Alexa.com

According to Alexa.com, the top ten websites globally are Google, YouTube, Facebook, Baidu, Wikipedia, Reddit, Yahoo, Google India, Qq, and Taobao. All ten of these sites are Web 2.0 sites. They are so popular for a variety of reasons from entertainment value to connecting with friends, family, and people around the world, to having the answer to any question right at your fingertips. Using Facebook as an example, there is so much more to it than telling people what you are doing and sharing pictures, which is mostly what it was used for in the beginning. Now you can share videos, play games, make groups, join groups, and meet people from all over the world, among many other things. As far as having information right at your fingertips, you can utilize anything from a simple search engine, to Wikipedia, to Wikis that have very specific information all in one place. It has been so interesting watching the internet grow and change into Web 2.0 and I can't wait to see what else they come up with.

Gmail

Gmail is Google's email. When it was first launched, you could only get an account by invitation. Now anyone can get an account, or several accounts if they wish. You can also link all of your accounts so that they are accessible from one account. A newer feature of Gmail is that after they filter out spam, they will filter your messages into three category folders—Primary, Social, and Promotions. Gmail also offers a search bar that will search your emails for you. You can access Gmail through any computer, tablet or phone using a web browser or the Gmail app.

Welcome to my blog!

Hello and welcome! My name is Crista and this blog is going to teach you all kinds of fun and interesting facts about food. Things you never knew you wanted to know! I got the idea for this blog when my brother-in-law asked me if I know why pistachios aren't red anymore. This discussion evolved into looking up random foods to see what interesting facts we could learn about them. Stay tuned to learn such things as why pistachios used to be red, why bananas are picked at night, and what olestra was. Thanks for reading and come back soon!