The internet is a great place, especially when it comes to wasting time. Many of us like going out on the weekends, yet we don't always do that. There are various reasons for this, such as money, general laziness and even study – or glorified procrastination, as some students like to refer to it as.
WeekendNotes is a great timewaster but the difference between this site and the ones to be discussed in this piece is that here - there are actually very useful ideas, recipes and other types of articles. So what website do you guys think is the best timewaster?
Personally, I love
Twitter. A dynamic website with ever-changing trends and millions of people to interact with, the objective is to post Tweets of no longer than 140 characters each. As you progress, you gain followers. You also follow other people, ones whose tweets you more than likely enjoy reading. I love Twitter for the fact that it can be as anonymous as you want. Also, if you're sensitive and are easily affected by the news, you can follow news channels and only see the headline of the story. If you don't want to read it, don't click it and you don't have to. You can still have a rough idea of what's going on in the world without tormenting yourself. If you like a more personalised experience without strangers "following" you, you can always opt for Facebook.
Many of us are incessant
Facebook addicts. Facebook can be a useful tool for remembering peoples' birthdays when you otherwise wouldn't, lazy event organisation and even social interaction for the people you just don't make or get enough time to see. As with Twitter, you can update your "status", except there are more advanced privacy settings and more flexible photo options. On Facebook, your profile is more comprehensive. Some people use this site to date, others for business purposes. I love seeing the little new notification icon. Each to their own, I guess.
You can't say you've read it til you've been on
Reddit. A completely addictive site complete with anecdotes and serious contents covering a variety of topics full of your input, many of my friends spend hours here and try to reel me in by linking me hilariously addictive content. Although addictive, it's obviously not as personal as having your own blog.
After having had many different "brands" of blogs such as a
LiveJournal,
Blogger and even a
WordPress, I've recently been the most into
Tumblr because you can post just about anything on there. It's not even specifically a blog site, some bands and indie shows update their contents directly on there. Online versions of magazines are even updated on Tumblr. I love the "re-blog" feature more than anything.
If Tweeting, Facebooking, being a Redditor or even Tumbling isn't your thing, what in your mind is the best leisure tool on the internet? Perhaps you're more artistic and prefer something like DeviantArt. Or maybe you're not into any of that silly social media at all and just prefer to keep an eye on your stocks online. Of course, this would be no internet leisure article if there was no mention of
YouTube, which by the way is often a wonderful educational resource. What online gem have you discovered, that is almost purely for the purpose of procrastination?
