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From the site: "Whether you are moving or just switching for a better price, you can order everything you need for your home in one place, for free! You can find and compare packages from leading companies in more than 40 home service categories, including home phone, Internet, TV services, utilities and more."

I featured this one back in May, and it proved to be one of the most popular websites of 2008.

http://www.coolsavings.com/

You want some coupons? This site has plenty of them for all kinds of things. It's the next best thing to printing money from your home computer, but it's not against the law!

(This site may sound a little familiar... I covered it back in May and it proved to be one of the most popular Website of the Day segments of 2008. Happy New Year!)

Continuing our look at 2008's most popular websites... we're talking about websites that provide free quality software.

These programs can increase your productivity and clean up your computer without costing you a dime. Often you have to be careful of "free" software because it really can come at a cost -- sometimes adding spyware to your computer or being on a trial version of the software.

That's not the case with this list compiled by the popular website LifeHacker.

This week I am taking a look at the most popular websites from 2008... starting with one we're probably all familiar with.

Gas Buddy lets you report and view gas prices in the Houston area and beyond. It even lets you specify which part of town and which type of fuel you need.

You can earn "points" for reporting gas prices, kind of like a game where you compete against other reporters.

http://www.gasbuddy.com/

Does anyone here report gas prices... or just go there for the reports?

On most blogs and social networking websites you're allowed to have a brief "status" about yourself. Many people put "I am going shopping..." or "I just got home from school...." and so on. A lot of people just put random sayings and phrases in there, however.

This website gives you something to write when you can't come up with it on your own!

http://www.generatus.com/

The holidays will flood homes with new TVs... computers... phones... and so on, but you can't just throw away all the old stuff! (It's bad for the environment.) It's not uncommon to have to pay to properly recycle your "e-waste," but here are some websites that make it a little easier and provide more information.

Looking for a 2400 when you take the SAT? Then you want to turn to the Mystery Tutor. He looks like a terrorist, but he's really a world class scholar in hiding. He says, using his tutorials with an open mind, you can master the stressful test.

Oh yeah... it's all free!

http://www.mysterytutor.com/

http://search.live.com/cashback

Microsoft's search engine will cut you a check if you use their search engine to find and buy products online. From laptops... to TVs... to books.... give it a try. Once you reach $5.00 in your account, you can ask them to send you the money. This is on top of any other discounts the online store (like eBay or Dell) is offering.

The website got hit so hard on Black Friday they had to re-work how they do business, and they say it's better than ever. (It went down for several hours on the popular online shopping day.)

http://www.snappyfingers.com/

Looking for answers should be easy. That's why we have built the smartest and most comprehensive Question/Answer explorer on the web. We search millions of FAQ's spread across the web so that you don't have to. Use our search to find answers or to discover more.

http://www.yapta.com/

This website tracks airline tickets and emails you when it's the best time to be (when the tickets are at their estimated lowest price).

Next time you're on a flight enjoying your honey-roasted peanuts, ponder this: The average flight price fluctuates 400%. In other words, the guy next to you may have paid hundreds of dollars less for his ticket than you paid for yours. .Yapta was created to make it easy for you to find the best flight at the right price. We do this by helping you find flights based on your personal preferences, tracking prices on these trips, and alerting you when prices drop so that you can purchase tickets when they're most affordable.

ripple - Saving the world one click at a time. ripple lets you raise money for charity by viewing an ad a day, or running a web search powered by Google.

http://www.ripple.org/