Atlas Obscura, Calcmoolator, Everyscape, LyricRat, Quora, RiskyRoads.org, SeeClickFix, SepiaTown, SiteJabber, StarFall.com, This we know, Waterlife, We choose the moon, "We are no so smart"
From the article: "Here are our picks for the hottest Web sites and Web trends of the year, plus some old favorites to enjoy."
I didn't mention traffic at all, just that Wikileaks has received a lot of attention (both positive and negative). It has undoubtedly been highly impactful in our society, government and media. With all the media coverage in the last couple of months, it seems like it would have been an obvious choice.
Classic:
App:
bing, box.net, dimdim, drop.io, flickr, Google Docs and Spreadsheet, meebo, mint.com, picnik, tinychat, Yahoo! Mail,
Fun:
Allrecipes.com, Boing Boing, CocktailDB, epicurious, Funny or Die, Hulu, Instructables, The Onion, Pandora, UStream, YouTube,
Info:
Craigslist, Howcast, iFixit, IMDB, indeed, Kayak, metacritic, Snopes, TED.com, Wikipedia
News:
BBC, Legitstalker, The New York Times, SI.com
Shopping:
Amazon, The Consumerist, Etsy, Restaurant.com
Social:
Facebook, Kiva, Tumblr, Twitter,
Tech:
Ars Technica, Filehippo.com, gdgt, Lifehacker, Makeuseof.com, techmeme
Undiscovered:
App:
CeeVee, Flockdraw, fur.ly, Roc,
Fun:
Band Camp, Clicker, Critical Past, Fiverr.com, "TheHotlist.com", Kideos, Locate TV, Pixton, RadioTuna, Roadside America, ShortFormTV, Shovio, WhoSampled,
Info:
Atlas Obscura, Calcmoolator, Everyscape, LyricRat, Quora, RiskyRoads.org, SeeClickFix, SepiaTown, SiteJabber, StarFall.com, This we know, Waterlife, We choose the moon, "We are no so smart"
News:
How is life today,
Shopping:
The DealMap, FoodPair, GigPark, Listia, LocalDirt, Milo, NeighborGoods, OoKong, Price Cheater, Seat Geek, SquareTrade, TinyPay.me, Zeer,
Tech:
Gizmo's Freeware, Lucy, Quirky
Edit:
I found my company, thehotlist.com is listed in undiscovered fun category when I typed the list. This made my day.