Planning for a vacation is a mix of travel book perusal and asking strangers on the bus the best ways to avoid tourist trap restaurants in the heart of Rome. New website Tripbirds synthesizes the travel activities recommendation hunt as a, what else, social, crowd-sourced site. Connect with friends via Facebook, Foursquare, and Instagram to discover new destinations and gather recommendations on Read more

Can't wait until Friday to see The Hunger Games? Me neither! Thankfully there's a place you can go to get your Hunger Games fix before the film hits theaters, and see some never-before-seen content to boot . . . if you know the right pass code, that is. Point your browser to TheCapitolTour.pn, then sign in using your Facebook or Twitter account and get a better look at the Capitol. The website, Read more

As dog owners know, the hardest part of traveling is the stress of leaving a beloved pooch at a kennel filled with strange dogs and confined spaces. To save the day is Dog Vacay, an Airbnb for the four-legged set. With a design interface strikingly similar to the human vacation site, seasoned travelers will feel like they've used the site before. Believing that home dog boarding is the best Read more

You love Kickstarter. You also love Stumbleupon. Thankfully for you, Hype Machine created Kickstumbler, a website that lets you stumble new Kickstarter projects that you may not have seen otherwise. Using it is as simple as you thought it would be: just click the "Try It" button on the homepage, and you'll be taken to a random Kickstarter project. Click the "Kickstumbler and Next" buttons on Read more

Fact: Sitting at your computer while at work can cause all sorts of stress. Next time you feel an Incredible Hulk moment coming on, open your browser and take solace by surfing a novelty website. It's worth a shot, and cheaper than retail therapy. Travel back in time: YouTube Time Machine is a collection of videos categorized by year aimed to ignite nostalgia upon watching. Browse by year, or Read more

Planning your next vacation (or staycation) will be easier than ever with Nerdy Day Trips. This site is packed full of crowd-sourced locations that are of particular interest to geeks looking for adventure. Heading to the Seattle area on business? Thanks to this map, I know that there is a Museum of Communications not far from the city center that "reveals the history of the telephone and the Read more

Snap-happy sweethearts, have we got a Valentine's gift for you. Reminiscent of the candy grams once sent to classmates, Lovestagram adds a heart, pink toy camera, or cinnamon candy border to favorite Instagram shots. Created by Kaitlyn Trigger, who happens to be the longtime love of one of the Instagram founders Mike Kreiger, Lovestagram selects photos you and the Instagram user of your Read more