There are definitely a lot of categories and a huge number of sites listed on 474747. The categories are Mail, Social, News, Shopping, Banks, Travel, Business, Estates, Sports, Jobs, Phones, Government, Health, Weather…it’s a long list really. There are niche categories like Car Rental and Insurance which you won’t normally find on an online directory, let alone a startpage.

Overall, if you are looking to have quick access to a diverse list of sites at the click of a button then 474747 is definitely a nice option. Oh, and there’s a Google search at the top of the page too.

Features

• Online startpage, directory of useful websites.
• You may choose a country to begin with.
• All kinds of categories available.
• Huge list of useful sites.

Check out FortySevens (474747) @ www.474747.net (By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

Bookolio’s selection of search engines include popular ones like Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, Amazon and Wikipedia. You can also get other niche searches like Dailymotion, Eurogamer, DeviantArt and IGN. Bookolio also checks the bookmark folders and organizes your bookmarks on the canvas so you can see all your favorite pages.

While I personally prefer a blank page when opening new tabs, Bookolio’s easy-to-understand interface makes this a worthwhile alternative to a power users’ workflow.  This is a worthy tool for anyone who want to save time when darting through tabs.

Features:

• Change your start page to show search engines, and bookmarked pages.
• View most visited pages.
• Alternative to speed dial.
• Quickly switch through different search engines.
• Similar Tools: Incredible Startpage.

Check out Bookolio @ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lbgmbgopjppdjfopndcniomnhpodajba

What Do You Love is a new page launched by Google that presents the search results of a query from all Google products. The search results are displayed in individual boxes placed next to one another. Each box has an arrow to browse over to the next result. A box on the far left lets you easily navigate the page.

“What Do You Love” lets you instantly find results from Google Books, Videos, SketchUp, Translate, and numerous other Google services thereby saving you valuable time.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• A new webpage launched by Google.
• Displays results from all Google services on a single webpage.
• Saves time otherwise spent on jumping from one Google service to another.
• Also read related articles:
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Check out What Do You Love @ www.wdyl.com (via Labnol) (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Bookmarks can be stored in folders and accessed from anywhere. Bookmarks can also be organized in categories and the status of each category can be set to public or private. You can also follow users like you do on Twitter and have other users follow you. Updates are displayed in your profile as news feeds for easier reading, bookmarks and users can be easily searched using the search box and bookmark thumbnails can be enlarged or reduced in size with a single click.

Features:

• Create and store visual bookmarks in the cloud.
• Browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox.
• Organize bookmarks in categories and make them public/private.
• Follow other users and send them messages.
• Get bookmark updates as news feeds.
• Similar tools: Transferr, SpeedTile, Tizmos and Only2Clicks, Linkdoozer, Skloog,SiteHoover and Thumbtack.
• Related article: 5 Excellent Firefox Extensions to Manage your Bookmarks.

Visit Wonderpage @ www.wonderpage.com

SyncBay lets you create a really simple start page, giving you one click access to eight popular sites including Google, YouTube, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Twitter, iTunes and even your email. SyncBay completely eliminates the need to open a new browser window and typing the URL, now you can just click on your favorite website icon and search, shop or bid right your SyncBay homepage.

SyncBay also allows you to customize your start page by adding up to 12 different websites that will be accessible with a single click. The tool provides easy instructions on how to set SyncBay as your browser’s home page. If you are more of a toolbar type person, SyncBay also has a toolbar that can be added to your browser and used to get alerts when you receive new email, listen to music while surfing the web, stream over 30 TV channels for free and receive latest weather reports, all for free.

Even though SyncBay doesn’t offer a whole lot of customization as some other tools, it is a really simple solution to create start pages specially for new or not-so-tech-savvy internet users.

Features:

• Create simple start page with one-click access to popular websites.
• Search, bid, shop and socialize from a single platform.
• Use the SyncBay toolbar to listen to music while surfing.
• Customize your SyncBay by adding up to 12 different websites.
• Watch random funny videos right from your SyncBay.

Visit SyncBay @ www.syncbay.com

However, what really makes Skloog different from other services is the ability to arrange your bookmarks in various categories. Each category is displayed as a tab on your Skloog page and you can switch back and forth between the tabs without any hassle. You can create as many tabs as you want, delete them, rename them or simply drag them to reposition. To easily find a bookmark, you can also search it by entering its first few letters.

You can also quickly share a number of your bookmarks by emailing them to a friend, right from Skloog. Sort your bookmarks by name, URL, date they were added or simply by popularity. In addition to your frequently visited websites, you can also use Skloog to specific web pages, documents and YouTube videos. Skloog also lets you search the web right from your start page using the search engine of your choice including Google, Bing or Yahoo! Over all, Skloog is a great way to organize your bookmarks and optimize your browsing experience by quickly accessing all your favorite sites without typing their URL.

For more info watch demo video below:

Features:

• Organize your bookmarks visually.
• Arrange your bookmarks into categories.
• Add/delete/rename tabs.
• Share bookmarks by emailing them.
• Add a custom bookmark by entering any URL.
• Search the web using Google, Bing or Yahoo!
• Search your bookmarks or sort them in different ways.
• Delete bookmarks or move from one category to another.

Visit Skloog @ Skloog.com

Logaway lets you login to multiple websites with a single click, no need to enter your username and password again and again. Once you sign-up for Logaway, you can add as many websites as you want to your account. To add websites, you can choose from a list of popular websites, browse websites by categories, search for them, or enter the URL and request Logaway to support that website. Once you choose a website, provide your login credentials for your website and they will be stored in your Logaway account securely.

Now every day when you open your browser in the morning, just head on to LogAway and login to all the websites you want right then and there. Some websites require an additional step for logging in, and for all such websites LogAway provides a bookmark bar that can be clicked to login. In addition to making the login process easy for hundreds of websites, Logaway also serves as a start page where you can different gadgets to keep you informed of things like weather, movie showtimes, sports scores, news, stock updates e.t.c. To make LogAway more secure than a traditional web service, you create a regular password as well as a Logaway key. Using the correct combination of both is the only way to log in to your Logaway account.

For more info watch demo video below:

Features:

• Create a single click log in for hundreds of websites.
• Add from a list of popular websites or suggest your own.
• Create a start page and add widgets to keep track of things.
• Video tutorials available to guide you through each step.
• Combination of password and LogAway key gives you added security.

Visit Logaway @ www.logaway.com

When it comes to startpage websites, many of them give you unlimited shortcuts options; this causes a clutter which is counterproductive ““ it makes it harder to reach your desired web shortcut. With MyFav.es you get only 4 thumbnail shortcuts. You need to add the top 4 of your most frequented sites. Of course you access MyFav.es’s options and manipulate this design by changing the row into a scrollable one or shifting from the row to grid design; however keeping the simple 4-options look is what will appeal to most users.

Features:

• A simple start page showing only 4 shortcuts by default.
• The default row display can be made into a scrollable row to add more shortcuts.
• The site can be made into a standard startpage by converting it from row to grid design.
• The list of available shortcuts is quite comprehensive and includes many popular websites.
• Similar tools: MySurfPad, Kadaza, RocketShotz, Goowy, Guzzle.it, YourMinis, Symbaloo, 43Marks, SiteHoover and Gpanion.
• Also read related articles:
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  Hittery ““ Awesome Custom Search Startpage.

Check out MyFav.es @ www.myfav.es (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Many startpages show only a few website shortcuts. Take fav4 for instance, it is minimalistic and  shows only four shortcuts. This is not preferable for people who access a variety of websites regularly. Using Kadaza, you can access a huge number of websites by a simple mouse click. You can also easily customize your personalized startpage by adding sites you like.

The site classifies sites into various categories such as News, Shopping, Career, Blogs, Food / Cooking, Phone, and more. Clicking on any shortcut opens it in a new browser tab, maintaining the original Kadaza page as it is.

The site even features a search bar; the default search engine is Google but by using a dropdown menu, you can change the engine to Yahoo, Bing, IxQuick, YouTube, or Wikipedia. You can also customize the site to change its themes or thumbnails shortcuts to achieve your ultimate startpage.

Features:

• Simple to use customizable startpage,e.
• Lists many web shortcuts.
• Lets you customize the appearance and web shortcuts.
• Includes a search bar which can be used for various search engines.
• You can set Kadaza as your homepage and access your frequently-visited sites from there.
• If you are on somebody’s else’s computer, you can get quick access to your favorite sites through Kadaza.
• Similar tools:  Favoorit, Fav4, Samfind and SiteHoover.
• Also read related articles:  How To Set Your Browser Homepage in 5 Browsers and ClutterMe ““ Simple Yet Amazing HomePage Creator.

Check out Kadaza @ www.kadaza.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

fireNotes is an addon for Firefox. It installs quickly and without any hurdles. Once it is up and running, users can press the hotkey shortcut (CTRL + Y) to display fireNotes’ toolbar which appears right below the bookmarks toolbar.

From this toolbar we can choose to add as many notes as we want. Each note has a title and a body. We can fill the note with a URL of a website to have it always available when we open fireNotes. We can also enter the URL of a RSS feed; fireNotes then retrieves new information from the RSS feed and shows it to us.

Our notes can be categorized into tabs which can also be named. The addon also has a search bar right next to the note tabs; the search engines we can use through fireNotes include Google, Bing, and Wikipedia.

Features:

• Easily integrates with Firefox.
• Save links, texts, notes, images and videos while web surfing.
• Lets us store and categorize as many notes as we want.
• Provides a convenient way to read RSS feeds while you browse.
• Our notes are store each time we exit Firefox.
• Similar tools: QuickFox Notes and Stickr.
• Also read related article: 7 Writing Addons for Turning Firefox into the Ultimate Writer’s Suite.

Get fireNotes @ fireNotes Addon For Firefox (via FirefoxFacts)