Basically, this tool is targeted at those who analyze and share the web such as researchers, power- web users, PR firms and big businesses.

After downloading the toolbar and completing the very helpful tutorial on the website you’ll be able to highlight portions of the webpage, add sticky notes to it and then save it to your profile. It also allows you to convert the webpage along with all of your notes into PDF format so you can e-mail it to people to see your thoughts about the page.

It’s really easy to set-up and use. Within ten minutes I had a PDF webpage saved and was familiar with the toolbar. It will work on multiple browsers including IE, Firefox and Chrome; all of which have their own tutorial to meet the needs of the user.

To learn more watch demo below:

WebNotes is not the only app for annotating web pages, other such tools that we profiled on MakeUseOf include RoohIt, iCyte, Ibrii, Markkit, AwesomeHightlighter and some more.

Check out WebNote @ www.webnotes.net (by Dean Sherwin)

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• Markkit: Highlighting Text in Pages Made Simple
• AwesomeHighlighter : Highlight and Share Webpages

Simply enter a keyword i.e. “finance” or “movies” into a search box and press “Go”. You will get a list of relevant websites (4 on each page) along with their image thumbnails. Hover with your mouse over a thumbnail to read website’s short description and see categories it belongs to. Websites are ranked according to their online usage statistics.

You can then narrow down or expand your results by clicking on the tabs below.

Download the Springo Express browser toolbar to see similar suggested websites to the site you are currently viewing and navigate to sites by typing keywords in your address bar (ex: “yahoo sports” will jump you directly to http://sports.yahoo.com)

Features:

• Find relevant and most useful sites on any topic.
• Enter keywords and get a list of highly relevant websites along with their image thumbnails.
• Websites are ranked according to their online popularity among users.
• Download the Spring Express browser toolbar to see suggested similar websites to the site you are viewing online and be able to navigate to sites by typing keywords in your address bar.
• Similar websites: Weblisty, Ambiently and SimilarSites.

Check out Springo @ www.springo.com

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• SimilarWeb: Discover Similar Web Pages When Browsing Web
• SimilarSites: Quickly Find Similar Sites
• Ambiently: Discover Related Websites In One Click
• YourVersion: Scans Web for Stuff You Find Interesting
• YourLi.st : Get Event Reminders by eMail

It helps you by giving logical recommendations as you type the search query. Reommendations are usually quite relelvant and also include 3-4 sentence long descriptions that popup when you mouse hover over the items.

To get started, first go and install SemantiFind Firefox extension (addon for Internet Explorer coming soon). Once installed, navigate to Google and try searching for something. Almost instantly SemantiFind should start showing suggestions

At the moment SearchFind works only with Google but support for Yahoo and Microsoft Live search is on the way.

Go to SemantiFind @ www.semantifind.com (via Lifehacker)

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• Goofram: Search Google and Wolfram Alpha at the Same Time
• Conduit : Create Your Own Toolbar

Features:

• Schedule event reminders by email.
• Customize reminder: exact time, frequency, event title/descriptions, etc.
• Browser toolbar: Found interesting article but too busy to read it now? Instantly create a reminder to check it out later.
• Free. No registration requred

Check out YourList @ [ www.yourli.st ]

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• TelePixie : Wake Up, Alert and Reminder Calls
• UnwiredBuyer – Place Last Minute eBay Bids from Mobile
• RSSBirthday: Get Birthday Notifications On Your Feedreader
• Resnooze: Sends Regular Reminders to your Email
• reQall : Helps You Remember Stuff

First you select the websites that you consider as time killers. Next you set a timer that will count the total daily time spent on those selected websites and alert you as soon as it exceeds the max. allowed time. Alternatively, you can also switch to the block mode and completely block those websites once the daily time exceeds the maximum.

8aweek.com : “The average employee wastes over 8 hours per week, mostly on the Internet. 8aweek helps you reclaim those 8 hours.“

Features

• Track and manage your browsing habbits.
• Read It Later functionality: Say you came across some cool link but don’t want to be distracted by it at the moment, 8aweek lets you easily bookmark it for later.
• Different modes: Countdown mode (sends you alerts) and Block mode (blocks websites completely).
• Check out 8aweek video demo here.

Visit 8aweek @ [ 8aweek.com ]

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• YourLi.st : Get Event Reminders by eMail
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• Timer : Set Reminder Alerts using Twitter
• RescueTime: Web-based Time Management for Geeks

Conduit Features

• Create fully customizable toolbar for any blog/website.
• Share toolbar with friends/readers.
• Add to toolbar: Google search, Rss reader, pop-up blocker, weather tool, application launcher MSN, Outlook, Word, Notepad, etc), webpage text highlighter, and lots more.
• Earn money from Conduit revenue share program.
• Get detailed reports on toolbar downloads/usage data.
• Send message/link to all toolbar users at once.
• Get custom download page for your toolbar (http://MakeUseOf.OurToolbar.com).
• Browse toolbars created by other users. (good place to get ideas)

Go to Conduit [www.conduit.com]

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• SemantiFind: Cool Suggestion Tool for Searching on Google
• Rotatee : Rotate Banners on your Website

Billeo Features

• Organize and pay bills right from the browser toolbar (Firefox, Internet Explorer).
• Schedule reminders for upcoming bills.
• View reports and visualize your spending habits (graphs).
• Compare your utility (or other) bills with others in your area.
• Store a copy of all receipts and payment confirmations.
• Billeo Password Assistant: Secure password manager and form auto-filler.
• Billeo Shopping Assistant: Auto-fill billing, name, and address details. Store and Manage online payment receipts.
• Want to learn more? Check out Billeo FAQ page OR go to demo tour section.

Note from CNET Billeo Review: Though the information is stored on your computer with AES 128-bit encryption, some personal information is transferred to the publisher of this application. Novices to advanced users looking for an autofilling tool with all-in-one bill-pay reminders may find this freeware useful.

Check out Billeo @ [www.billeo.com]

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All2Convert Features

• Upload videos you want to convert from your PC or grab them from URL (Youtube, GooglVideo, Break, etc.).
• Convert media files to: Mobile (3 GP), music (AC3, MP2, MP3 , WAV), iPod, AVI, FLV, SWF, WMV, MPEG2, MPEG4, and many other formats.
• Maximum video size: 200 MB.
• Extras: Offer browser toolbars for Internet Explorer and Firefox.
• Want to know more? Check out All2Convert FAQ section here.

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Some more cool stuff from Alexa

• Alexa: Movers and Shakers – lists websites that experienced significant changes in visitor traffic over the last 2 weeks. Sites that make to the positive part of the list usually have something interesting to look at.
• Browse web’s top sites by: Global 500, Country, Language and Subject
• Detailed traffic info for any website
• Compare traffic levels of up-to 5 websites simultaneously. Add comparison graphs to your website
• Browser toolbars (Firefox, Internet Explorer). Plus an option to create custom toolbar for your website.

Visit Alexa (http://www.alexa.com/)

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