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<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%"><center>The '''free directory''' about '''every domain in the world''' that [[:Category:AboutUs Help|anyone can edit]].</center></div>
''Nominate sites to be featured '''[[How to become a featured site|HERE]]'''. To improve the chances of your site(s) being picked, take a look at our tip guides: '''[[How to improve website pages|"How to improve website pages"]]''' and '''[[Adding and working with pictures|"Adding and working with pictures"]]'''. You can also sign up for '''[[A little help by phone|"A little help by phone"]]''' and one of our site administrators will give you a ring to help you get started.''
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===Retail===
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[[ListaToolboxes.com]] -- An online reseller of toolboxes and cabinets, [[ListaToolboxes.com|Lista Toolboxes and More]] offers equipment that's great for organizing your garage, toolshed or machine shop. Primarily featuring equipment from [[ListaIntl.com|Lista International]], [[ListaToolboxes.com|Lista Toolboxes and More]] features toolboxes, cabinets, mobile cabinets, workbenches, tool storage cabinets, wall cabinets, computer cabinets and cabinet accessories like drawer partitions, dividers, locks and keys and little plastic boxes as well as chairs, bins and more.
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===Comparison Shopping===
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[[PriceGrabber.com]] is a tool for shopping online. This comparison shopping website provides free and information about various products, services, merchants and sellers. You can look at side-by-side comparisons of products, see extended information and reviews as well as look at ratings and reviews for various merchants. Users can be notified via email about new prices for items they want. You can search [[PriceGrabber.com]] or browse through one of 20 categories including, apparel, books, cell phones, flowers, musical instruments, photography, toys, and travel.
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===Music===
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[[AlexHan.com]] -- Saxophonist and composer [[AlexHan.com|Alex Han]] is steadily gaining attention as one of the top young jazz players in the country. This 18-year old prodigy began at the age of eight and has been profiled in numerous news outlets including [[NYTimes.com|The New York Times]] and [[ArizonaRepublic.com|The Arizona Republic]]. His self-produced debut released at age 14 received airplay on [[NPR.com|NPR]]. More recently, he signed as the youngest artist endorsee with [[RicoReeds.com|Rico Reeds]] and was awarded the Berklee College of Music Presidential Scholarship from the prestigious [[Berklee.edu|Berklee College]].
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===Blogging Software===
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[[WordPress.org]] is the home of one of the most powerful tools for online publishing, primarily used for weblogs. Beyond just housing the free software, [[WordPress.org]] is full of help files to get started with downloading and installing the WordPress software as well as lessons on how to blog, the techniques, tools and jargon as well as resources for WordPress pros. They also help with hosting your blog or give pointers on finding your own web host. The WordPress software is used by many blogs, including the [[AboutUsWeblog.org|AboutUs Weblog]].
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===Digital Music Services===
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[[RobberBaronMusic.com]] is a brand new digital music label just beginning the first rounds of finding artists. The label offers a number of technologies and help to develop a fan base using digital technology. They can help with digital distribution, building and tracking your fans and help with licensing your music.
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===Online Shipping===
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[[FedEx.com]] is more than just an internet front end for the worldwide shipper. From the website users can track shipment and get rates without registering for the site. But where [[FedEx.com]] really shines is for registered users. Users can prepare shipments, print invoices and even schedule pickups at your home or business right from their computer. You can then look at past shipments and pay your shipping bill online.
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===Location Bookmarking===
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[[Rrove.com]] is a sort of place for social bookmarking, but for places. Combining satellite views from [[GoogleMaps.com|Google Maps]], pictures from [[Flickr.com|Flickr]], and articles from [[Wikipedia.org|Wikipedia]], [[Rrove.com|Rrove]] allows users to keep, share and discover all sorts of cool places on the planet. Users create maps and write reviews of places they've been, sharing these with friends and the community. [[Rrove.com|Rrove]] also auto-create info in addition to the user-contributed content, by merging driving directions, articles and pictures, making for a unique place to share and save memories of trips, good places to eat or shops you liked.
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===Recently Featured Sites===
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* [[NetworkSolutions.com]] -- One of the leading providers for internet services offers domain name registration as well as other services from website design to hosting, promotion, email boxes and SSL certificates.
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* [[RamSign.com]] -- Porcelain enameled house numbers and nameplates in a variety of products using original manufacturing methods and drawings.
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* [[Overstock.com]] -- Offers brand-name goods at clearance prices.
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* [[MySkits.com]] -- Full of built-in tools to create a custom animations with your own backgrounds, music and characters.
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* [[HolyBling.com]] -- Provide high quality religious jewelry, for all faiths.
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* [[InformationWeek.com]] -- The weekly publication "informationWeek" provides news of business and technology field.
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* [[SecondLife.com]] -- A 3-D universe where users can create their own alter-egos and place them into a world created solely by the community of users.
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* [[AngelFire.com]] -- A free website service oriented mostly towards teenagers.
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* [[Ireland-BnB.net]] --F eatures a good assortment of places to stay in Ireland, in a variety of cities.
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* [[FileFront.com]] -- A place for users to download patches, updates, demos and mods, for your video games.
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* [[Sedo.com]] -- A website for easily buying, selling and parking domain names and websites.
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* [[52Tease.com]] -- Features 52 new T-shirt designs a year (a new one a week).
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* [[CartoonNetwork.com]] -- Flip through favorite [[CartoonNetwork.com|The Cartoon Network]] shows, watch videos and shop for items in kids and yes -- even adult sizes.
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*[[GeorgiaGhostHunters.com]] -- A non-profit group who uses scientific methods to attempt to prove or disprove the existence of paranormal phenomena, ie. spooks, spectres, wraiths, geists and ghosts.
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* [[TechCrunch.com]] -- In the technology field, there aren't many blogs that hit as hard or as accurately.
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* [[:Category:AboutUs Featured Site|<small>......more</small>]]
The concept of a fully editable website was invented over a decade ago, and is now popularly referred to as a "Wiki" -- [[wiki|more on that story here]]. [[AboutUs.org]] uses the same technology to provide a collaborative space where people can share their knowledge, add their opinions and traverse the internal links of the site to discover sites related to their personal or professional interests.
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You can visit a web site from any AboutUs article page simply by clicking on the site thumbnail on the right-hand side of the page.
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There are many Web sites which are not yet in the system, please add your website in the '''Search''' text box to the left, in the format '''MyWebsite.com''' - you should be taken to your page with in 1-6 seconds. Please let us know if that doesn't happen.
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If you know of a site, please feel free to see what information we've already gathered and if you can add something constructive, edit away! You don't need an '''[[Special:Userlogin|Account]]''' to use and make text changes to this wiki, although to upload pictures, images and other files, you will need one. See '''[[Advantages of Logging In]]''' for more benefits to having an account.
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If you'd be interested in developing a topic or helping patrol changes and welcome other people to the project, please [[User talk:Ray King|contact me]] and I'll be more than happy to explain how.
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* <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=4 About]</span> <- some general topics
Having a great AboutUs page will help expose your fundamentals to major search engines and thus make it easier for people browsing the web to find you. In addition to maximizing exposure, AboutUs itself will also be a good source of additional traffic.
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AboutUs operates mainly in a self-service mode, but if you need a little help getting started, just '''[[A little help by phone|list your webpage here]]''' and we'll have one of our site adminstrators call you and spend a little time on the phone getting you started. Also take a look at the help topics below to learn the basics of Wiki formatting or for style suggestions.
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==AboutUs is growing==
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Check out:
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* The last 300 <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.aboutusweblog.org/showCreated.py pages created]</span>
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* [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]]
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==Badge for your site!==
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If you like your AboutUs article and would like to let your users know about it, you are warmly welcome to put an [[Badge for website owners|AboutUs Badge]] onto your site which will automatically link right to your AboutUs page! It's quick and easy, just follow the instructions [[Badge for website owners|here]].
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==[[Suggestion Box]]==
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'''AboutUs.org''' values your expertise in making our site a true community-authored Wiki. The site is still in Beta, so there's plenty of room for suggestions and improvement. If you have an idea, you are welcome to put it in the [[Suggestion Box]].
