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Back to Best of the Web by L Ritzel
Pls Click for useful Sites in following Categories:
eCollaboration tools (Having talked about the Information Age for some years we now have entered the Collaboration Age. Here some of the Webs most usefull and innovative tools available on the WWW)
Cyberhelpers (some virtual helpers, once you know them you could not live without them anymore)
Innovative Searchtool (or what is beyond Google and Yahoo?)
Finding Multimedia on the Web (Sounds, Images and Animations)
eSwitzerland (Helpful sites about Switzerland)
Travel Helpers (You are planning vacations and need some virtual help)
Information from the World Wide Web
A bit more technical Sites for the Teckies among you
eSwitzerland - Many very useful sites exist for people living or travelling in Switzerland. Since I am Siwss by origin, here some personal favorites on what is going on in Swiss Cyberspace
| Switzerland and Innovative? not really what we consider first when thinking about Swiss talents, But the country of milk, novartis and omega has actually as well brought the innovative Swatch to the world, and the Swiss Smart car is another good sample of something a bit special. This can as well be said about the first site proposed here. One young Swiss entrepreneur came up with the Blacksocks website where you can actually solve your business socks problem and through a Socks Subscription ensure that there are always some no-whole properly loocking black business socks in your (mail-) box. | |
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Swissworld - Switzerland's information portal with comprehensive information about Switzerland in its diversity. A multimedia window on the most important geographic, socio-cultural and political aspects of the country. There is more; SWISSworld Learning: Want to test your knowledge about Switzerland? Or want to know what young people are all about in Switzerland "Like", check and compare yourself to the youth of Switzerland, click here |
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Schweizerseiten - This is one of many Swiss portals with many very useful links for information from and about Switzerland. , |
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others are MySwitzerland and or then WebListe where you can find almost all existing websites and services available in Milk-country |
| What Events are going on in Switzerland. Check it out at tillate. And you will know about Chills and Samba activities in the best pubs in Switzerland | |
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Swiss News and Information portal in various languages such as German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and English is available at Swissinfo |
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Swiss traffic report (Roadwatcher), The 'Pass-strassen' condition at TCS Website. Information about Car insurance and much more |
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Want to go to the movies and make sure you are in time and the movie is in original English with subtitles. Check Cineman and you can check the actual program of almost all cinemas in switzerland and read move reviews online |
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Profil by Orel Fuessli– find all information abou the Swiss economy. All about companies in Switzerland. You need business information, here is the place to start with. The Database covers more than 400'000 companies and more than 700'000 legal persons |
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SOS Apotheken information, you urgently need a medicin. It is weekend or in the middle of the night. Check SOS-Apotheken and you will get information about where to find the closest Pharmacy still open 24 hours |
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Scenario: You finally arrived in Switzerland and need a apartment. Better than the newspaper, check on the Internet, there are possibilities to add your own advertisment for free, you can sign up for a automated search profile and will then get all the offers that fit your search profile into your inbox |
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Online Calculator for your Swiss insurances with Winterthur Car
- Haftpflichtversicherung, Teil- und Vollkasko, Unfall- sowie Bonusschutz-Versicherung
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The Geographic Database from RomanKoch hosts facts and figures about swiss geographical information. There are 29 themes and more than 16'000 objects that can be shown in lists or even visualized into maps. There is as well a cool Geographical game available where one can show his/her Geographical skills |
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The Yellowmap CityGuide is an interactive Map Service, you can find and visualize and adress in any Town or village. You can then as well find any particular business or service provider close by. |
| Holiday Calendar - Want to know when are Swiss vacations? Each canton handles it differently, impossible to keep the overview, but the Web can tell you all, check it here | |
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Want to be sure about the weather? Not sure if you should believe the weather forecast but... can't harm to have a look. Check Swiss Meteo |
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Concerts in Switzerland; want to know which Rockbands play in Switzerland, interested to join one of the many Open Air events. There are the two mayor WebGuides to have a look. The new kid in town at Starticket and the longtime TicketCorner. If you are into more Heavy, Hard and Progressive music - there is not better place to check for it than at Z7 close to Basel |
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Everything about Wilhelm Tell the Swiss legendary hero who was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head before he freed the Swiss people by shooting the Habsburg Duke Gessler - check in on Tell CH |
| Winner of Swiss Web 2005 award Map Search is one of the most innovative Map search tool all over. You can zoom in and "fly" over the map as if you would be sitting on a little airplane. Check it out here! As an alternative visit as well the similar cool map24 Swiss version here. | |
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Want to get your digital images printed? No problem, all can be done online and some days later you will have your mobile-phone shots on printed glossy photopaper delivered to your home. Check it out at Colormailer |
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Are you in the Hotel or Tourism business and are looking for an employment or an employee. Check at Jobs Hotel |
| Many of the world best and most special museums are in Switzerlands cities. There is a great offer for culture and museums freaks. Get yourself the Swiss museumspass and you get free entry to over 400 museums. Check it out here! | |
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You need some Swiss News Check the latest newspaper covering Swiss and international issues in English language - SwissNews If you are more the visual kind of person, check on NewsTV for short VDO clips on the latest News in Switzerland The Gratis/ Free way to buy and sell any stuff on the Internet in Switzerland Marca24 or then the famous eBay version Switzerland is available at eBay.CH |
