The Most Addictive Sites on the Web, 2012

These websites are a guilty pleasure for many... they have an addictive appeal, and lend themselves to at least 30 mins of browsing per day, depending on your personal tastes. As you peruse the changing list below, remember that "SFW" stands for "Safe for Work", where the sites have clean content suitable for most viewers. Be warned, however: unless the site is expressly tagged as SFW below, be careful before you open it. Also: if you have a site to suggest for this ever-changing list: submit your favorite addictive website here...

1. I Waste So Much Time Dot Com

iwastesomuchtime.com

Somewhat SFW: The website name says it all, but it understates just how compelling the content is. Take this teddy bear poster, for example. There is tremendous talent and thought put into a seemingly-inane illustration. Or watch this kid jumping skip rope... the coordination required here is impressive. The site name is very well earned, and you'll love every second that you spend here.

Visit IWasteSoMuchTime here

2. Uncrate.com

Uncrate.com

SFW: Uncrate.com is, quite possibly, the ultimate gadget guide for men. While women are welcome to surf and purchase these gadgets, the products here are definitely geared towards the techno-loving male. The niftiest new products for iPhone, personal stereos, desktop computing, car accessories, and more. You and your office pals are guaranteed to get sucked into this buffet of interesting devices and modern machines...

Visit Uncrate.com here

3. Oddee

Oddee.com

NSFW: Oddee.com is a fascinating blog about the bizarre, weird, and strange. Yes, there are many girly pictures at this site, but there are also some really fascinating stories about medicine, geography, modern anthropology, modern art, pop culture, music, and more. Don't open this site at your office desk, as there is partial nudity on several of the icons. But definitely try Oddee with your home computer/tablet, and see why 2 million people visit Oddee on a daily basis.

Visit Oddee.com here

4. Bro Tips

www.brotips.com

SFW: This site is delightfully profound and cheeky, all at once. Bro Tips is dedicated to providing modern advice to men who want to improve themselves. Targeted at the post-adolescent, this life advice is also very pertinent to those of you over 30, even over 40. The more you read Bro Tips, the more thoughtful you're bound to get. You'll also laugh out loud at several of these insightful tidbits!

Visit Bro Tips here

5. Pinterest

Pinterest.com

SFW: Pinterest has taken the Web by storm. This is where people 'visually-curate the Internet' by showcasing photos they find interesting. High fashion, stunning nature scenes, mesmerizing animals, expensive interior design, exotic cars, foodie and culinary masterpieces, absurd clothing... all of these visuals and more. If you enjoy looking at pictures, you'll find Pinterest to be an engrossing smorgasbord for your eyeballs. Go on, give it a try. We dare you not to get hooked on Pinterest.

Visit Pinterest here

6. The Chive

thechive.com

Somewhat SFW: The Chive is all about random-but-interesting news. It is also a photo and video blog of the wacky, the inane, the curious, the thought-inspiring, and the preposterous. While the content caters to post-adolescents and college-aged youths (i.e. many photos of undergrads having fun), there is definite content appeal for anyone who likes curious news. Come see why many people claim that The Chive is 'the best site in the world'.

Visit The Chive here

7. Attack of the Cute

attackofthecute.com

Very SFW! Attack of the Cute is a crowd-pleaser! This is a photo blog, where readers everywhere contribute pictures of their cute pet cats, dogs, ferrets, rabbits, or of cute animals they discovered at the zoo. This is absolutely a family-friendly and office-friendly website. You'll even be the hit of the office if you introduce your coworkers to this place. Big thumbs up and guaranteed smiles for everyone!

Visit Attack of the Cute here

8. SpoiledPhotos.com

SpoiledPhotos.com

Not SFW: This is another memorable photo blog populated by reader submissions. In this case: outlandish and frightening photos are collected here, each photo made shocking because of an unexpected person/animal/action. Some of these photos are really comic, and others are absolutely horrific. The internet really is a bizarre ecosystem of human nature!
Visit SpoiledPhotos here

9. Dear Blank: Please Blank

dearblankpleaseblank.com

SFW: This site is about poignant written letters. Letters from a crash victim to the other driver. Letters from a gay son to his mother. Letters from a spurned lover to her ex-partner. Letters of all kinds of high emotion and bizarre human experience. This site is absolutely mesmerizing as an exploration of human experience and emotion.

Visit Dear Blank here

10. WonderHowTo.com

SFW: How to breathe fire. How to flirt like a pro. How to cut a beer bottle in half. How to tell the difference between a prostitute and an undercover cop.  How to steal a Guinness record for free throwing. How to turn your car into an armored tank. How to levitate a Zippo flame. How to detect nukes.  WonderHowTo.com is a delicious buffet of engineering, ingenuity, and curiousity. Addiction factor = 5/5
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