Subpar Parks, Beauty False and other interesting websites

Some of the most interesting websites these days are created as accounts on Instagram and Twitter. They focus on one niche subject.
What follows are a few of those websites, plus some other websites that I’ve found useful.

Subpar Parks

Graphic designer Amber Share creates funny posters of U.S. national parks using short phrases from one-star reviews by unsatisfied visitors. She posts them on her Instagram site Subpar Parks. (See article on Adweek and sample artwork above.)

Beauty False

The Instagram account Beauty False is dedicated to showing you how celebrities and Instagram influencers look without layers of makeup and heavy photo editing. (See example above showing Natalie Halcro. Also check out this article by Bored Panda.)

Typos of the New York Times

An anonymous lawyer corrects typos from the New York Times through a Twitter account. The Times dissolved its copy desk in 2017, which permitted more typos and other mistakes to slip through. Check out the website Typos of the New York Times. (See article on the Ringer.)

Six-Word Memoirs

Larry Smith launched the Six-Word Memoir concept in November 2006 as a simple online challenge asking: Can you tell your life story in six words? In doing so, he anticipated the microblogging explosion. The experiment led to a website, which begat a bestselling book series and other business opportunities. (See recent New York Times article.)

Loforo

When microblogging service Soup.io went under, Loforo stepped up to transfer users’ websites to its service. For that, I applaud them. Loforo is an easy-to-use platform that promises to be a better version of what Tumblr once was.

Flickr

I’ve been using online photo-hosting service Flickr since May 2005. The company has changed hands a couple of times since then. Current owner SmugMug acquired Flickr from Verizon in April 2018.
The service is facing tough competition from free photo-hosting services at Google and Facebook. But I still like the organizational tools at Flickr better than the alternatives.

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports provides a vital service for consumers by giving unbiased reviews of products. I always consult Consumer Reports before buying equipment such as a lawn mower, barbecue grill or vacuum cleaner.