You might consider saving yourself about $20 on the Etymotic 6i earbuds.

They’ve been on my wish list for a while. :)

Oh man, I’m so anxious now.

I reaaaally need those headphones, my current ones had the wires strip off and eventually break the other week, so i’m headphone-less at the moment :)

Stock.Xchng is the best of the bunch though. As far as usefullness goes. I have posted some photographs up there and they have a better selection then some pay sites like photos.com! Best of all most of the images can be used for any purpose without paying a dime. Great Resource!!

As a designer, it allows me access to great photography from around the globe.

As an amateur photographer, it places my photography in front of many people, which is huge in this everybody-has-a-digicam kind of world.

Lastly… the community that Stock Exchange has and continues to build is testament to the lives being impacted. It’s not just some “cool site.” Just like here on MikeIndustries.com, it’s the community that makes it just plain “better than great.” SXC has a far-reaching impact.

I’ve had my photography used in 2 major magazines and more, all because of the SXC community. That’s portfolio for me—even if I did not create the article or advertisement, I can show that my photos have been used by the bigger players.

So I may have a personal bias… but of course! Best thing to hit the net.

Mike, I’m not sure that the vote should be your final decision maker—even I am voting based on my own experience and familiarity with a site. Most will just vote for the sites they know; I doubt many will open their minds to test all of the finalists out and pick the best. But I guess it’s just a poll and a giveaway… not rocket science and it does not have to be perfect.

I suspect foul play here.. Why is everyone voting for Avalon Star? I don’t get it. What am I missing?? To me the site looks to busy, what is the appeal? Mike picked it out for some reason, I am just lacking that reason. Yo Mikey, what is the dealio?

I will definitely look at all of the IP addresses of the winning entry, but I think things are fine so far.

I mean Mike, if you are already thinking on the first night that it doesn’t deserve to win, it shouldn’t be up here then. Which confuses me, because why did you put a “nominee” up here that didn’t deserve the “best picture oscar” in the first place.

But come on, you didn’t have to mock it Collin. Don’t make my baby cry. :p

Got to admit the first 150 links or so where very interesting, I spent a lot of time exploring sites I had never heard of. Thanks to all the contributors.