PREP Community Computer Center

Popular Web Sites

African American/Black Internet Sites

• Black Web Portal: http://www.blackwebportal.com
• Black Families: http://www.blackfamilies.com
• Ebony: http://www.ebonymagazine.com/
• US Africa Online: http://www.usafricaonline.com/
• Soul Magazine: http://www.soulmagazine.com/
• Essence: http://www.essence.com
• AfroAmerica: http://www.afroam.org

Apartment Search (these sites let you search for an apartment anywhere in the US)

• Boston.com: http://www.boston.com (then select the Apartments link on the left)
• Apartments.com: http://www.apartments.com
• Apartment Guide: http://www.apartmentguide.com

Auctions (these sites allow you to buy things that other individuals are selling like in an auction)

• EBay: http://www.ebay.com

• Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com

Automobiles (these sites provide information on cars and will assist you in buying, selling or repairing your car)

• Yahoo: http://autos.yahoo.com
• MSN: http://carpoint.msn.com

Boston and Local Information & News (has all the information you would find in a newspaper and more)

• Boston.com: http://www.boston.com
• Yahoo.com: http://boston.yahoo.com

Free E-mail and Web Pages (these sites provide you with a free E-mail account and space for a Web page)

• Yahoo: http://mail.yahoo.com
• Geocities: http://www.geocities.com

House Search (these sites let you find houses for sale and loans to buy a home)

• Boston.com: http://realestate.boston.com
• Home Advisor: http://homeadvisor.msn.com

Job Offers & Employment (this sites have job listings across the Boston area)

• Boston.com: http://careerpath.boston.com
• Yahoo.com: http://careers.yahoo.com
• MSN: http://careers.msn.com

Maps (Get driving directions or street maps of any location)

• Yahoo.com: http://maps.yahoo.com

Movie Times and Listings

• Yahoo.com: http://movies.yahoo.com
• Moviefone: http://www.moviefone.com

Music (listen to music or download MP3’s to write you own music CD’s)

• Realnetworks: http://www.real.com
• Broadcast.com: http://www.broadcast.com
• Netradio: http://www.netradio.com
• MP3: http://www.mp3.com
• EmpLive: http://www.emplive.com

News

• Yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com
• CNN: http://www.cnn.com
• MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.com

Portals or Start Pages: these are Web sites that function as a directory of web sites, which are a good starting point.

• Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com
• Go (Disney): http://www.go.com
• MSN: http://www.msn.com

Shopping

• Yahoo: http://shopping.yahoo.com
• Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com
• Computer Shopper: http://www.computershopper.com

Software

• Download.com: http://www.download.com
• TUCOWS: http://www.tucows.com

Sport News and Scores

• Yahoo: http://sports.yahoo.com
• ESPN: http://www.espn.com

White Pages People Search (search for the contact information of a person who may be located anywhere in the US or elsewhere)

• Yahoo.com: http://people.yahoo.com
• Infospace: http://www.infospace.com
• Bigfoot: http://www.bigfoot.com

Yellow Pages (search for any business anywhere in the US just like using the Yellow Pages)

• Yahoo.com: http://yp.yahoo.com