Another year of interneting has passed and a new one is upon us.
If the new year holds half the surprises and innovations of 2002 we are in for an exciting and bedazzling time to be sure. In 2002 the net offered some very special commercial and self-promoting websites, it also delivered some interesting diversions such as Alter Ego and Mensa Workout.


Listed below in no particular order are 10 of the most interesting, off the beat and path heretofore unmentioned places we have visited on the net in 2002.


Alter Ego

Would you do things differently? Welcome to Alter Ego.


Mensa Workout

"This quiz is provided for entertainment purposes only; it is not an IQ test. This score will not qualify you for Mensa. The questions on the Mensa Workout are biased towards people whose primary language is English. Mensa offers culture-fair testing throughout the world."


Who owns the alphabet?

"This asks: in the space of human awareness, who has won the battle for the basic building blocks, the very letters that make up the words with which we express ourselves? Who does the Internet's collective consciousness associate most closely with each of our 26 alphabet atoms?"


Emode's Original Inkblot Test

"Emode's world-famous inkblot test is the only online test of its kind. It is specifically designed to help you uncover your inner drives, traits, and values unfiltered by your perceptions of who you are. This test will give you a snapshot of your underlying nature."


CNN's 9-11 memorial

A truly noteworthy effort. Information and most cases a photograph of every single person lost on 9-11.


The Hoax Photo Test

"Test your pop culture literacy. All of these images have circulated widely both in the media and on the internet. A number of them have probably shown up in your e-mail. Can you guess which are the hoax photos (i.e. those that have been digitally manipulated or staged in some way) and which are real?"


Flash Award, Kunstbar

The Beatles, Picasso, Dali, Worhol? Simply to good to explain. Just go have a look!


Black Cat

Stressing out at work or over that deadline? Pop over here for a few minutes, it will mellow you right out.


DF1LM Filmmaker

"DFILM was founded in 1997 as one of the first major showcases of digital film making. The goal from the beginning was to show how new technology was allowing ordinary consumers to express themselves in exiting new ways."


Babel Fish Translation

An oldie but a goodie, the absolute classic translator:
"Auf Wiedersehen und Abschied, Frieden sind mit Ihnen. Arrivederci ed addio, pace sia con voi. Au revoir et adieu, paix soyez avec vous. Goodby and farewell, peace be with you."