links - online tools-for web pages

These are things you can easily put on your web page, such as news, search form, weather, etc.

Sometimes you sign up for the service on their website. Sometimes you can just use it directly.

The services shown here are only ones that are free, or that charge only if you sell something through the service.

Why are they free? How do they make money?: They may have ads.; They may offer a fuller service for a cost.; They may use it as an introduction to their company, or to other services which cost.; Some may be doing it to spread viruses or spam. So be careful.

Do you have more to add? Please let us know at the contact form

maps

Google maps http://local.google.com/ Maps and satellite views of the whole world. Can make customized map and link from your website. Google : 2006

Google Gadgets http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&source=gghp Widgets to put on your website - all kinds of things. Google : 2008

P2PNet tech News http://www.p2pnet.net/newsfeedinfo A great source of world techie news. Customise headlines on your web page. P2PNet : 2009
Phayul news http://url Put Phayul Tibetan news headlines on your web page. Click on news headlines link in Anouncements box, left column, to get the code. Phayul : 2009

Phayul radio http://www.phayul.com/ Put Phayul radio player on your web page. Click on radio link in Announcements box, left column, to get the code. Phayul : 2009
Tibetan Avenue radio http://www.tibetanavenue.com/TA_Radio Tibetan music player. Copy the code from this page, and put on your web page. Tibetan Avenue : 2009

Rotating Content Tool http://rotatecontent.com/ Add dynamic content to your web pages - quotes, information, graphics, .... You can create your own content, or use others. Rotating Content : 2006
Schoolhouse Widgets http://widgets.bestmoodle.net/ "These Rotating Content Scripts allow you to display dynamic content on your webpages without any special programming skills. Just follow these instructions for adding the javascripts to your pages." Calendars, proverbs, Myths, Fairy Tales, Aesop's Fables, Arabian Nights, Douglas Adams quotes Laura : 2006

Clusty search http://clusty.com/sitesearch Get search form for your website, with custom page. → Promises never to censor or violate human rights. Clusty : 2007
Google search http://www.google.com/ Web search. Best internet search. Can sign up to get search for your website, with custom page. → But - censors inside China; CEO has publicly said that people's privacy is not important. Google : 2009
Google videos http://video.google.com/ "Search and watch millions of videos. Includes forum and personalized recommendations." → But - censors inside China; CEO has publicly said that people's privacy is not important. Google : 2009
Scroogle search Google http://www.scroogle.org/masters.html Search form for your web page. Search Google safely through Scroogle. Why safely? → No cookies. Secure connection. No records kept of searches. Scroogle : 2009

How to add twitter @anywhere in Wordpress http://wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-add-twitter-anywhere-in-wordpress/ Good how-to. I think this works for other cms / non-cms sites as well. WPBeginner : June 2010
Twitter @anywhere platform http://dev.twitter.com/anywhere/ integrates twitter into your site with a few lines of JavaScript. Twitter : June 2010

Babelfish translate for FireFox - extension http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7004 Uses both Yahoo and Google for translations; "translation will be displayed as a small popup on the same page, right below the text you wished to translate." NettiCat : oct 2009
Babelfish translation http://babelfish.yahoo.com/ Online form to enter text to be mchine-translated; link to code for putting translation form on your site. (This was at AltaVista previously.) Yahoo : 2009
Google translate http://translate.google.com/translate_tools "Add Google's website translator to your webpages, and offer instant access to automatic translation of the pages. Adding the website translator is quick and easy. Here's how to do it:" Google : 2009
How to Reach a Global Audience With Google Translate http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/11/25/how-to-reach-a-global-audience-with-google-translate/ Using Google facility to translate your web site into different langauges - discussion and links. SitePoint : nov 2009

Blip TV http://blip.tv/ Post your videos to the site to be seen and searchable by the world; also display any video on your site from Blip.tv. Has a larger size limit than YouTube, and different focus: "you have a brand of some kind, that you release new episodes on a somewhat regular basis, and that youre intending to build a show and a fan base. ... "' Blip Networks : 2009
Veoh videos http://veoh.com/ Post videos, and embed on your website. Veoh : 2009
YouTube http://www.youtube.com Post your videos to the site to be seen and searchable by the world; also display any video on your site from YouTube. YouTube : 2009

Clustrmaps http://www.clustrmaps.com Show a world map on your home page with hits from different countries. You have to sign up. Clustr Maps : 2010
Feedjit http://feedjit.com/ Map of visits (like clustrmap), and live arrival and departure traffic report Feedjit : 2007
Flag Counter http://flagcounter.com/ show country flags with numbers of visitors. Flag Counter : 2010
Google Analytics http://www.google.com/analytics/features.html show page counter, plus get much more info in your google analytics account. Google : 2007
IP2map http://www.ip2map.com Show a world map on the ip2map page with hits to your site from different countries. You don't have to sign up. IP2Map : 2007

AccuWeather.com http://accunet.accuweather.com/ "Choose from a comprehensive array of forecasts for one million locations, updated Doppler radar, worldwide satellite images and weather maps." AccuWeather.Com : 2006
Weather.com http://www.weather.com/services/oap.html?from=homewxanywhere Big obtrusive icons, but classy looking. "Display current weather information directly on your Web site for the domestic or international city of your choice. We now offer a broad range of graphical selections each with links to related maps, weather headlines and extended forecasts. Sign up today to create your customized magnet and well send you the code to add to your Web site."' Weather.Com : 2006

Word definition on page http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lookup.htm#script Double-click on any word on the page, to get a popup definition from TheFreeDictionary.com (like New York Times). Easy to do, just paste the code into web page. Using it on tibetangeeks.com! TheFreeDictionary.com : 2010