with the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
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