Several unique terms and phrases describe the features of services we review on this site, some easier to grasp than others. This list briefly defines terms relevant to Bored? Entertainment Websites.

Ratings

Content

We rated each website's variety and volume of content offered to fight boredom. We looked for multimedia content including video clips, flash animations, audio clips and additional features such as games, news, information and a humorous section.

Quality

We looked at the quality of the content and evaluated video clarity, game graphics, sound quality, entertainment value and more.

Organization

This criterion ranks the website according to how easy it is to find specific content, how well everything is categorized and if you can customize the site to fit your tastes.

Workplace/Kid-Friendly

We considered the violent, explicit and crude content. This review is designed to favor sites that are workplace and kid-friendly. Therefore, sites that offer "clean" pictures, humor and games rank higher. However, because of the nature of entertainment sites and the fact that the material is constantly changing, always use care when surfing the site and investigate the site before approving it for your children or accessing it from your work computer. It is ultimately up to you to judge which sites you choose to visit or share at the office or with your children.

Spyware/Adware Safe

We looked for websites that are free of spyware and adware, so you can safely fight your boredom while not damaging your computer or compromising personal information.

Visitor Help

Though these websites don't perform a necessary function, help is still important. We looked for FAQs, help sections, forums and phone and email support.

Multimedia

Humorous Video Clips

The site offers funny video clips like pranks, bloopers and more.

Sports Video Clips

The site has video clips of great or amazing sports moments.

Amazing Videos

The site has video clips of extraordinary feats.

Extreme Video Clips

The site has clips of radical or death-defying stunts, accidents or miraculous moments in extreme sports.

Flash Animation/Cartoons

The site has amusing, short cartoons for your entertainment.

Movie Clips

Offers clips of famous movie moments from the big-screen.

Audio Clips

Provides audio clips that may include celebrities, soundtracks or prank phone calls.

Pictures

There are interesting pictures to look at.

Soundboards

A soundboard allows you to add your own sound effects and play with different noises.

Illusions/Online Magic

There are illusion pictures and other forms of Internet magic.

Games

Children's Games

The entertainment website offers games appropriate for kids that are easy to learn.

Action Games

The site has games that contain action and adventure. Superhero and racecar games would fall into this category.

Sports Games

There are sport related games like soccer, football, skiing, biking and more on the website.

Brainteasers/Puzzle Games

The site has games that require some thought, may take longer to play and are logic based. These games usually do not require good hand-eye coordination.

Shoot'em up Games

The site offers shooting games where you shoot targets or enemies.

Trivia Games

The site offers games similar to trivia pursuit. Most of these games have many categories and difficulty levels.

Strategy Games

These games are similar to puzzle games in that they require more thought. Tetris is an example of a strategy game.

Card and Casino Games

The site offers playing card or casino games like solitaire and blackjack.

Arcade Games

You can find classic arcade games like Pacman, Space Invaders and Centipede on this website.

News/Information

News

There are current news stories or entertainment sections that relate news to keep you informed and fight boredom.

Entertaining Forums

There are forums where you can read and send messages to other bored people.

Horoscopes

The site offers some type of horoscope so you can get an insight into the future and see if it comes true.

Quizzes

Various quizzes may help you find your color (red, blue, white or yellow), help you know if you've found "the one" and other fun tidbits of information.

Bizarre

The site has bizarre news and stories. These will be a hit during water cooler conversations at the office.

Humorous

Pranks

The site has stories, video or audio clips of pranks or directions on how to pull a good prank of your own.

Comics

The site has comics like Family Circle, Garfield and even some original comics.

Funny Stories

There are funny stories on the site.

Jokes

The site has categories of amusing jokes.

Office Humor

The website offers office humor that may include office pranks, jokes, emails or funny pictures.

Humorous Songs

You can listen to funny songs on the site.

Organization

Search Box

There is a search box so you can search the content by keyword. This is a big help if you're looking for a certain game or video clip.

Membership Available

You are able to sign in as a member of the site. Membership benefits may include a newsletter, the site might remember your favorite games or videos or you might be able to customize the site.

Workplace/Kid-Friendly

No Violence

There are no video clips, pictures or graphic games that portray violence on this site.

No Vulgar Language

This site is free of video clips, stories, jokes, sound clips or other content that contains harsh, vulgar language.

No Crude Humor

This site doesn't contain "bathroom" or "dirty" jokes, video clips and other content.

No Sexual Images

This site is free of nude, explicate and provocative images, sound clips and written content.

No Discriminative Content

We made a point of noting which sites include over-the-top offensive content such as racist, religious or sexist jokes; however, what may be considered offensive is a highly personal subject.

Visitor Help

Email/Online Form

You can email the creator of the entertainment site with questions, comments or to submit content.

Phone

There is a phone number so you can contact customer support with questions.

Help Section

The site has a help section so you can troubleshoot, learn how to view a video clip, learn to play a game and more.

Help Forum

There is an area where you can post a question and read the questions and answers posted by other visitors.

FAQ

The Frequently Asked Questions section has answers to common questions.

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