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The Urban Dictionary is an ever expanding user created dictionary of commonly used colloquial words and terms. Each entry comes with a definition as well as an example of the term in use. Site users are also able to agree or disagree with each definition providing a guide to the realiability of the term.

With over 4 million entries, the dictionary is searchable.

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This site has links to a range of tutorials, tips and tricks using all things Google. From translating documents in Google Docs to personalizing Google Maps to checking out a beginners guide to using Google search this is the site for Googleaholics.

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Worldmapper is a collection of some 600 world maps, that uses cartograms to offer comparative data around themes such Age of Death, Income etc. Each of the the countries are re-sized on each map according to the particular variable that is being mapped. Though some of the maps are quite tricky to work with at first after you get used to it, the cartograms are a great visualization. Each of the maps also has an associated pdf file.

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AwesomeStories is geat site that brings together a range of primary sources of history including written, audio, video, slideshow, digital images and documents into a story format. As the folks at Awesome Stories say

"The stories exist as a way to place original materials in context and to hold those links together in an interesting, cohesive way (thereby encouraging people to look at them). It is a totally different kind of web site in that its purpose is to place primary sources at the forefront - not the opinions of a writer. Its objective is to take the site's users to places where those primary sources are located."

Whilst the original material in the site is largely American based the approach used serves as a great model in how historical record can be assembled as a narrative.

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Google Guide is an online interactive tutorial and reference for experienced users, novices, and everyone in between.

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