The 'Best of the Web Directory'

updated 2:22 p.m. ET March 30, 2005

If Google or Yahoo searches aren't your idea of conquering the Web's vastness in an efficient manner, Forbes.com's "Best of The Web's" directory will deliver the highly relevant results you are seeking.

Our editors continue to uncover the most interesting and useful sites in scores of well-defined categories, from Tax Planning to Vacation Rentals to the best Web Browsers and Parenting Blogs. You'll find more than 3,000 sites reviewed here, each selected according to five criteria: Content, Design, Speed, Navigation and Customization. Looking for only the best of the best? Our Forbes Favorites are clearly marked at the beginning of each category.

Socking it to spyware
Think e-mail spam is bad? Then you haven't been hit with spyware. In fact, there are probably electronic parasites feeding on your computer right now. Click here to find out what to do from Forbes.com.

Sitelines: Out, out, damn bots!
After a rollercoaster decade that created, lost and created again billions in wealth, the Internet is finally fulfilling many of its original visions. Unfortunately, not all of those riding the Web boom are in it to enrich lives or improve your Internet experience. Click here to find out more from Forbes.com.

Finding your mobile mojo
These days you can tell a lot about a person from his or her cell phone and the ring tones it plays. For those who live on the cutting edge, click here for a rundown of the latest and greatest in cell phones from Forbes.com.

Web browsers
Firms like Microsoft and AOL make their browsers free and chock full of bells and whistles. However, the barriers to entry in the browser market are low and other more nimble players have developed alternatives that are now superior in many ways to market leading browsers like Internet Explorer, which controls 90 percent of the market. Click here to find browsers that scan and load Web pages faster, offer plenty of perks and tend to keep you safer from viruses and spyware than most of the big boys.

Search engines
Each year the World Wide Web gets wider. Luckily, the search engines that comb it for relevant sites and answers to our queries are getting better. Click here to find out more.

Banking
Of all the major Internet activities tracked since March 2000, online banking has grown the fastest. Banks see online banking as a value-added customer service, and are taking great pains to create user experiences that reinforce customer trust and a recognition of what every online customer wants: convenience and speed at low cost. Click here to find out more from Forbes.com.

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