The Top 100 Web Sites of 2010 - Undiscovered:Shopping
The DealMap
Looking for deals in your area? TheDealMap is a handy little Google Maps mashup that lists local discounts on shopping, restaurants, food, hotels, and much more. You can subscribe by e-mail to receive regular deal updates or download the iPhone or Android apps for deals on the go.
FoodPair
Take any food ingredient you've got (like, for example, a pear) and FoodPair serves up recipes from across the Web. You can also narrow things down by course or dish. Pears Hèléne anyone?
GigPark
Having trouble finding a doctor or a lawyer or a plumber or a mover? Who better to ask than your friends? GigPark is a social network-based work recommendation site that helps you find trusted names from people you know-it's a lot safer than aimlessly wandering around Craigslist posts.
Listia
If you're looking to pick up some free stuff, or you're looking for a place to get rid of stuff that likely won't bring in a lot of money on an auction site, check out Listia. You accrue credits for signing up and listing an item. Once you've got enough points, you can redeem them for someone else's free stuff. Listia also awards points for things like connecting your page to Facebook and inviting friends.
Local Dirt
Nothing tastes better than food you grow yourself. The next best thing is food grown as close to you as possible, without going through the factory farm industry. This site is all about local food-where to buy it, where to sell it, and how to get what you need for noshing.
Milo
Sometimes you just can't wait a full day to get a product delivered. Milo helps you find what you're looking for in your area, so you can get out of the house, take a walk, enjoy the air, and immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of your local strip mall. The information on Milo is pretty up to date, though we wish that the site would expand its selection of stores to some more local mom-and-pop-type shops. You've got your homework assignment before next year's list, Milo.
NeighborGoods
Meet and share with your neighbors (it's not too late to learn how) using NeighborGoods. Add items to an inventory of things you're willing to let others borrow, check out what you may need from the neighbors' lists, and soon you're all saving money and creating a community, online and off.
Ookong
Don't get burned by an Amazon purchase. If you know what you want and you expect a price drop (something the über-store used to honor for 30 days, but no longer does), use Ookong to keep track of the product for you. It'll notify you when the cost tumbles, so you can save money on your purchase.
Price Cheater
You're not going to find every product on Price Cheater, but those you do find are selling at a substantial savings somewhere and the site will point you to that sale. The products are all tech related, in portable media, computer, TV/video, camera, and accessory (including storage) categories.
SeatGeek
Nervous you won't get those great tickets you want for the big game or rockin' concert? You should be. They sell out fast, and they can get ridiculously expensive at the same time. SeatGeek wants to help by using that amazing magic called "math" to forecast prices and availability and when you should buy to save the most moolah.
SquareTrade
You all know what it's like to have something break, knowing you never even considered buying the extra warranty that would have given you a free fix. This site leads to bargain after-market warranties, so you don't pay ridiculous amounts at retail, with the promise of up to 70 percent off in some cases.
TinyPay.me
Overwhelmed by all of the hoops and red tape you've got to navigate to put an item up for sale on an auction site like eBay? TinyPay.me may just be the quickest and most painless way to put your goods up on the Web. The site relies on a single listing page, so you can put your items up in under a minute.
Zeer
Finding food is easy in the land of McD's and the King. Finding food that's good for you? Not always so easy. Zeer is a food search engine that has, so far, 30,000 items in its database of healthy, gluten free foods, including nutritional info. And if it's not gluten free, it'll give you an alternative.
