When it comes to the internet, many people now consider themselves to be quite savvy. That doesn’t mean there aren’t things you don’t know you can do. Check out these 12 things and discover a novel new use.
1. Air Your Griefs Anonymously
Always wanted to tell people something you were worried could really hurt their feelings? Or maybe you have a deep, dark secret to share with someone but don’t feel comfortable divulging it face to face? Now you can do just this via an anonymous email or text-messaging program like Sharpmail.
2. Become A Doctor
Seems impossible, right? Not nowadays. You can earn your degree online via distance learning programs on the Internet. Achieving your academic dreams has never been so easy as it is today.
3. Learn How To Parent
Kids don’t come with an instruction manual. But, don’t fret; help is just a click away. Services like About My Kids provide struggling parents with personal coaches to help with kid issues from infants to teens.
4. Find Your 15 Minutes of Fame
You, too, can become a reality star these days. Websites like Mania TV allow you to upload video clips of yourself or your family. If the website selects your video, it may develop your reality into an hour-long show.
5. Track How You Spend Your Money
This service isn’t what you think. Using it may not keep you on top of your budget, but it will literally let you know where your money ends up by following it via its serial numbers.
6. Start a Fashion Line
Now it’s easier than you think to produce your designs and market them to the public. Services like CafePress let you upload your own designs and then select what merchandise you would like to offer them on. Everything from baby bibs to coffee mugs. Get creative and make some money.
7. Attend High School From Home
Got a student who dreads waking up each day and entering the high school halls? Check out one of the nation’s fully accredited online high schools.
8. Predict Your Own Death
Are you curious as to when you might meet your demise and comfortable with the idea of a program that predicts it? Deathclock may be just the service for you. Using information, including birth date and weight, you can generate a countdown to your alleged death.
9. Become a Published Author
Do you think you may be sitting on the next masterpiece but are having a difficult time getting it published? Look into sites like Lulu.com that are fee free, only charging a 20 percent commission for each sale.
10. Broadcast Across The Internet Waves
Always dreamed of being a DJ? Now you can, via an iPodcast. For a very minimal investment, you can host your own show.
11. Never Forget Again
Thanks to Internet nagging services like RemindMe.com, you can receive constant reminders of important events, ensuring you never miss one again.
12. Meet in Your Pajamas
Never have to travel to another business meeting again. Save time and money by using Internet services like GotoMeeting.com to bring people together easily.
If you’re looking for something new to do online, give one of these things a try. At the very least, it will relieve your Facebook addiction for a few hours.
