links

PHP

symfony – A wonderful PHP MVC framework that is used in many of our projects.

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor – The main site for PHP.

Social Causes

Kiva.org – Loans for entrepreneurs around the world.

NothingButNets.net – A basketball pun so good it saves lives! An organization that helps reduce easily preventable malaria deaths on the cheap.

Care2.com – Tigre Group is all about saving the Big Cats.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Making up to the world ten-fold for all the headaches MS has caused.

Blood Centers of the Pacific – Find the Hero in You. Donate Blood.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Fighting Blood Cancers.

Consumer Change – Changing the world through consumer power.

News and Information

Slashdot – News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters.

Craigslist – Free classifieds and community.

Wikipedia – The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Cross-reference before you start spreading Colbert-esque "facts".

Google News – Google's news feed. Usually with scandalous stories about others without the motto: "Don't be evil".

Yelp – Real People. Real Reviews.

Go 2 Web 2.0 – Web applications index.

Marumushi's Newsmap – Newsmap is a weighted visual representation of the Google News feed.

A List Apart – Explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices.

Blogging and CMS

MODx CMS – A powerful, flexible and SEO friendly Content Management System.

WordPress – Great for online publishing and the winner of the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards.

Design and Inspiration

COLOURlovers – Color and design community for creative inspiration.