http://www.viewpoints.com/Entertainment-Web-Sites Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:26:27 GMT Reviews about Entertainment Web Sites http://www.viewpoints.com/TicketLiquidator-review-29f04 <p>I have 3 young children who love and frequent shows in NYC, so, I am pretty aware of ticket prices and ticket agencies. Last week I found out at the last moment that Yo Gabba, Gabba was in town. I contacted my usual choices and NO luck, except for a few undesirable seats. The prices and Ticket Liquidator seemed really reasonable so I took a chance while feeling a little nervous. Well, we got center orchestra and the last moment on a sold out show. The tickets were emailed before the promised time and they even followed up to check if we were happy with their service. It's our new favorite place to get tickets for sports, shows and circuses too. Can't say enough, they take the stress out of the whole getting good tickets thing. 100% recommend them!!</p> <p>Naira--NYC</p>... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:26:27 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/TicketLiquidator-review-29f04 kidlife 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/997music-review-51bb <p>997music.com is a internet radio station that offers free online music content and social networking all in one. As you tune in to your favorite station and listen to streaming music you are earning points for gift cards. You can also earn points by visiting your profile, visiting artists groups, when you are added as a friend or invite a new friend, by posting comments to or creating blogs and by voting on or receiving votes for Hot or Not.</p> <p>They have a variety of different music to listen to. Like, The Hitz, 80's, 90's, country, rock, jazz, holiday music, even a comedy station and more.There is also a section that list events, celebrity entertainment news and pictures, a live chat, forums and mobil apps.</p> <p>I thought this was great. When you click on the station you want to listen to it shows you the artist name, some information about them, the name of the album the song is from and the year it came out. You can also choose to see the lyrics and song history too. You can send 997music song...</p>... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:56:44 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/997music-review-51bb LDRWeber 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Hits4Pay-review-fede3 <p>I use Hits4Pay but there are other PTC (Pay To Click) sites that I like better. It doesn't hurt to join as many PTC websites as you can. If you are serious about making any real money by using paid to click sites then you should probably join them all. It is easy money and these sites do pay. </p> <p>I don't like that Hits4Pay needs your social security number in order to pay you. They want you to fill out a IRS W-9 tax form in order to claim your money. I have only earned $14.04 (including the $10.00 bonus) so far so I am not yet near the $25.00 minimum pay yet. Plus their ads take longer than usual to load. They do however allow you to open up the ad in a separate window then come back to it later and you will see that it has credited you. The website keeps great records of the ads you view but it's not really necessary for them to do so in my opinion. If you are interested in joining Hits 4 Pay and need a referral link please use mine. Just remove the space between the website and my user...</p>... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:56:57 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Hits4Pay-review-fede3 Rachel1919 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Blockbuster-Online-review-473b <p>I just recently migrated here in the united states of america and I am what people would say as a movie addict, in the positve sense of the word, that is I watch movies a lot and a tv addict as well. I am able to watch a lot of movies and tv shows in a single day. So when I arrived here in the US I was very shocked how expensive it is to watch a movie so I asked a friend to refer me to a video store and that when I discovered blockbuster. Well here in florida there are not a lot of video stores so blockbuster is really there, i think at least one in each city. so opting to enroll in the total access thing it is really easy for me to rent online and exchange it immediately after viewing a movie in a nearby store...as compared to netflix..so for me blockbuster would be the best thing to do in terms of saving in watching movies...</p>... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:41:03 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Blockbuster-Online-review-473b gilgals 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Rhapsody-com-review-f4230 <p>I've been on the Rhapsody band wagon for going on 5 years now.  I do not think there has been a better way to get music than this product.  For about 15 bucks a month you have millions of artist at your finger tips and you can load this to most music players to take on the go.</p> <p>I have found hundreds of bands with their suggestions and play if off as if I was the one that discoverd them, but really it was 100% because I was on Rhapsody.</p> <p>If you are a fan of tunes, check out Rhapsody and I assure you that you will not be let down.</p>... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:55 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Rhapsody-com-review-f4230 cobdan 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Gamefly-review-00c66 <p>I'm a father with two boys and two different game consoles.  Wow, my kids go through games like crazy.  After spending several 100 dollars on games in just a few months I looked for alternatives.  Gamefly has been my answer.  For $22 a month they can get 2 games at a time and send/receive as many games as they want.  Instead of spending $200+ in just a few months, that's all I spend all year and my kids get to play a lot more games.  I never have to worry about one of my boys brining a just bought $60 game to me saying "I don't like this one".  Now we just drop it in the mail and get a different one.  And they have all the new games that they want to play for both of the game consoles.  If they find a game they actually want to keep, Gamefly's prices are at a very good discount.  I can't recommend this service enough.  It has saved me a bundle of money and with the holidays coming that's always good.</p>... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:34:14 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Gamefly-review-00c66 Bluejeans1234 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Gamefly-review-12760 I have had Gamefly since late July and I am already canceling my subscription at the end of this month. I would say at first this idea was great and getting the game was really quick but as time went on service has gotten worse and worse. I got the trial memebership for 12.95 and for a month they got the games on my list to me and very fast. But once my trial membership was up it was all down hill from there. It takes about a week to get a new game and I don't live that far from the distribution center. I have had games on my que that are lower priority that get sent to me before my first choices even though the availability says that I should get my first choice. I just think they reel you in with good service the first month and then you are just a number to them after that and could care less what games you do or don't get. I know though for a fact that when I first started the trial portion of my membership that service was great so it makes me think that all of there attention...... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:54:52 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Gamefly-review-12760 jesse24882000 2 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-6cbd <p>I would highly recommend Netflix to anyone!  I started using Netflix after I dropped my cable company because I was constantly getting ripped off, and charged more by them. I was so frustrated and was looking for something cheap, but with much variety for me to choose from.  My husband told me about netflix so we went online and checked it out.  I couldn't believe at how cheap it is, only $9 a month!!!!  YOu are able to pick which shows, movies, sitcoms, and reality shows you want to watch.  YOu can go online and add more shows or movies to your instant queue, or see what all they have available for you.  NOt only are you able to watch whetever you want, when you want, but you also pick what new movies you want to have delievered TO YOU and in what order.  You dont have to worry about going out, spending the gas, and money to rent movies, because it is included in your netflix subscription.  I highly recommend this product to anyone!!</p>... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:38 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-6cbd ddunne1 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/DIRECTTV-review-7c803 <p>We moved into our new home 5 years ago.  The house was built cable ready.  The local cable company only had to hook up their equipment in order to provide service to us.  We chose not to use local cable service and to go with DirectTV.  Their installer came, hooked up the system and left.  Their channel lineup was good and we were happy with the service.  We went with AT&amp;T for home telephone and DSL for internet.  I have never been happy with AT&amp;T - I think they are a rip off - but that's for another review.  Fast forward to this month.  Just like most other folks we have been reviewing our income and outgo and decided to make some changes.  The local cable company was offering high speed internet and telephone service for about the same cost as AT&amp;T but with higher speed and no long distance charges.  We decided to go with it and to keep DirectTV because we were basically happy with the service.  The cable company sent someone to hook up the system and found that they could...</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:46:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/DIRECTTV-review-7c803 dinnerdiva 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-8cb04 <p>I have had nexflex for quiet a while now and love it I can get a movie with out having to rush to the video store and hope the movie i want to see is there .they have different plans that you can pick from rent one or two or more movies at a time and keep them as long as you need to If you dont get to watch it one weekend you can watch it the nexted and not have to rerent it or any late fees because you did not get it back in time my monthly fee comes out of my account every month I dont need to worry about missing a payment as you send the movies back in the envelope they provide they will send the next one on your list to you it take at least 2 days to get as soon as the post office scans it in netflex knows and sends the nexted one to you.. You can also give netflex as a gift to someone you pay for them month they get the movies if your friends or family like it they can join and you can trade movies with them. it is cheaper than block buster was .</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:26:08 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-8cb04 tdurigun 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-6eb3 <p>now this is a high quality company. I usually recieve my movies within 1 day and the online service with over 40,000 movies is phenominal. I personally think the online feature is the best feature. For those of you with an Xbox 360 or a child that has one it can send from your comp to the game system the movies and you can watch them on the tv. All this for just 8.99 a month thats for the one out at a time plan and unlimited online viewing of the ever changing online system. now to me thats cheaper than renting and with the average person having a game system and a computer in their house anymore this is like a steal. I suggest everyone join you wont regret it .</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:01:02 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-6eb3 BenjiStout 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Snopes-review-43ab5 <p>I have been using <strong>Snopes</strong> every since I can remember getting emails.  A few short months after I started using the internet and email daily of course I was hit up with email "chain" letters, scams, hoaxes and sob stories by everyone from a Nigerian who had a million dollars they wanted to give me to free gift cards from Applebees for forwarding this message.  A friend suggested using this site, and now, not only am I older and wiser when it comes to recognizing the email equivalent of junk mail, but I am also armed with one of the best scam detectors out there. </p> <p><strong>Snopes.com</strong> is fast and easy to use. You simply type in the subject line or a few keywords of content from your message (or even a story that someone has told you) and find out if it is fact or fiction.  You can also find out details about how this so called story started and when. I admit now I work for a consumer protection website, and one of the first things I do before writing about a bogus email message is start my fact...</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:42:47 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Snopes-review-43ab5 LisaCarey 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/hulu-com-review-0c9a5 <p>I first found <strong>hulu.com</strong> when searching for a place to watch an episode of "Super Nanny" that sounded interesting. I tried to watch it online, but for some reason my computer just wouldn't work with the site. Doing a search I found <strong>hulu,com</strong>, but not Super Nanny. </p> <p>Interestingly enough I DID find the second part to a television show that I had given up on.  I DVR'd the first episode, not knowing that it was a two part movie.  Here I was hanging in the wind about how the television movie ended and I was able to watch it online for free at <strong>hulu.com</strong>. </p> <p>I admit, I enjoy <strong>hulu.com</strong> and every once in a while visit it to find something unique for my children to watch (they have veggie tales on there) or just to see what is available.  I am not exactly as thrilled with it as many of the other reviewers out there.  I am much happier just DVRing my shows and planning the week ahead of time. </p> <p> I find it is easy to get lost on <strong>hulu.com</strong>, and that it is hard to find what I am looking for.  There is...</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:29:46 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/hulu-com-review-0c9a5 LisaCarey 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/IMDB--27601-review-72cc5 <p>I am so bad with names.  I can remember faces and people (so other Viewpoints writers please don't change your photos too much) and it is so annoying to be watching a movie and think, "I've seen them before, now who is that?" Followed then usually by, "Now what movie did I see them in?"  Since my husband is a walking wikipedia, I can usually turn to him for the answer, but when I can't <strong>IMDB</strong> is the first site I visit to find out about movie credits, actors, story lines, plots and all the other trivia I need for both personal and professional use. </p> <p><strong>IMDB</strong> (the Internet Movie Database) is overflowing with information from both the knowledgeable and the fanatical.  It is true that much of the information is accurate and helpful, and quite often far more than I want to know. But one of the most entertaining features about this site is finding out all the other television shows and movies that some of my favorite or just memorable actors have been in.  </p> <p>Visitors can contribute their own trivia...</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:17:58 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/IMDB--27601-review-72cc5 LisaCarey 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/PaperBackSwap-com--26737-review-95bb <p>Paperbackswap has saved me hundred of dollars, introduced me to new authors and is very convenient and easy to use. It's free to join, and they'll even give you 2 free credits for listing your first 10 books. The only required cost is for postage, which depending on the weight of the book can run around $2 and up per book. It works on the credit system. When someone requests your book, you package it and mail it (the sender pays for postage). When the book is received, you receive a credit that you can use to request any book you want. If the book you want isn't currently available in their huge inventory, you can add it to your wishlist and you'll be notified when the book is available for you to request. There are minimum condition guidelines for the books to help ensure that no one receives a nasty book, and there are procedures set up to handle those instances where the condition guidelines are not adhered to. They do have some additional optional features available for a nominal fee....</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:35:58 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/PaperBackSwap-com--26737-review-95bb snag 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Custom-Astro-Charts-review-e8802 <p>The Blogger site, birthchartsblog, has moved to a new domain, customastrocharts.com.  Its stil in the works, but the background is super cute and there are already some super valuable learning tools, visual aids, and reference materials so that you can start on your way learning the art of Astrology.  Its really very scientific in nature, though some are not serious about it and consider it to be more of a pseudo-science.  The phases of the moon are kept up to date there and some resources are listed to get free mini readings.  It educational, its fun, and its good, clean entertainment.  Feel free to check it out and scoot around the pages.  There will be more stuff up soon!</p>... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:18:32 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Custom-Astro-Charts-review-e8802 scarywoodwitch 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/YOUTUBE--265776-review-86492 <p>I thought that <strong>Youtube.com</strong> was simply for posting your "home movies" for lack of a better term to show off and have a laugh until a client asked that I used the videos there within some other work I was doing for them.  Include a video in an online article from Youtube I asked?  Yes, it is fun, it is easy and when they say a picture is worth a thousand words they can also say a video is work 100,000.  </p> <p><strong>What I like about Youtube.com </strong></p> <p> </p><ul><li>easy to use search engine </li> <li>offers alternatives if it can't find what you want </li> <li>offers suggestions to other videos on your topic </li> <li>allows you to leave and read comments </li> <li>both personal and professional videos are available </li> <li>can find something on just about every topic from DIY home improvement to homebrewing and everything in between </li> <li>find out about latest trends, trouble that kids get into and even watch portions of the news using Youtube</li> <li>fun stuff, love stuff, just lots of stuff </li> <li>and it's free to include those videos in your webpage, blog or post...</li></ul>... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:29:36 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/YOUTUBE--265776-review-86492 LisaCarey 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Disney-Movie-Club-review-15156 <p>The Disney Movie Club has a great selection of movies you just don't see for sale at the stores.  BUT, where are all the blockbusters?  I am forced to buy big name movies like, Aladdin, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland, etc., etc.  elsewhere because the DMC just doesn't offer them.  Apparently, they go into some vault -whatever that means.  I wanted to build my collection and figured I would have no problem hitting my commitment with all the blockbusters I want to buy, but instead I have to buy other movies which isn't so bad, but not what I expected at all.</p>... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:37:47 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Disney-Movie-Club-review-15156 DrewToo 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/free-kibble-review-960e4 <p>Freekibblekat.com is a site for pet lovers who care and want to help but aren't sure how. Play meow trivia to win free kibble to provide to shelters for hungry cats. You win 10 free pieces of kibble each time you play and it doesn't matter if  you get the answer correct or not. You still win free kibble and you just might learn something new! Once you answer the meow trivia, click on the top of the page and play bow wow trivia to feed the shelter dogs as well. Play once (one meow and one bow wow trivia game) per day and sign up for a daily email reminder so you don't forget to get kibble donated each and everyday.</p>... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:10:20 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/free-kibble-review-960e4 LDRWeber 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Catster-review-5c6c <p>Catster.com is a fun informative web site on all things cats! There are fun polls and surveys. Like "would you give CPR to your cat?" or "what role does your cat play in your life? soul-mate, family member, best friend, or wild cat that lives with me". They have the ultimate breed resource where you can meet other fans of your favorite breed or explore thousands of cat profiles. The offer a free cat care guide book that will help you with anything you need to know about cats.You can ask or respond to questions and find the best places for pets in your area.You can also find your local pet friendly businesses, services and park listings. Find reviews of pet places or write reviews of pet places you know of to help others. There are many different blogs that offer information and advice. Their forum has over 25 categories like choosing the right cat, travel tips, laws &amp; legislation. There is even a support center to help you say goodbye to your cat when the time comes. You can join...</p>... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:05 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Catster-review-5c6c LDRWeber 5