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JimmyR.com is a mashup of the best sites on the internet integrated into one page. It is currently updated every 15 minutes.

Visualization software from Microsoft; free; helps your computer simulate a telescope; is a mashup of various telescopes around the world; recommended by colleague Jenny Luca

Ever wanted to take a crack at making a better version of the Yahoo search engine? Now's your chance. Yahoo announced a new initiative Thursday called Build Your Own Search Service, or BOSS. It's a set of programming tools developers can use to tailor Yahoo's search index for their own use. As part of the program's launch, Yahoo is making its web, news and images index available to developers immediately. BOSS will allow developers who sign up for a public API key to manipulate rankings and the overall appearance of the search pages, as well as create mashups of the data with other data sources.

"Just send a quick direct message to trackthis and we'll send you a direct message any time your package location changes. "Depending on how your account is set up, you can get the updates for your shipment on the web, through email, IM, or SMS. We support FedEx, UPS, USPS and DHL tracking codes."

Social Media news blog covering cool new websites and social networks: Facebook, Google, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. The latest web technology news, via RSS daily.

More and more internet users are getting familiar with the concept of RSS feeds and its uses. This has resulted in number of online and offline services to help in better RSS Management. Feedburner and Feeblitz lead the way in RSS Management services. Many a times you want to read content from different sources. While there are tools to filter RSS feed content, tools to mix, blend and Mash-up multiple RSS feeds are more important. They help you grab multiple RSS feeds and create a single customized RSS feed. Here are 10 tools worth checking out…

Track Tropical Storm Josephine, Track Hurricane Ike, Track Hurricane Hanna / Stormpulse / Hurricane tracking, mapping

Shahi is a visual dictionary that combines Wiktionary content with Flickr images, and more!

"Professional cartography is now in your hands. Maker! was designed by cartographers with an eye for detail. Style your map with shaded thematics, proportional symbols, and more. Maker! makes the tough statistical and cartographic decisions for you. Anyone can build complex, data-rich maps."