50 Best Websites 2009

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Craiglook

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Craigslist is on everyone's short list for most useful website ever, but at this point, it's embarrassingly retro. The Craigslist logo? A peace sign. The user interface? Text-based. The search function? A primitive command line. Craiglook remedies those things by adding all the Web 2.0 bells and whistles we've come to expect to Craig's underlying listings data. It's not an alternative to Craigslist — it's a remix. There are image previews, a slider that controls the search radius and boxes you can check to control search categories. Finally!

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