The best UK websites of 2007 which include a dog version of Facebook and a site which pesters users to do good deeds - have been unveiled by Yahoo.
Every year the search engine compiles a list of the most innovative and useful British sites and judge them in eight different categories including travel, social networking and educational.
Topping the list of the most ethical websites of 2007 was The Nag, a site which sends its members daily emails telling them how to do good deeds to help save the planet.
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Doggy Snaps, a site which allows dog owners to get in touch with each other, won the best social networking category. Similar to MySpace, Bebo, and Facebook, the website lets members set up their own page or “kennel” and post pictures of their pet.
The best educational site was named as friendsabroad.co.uk which puts users in touch with penpals overseas and helps them learn new languages through online chats.
The competition is now in its sixth year and is judged by 10 journalists and web experts including Andy Williams, the editor-in-chief for Yahoo! Europe and Tom Dunmore, the editor-in-chief of Stuff, the best-selling gadget magazine.
Salim Mitha, the senior European director of Yahoo who is also a member of the panel, said: ““We’ve seen a big trend in socially aware sites - trying to be more ethical, more eco-friendly. And obviously more sites that allow people to connect who have certain passions.”
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The winners:
Ethical The Nag (www.thenag.net) : A site which helps people do one thing a month to 'make the world a better place’.
Travel World Reviewer (www.worldreviewer.com): Travel site which uses reviews of world tourist locations to inspire your next holiday.
Innovative Move Me (www.moveme.com): Online guide to moving house, from removal companies to mail redirection.
Educational Friends Abroad (www.friendsabroad.com): Social networking for learning a new language
Social Doggy Snaps (www.doggysnaps.com): Social networking for your pooch.
Weird and Wonderful Faces in Places (www.facesinplaces.blogspot.com): Snaps of faces in everyday objects.
Charitable Free Rice (www.freerice.com): Test your vocabulary while donating food aid to developing countries.
Shopping Nigel’s Eco Store (www.nigelsecostore.com): Online retailer of environmentally friendly products and gifts.
