WEB TIME WASTERS

By Thinh Vu| VOX Staff

It’s Thinh-time again, meaning more Web Time Wasters for lazy web surfers like you.

www.bugmenot.com

Ever been to a Web site that made you register so you could use their services? Well, now you don’t have to! You can go to BugMeNot, type in the Web address you want to access and get a whole list of usernames and passwords. Now you can just use other people’s usernames and passwords to download those Bleach episodes on Bleachexile.com and the Naruto manga chapters on Narutofan.com — sites that host popular Japanese animations.

www.freerice.com

Interested in putting an end to world hunger? Visit this site to get started. FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice through the United Nations for each word you get right in the vocabulary game on the site. By playing, not only will you have the chance to help end world hunger, but you will also build your vocabulary for free.

www.meebo.com

Welcome to the new world of online instant messaging. Meebo is a cross-platform instant messenger that runs right inside your browser. It groups all of the different platforms (i.e., AOL Instant Messenger, MSN and Yahoo) into one place for you to easily send messages to your buddies.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5im0Ssyyus

Who doesn’t like jolly unicorns on a magical adventure? Watch this Charlie the Unicorn video. You’ll laugh out loud.

www.musicovery.com

This site is great for discovering new music that relates to your mood or genre. By selecting what genre you’re interested in and what mood you’re in, Musicovery builds a web of different songs to fit your liking.