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10 Websites that make browsing Wikipedia more fun / useful

Mixed ink: a collaborative writing tool that touts itself as a "fun, democratic, and elegant way for people to weave their ideas together" Their service is free.

Hackaday: modifying technology, or "hacking" is a great educational and fun pasttime. This blog is great for ideas on modding your life and working with classes on computers and other electronic devices to make useful things from discarded stuff and learn about electronics, etc.

"People love to learn by examining visual representations of data. That's been proven time and time again by the popularity of both infographics and Pinterest. So what if you could make your own infographics? What would you make it of? It's actually easier than you think… even if you have zero design skills whatsoever. Below are my two favorite infographic-making web 2.0 tools that I highly recommend. They both have pros and cons but in general are great for any beginner or novice designer. If Photoshop is a 4-letter word to you, then these sites are your friend. If you're a tech-savvy designer and illustrator, it can't hurt to check out some of the work on these two sites for inspiration."

edublog2008 winner (best educational use of video / visual): Steve Spangler's Science

Know Your Meme: RocketBoom's documentation of Internet phenomena: viral videos, image macros, catchphrases, web celebrities, etc.

Mutapic: a free online rapid picture generator

Save the Words: Web2.0 "adopt a word" - great words that are not commonly used - fun, interesting graphical interface