It looks that everyone today loves or plays free games. Well, since so many sites host them, it’s almost impossible neglecting them. But the real question that lies ahead, is do we really love flash games, or are they just a default option people play when they’re bored.
The issue gamers don’t know is that many free games we play are themes that developers took lots of time and effort to program. The old flash games of the past are long gone, and today’s games are highly advanced, and some even have complexity equaled to several offline PC games.
While developers improve along the way it’s quite surprising to know that sites we browse very simple, some are not designed well and many are packed with popping ads that bother the user. So how can we find a online games site that offers the best experience to the average user?
But lets start with the basics, we have to understand that most free games sites don’t charge a dime from visitors so we mustn’t complain on the banners, since many of them use it as the only means for revenue, yet still a webmaster must find the optimal sweet spot that combines earning money and making the sites users happy.
So how can you find the better ones you ask? Well, to be frank, Yahoo is doing a great job at ranking sites, so the simplest thing to do is opening your favorite search provider and type this keywords- free games, games or free online games.
The higher results usually provide better sites, but do try all the sites, since personal taste is something A search provider can’t really forecast.
Also, look for racing games sites that have a nice diversity of categories, those ones usually have a better order of things and will make it easier for you to browse and explore the content easily. The last is a must and usually upgrades your experience, the feature I’m talking about is social interface- ratings, comments, profiles and some sites even offer blogs and groups.
Everyone knows them if not uses them. Social media sites are the biggest thing in the online world.
here’s a nice review of some cool social bookmarks you should all use.
1- Stumbleupon- A social network and browser toolbar which allows users to channel surf the internet. Here is a great example to profile at Stumbleupon: http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/aquariumpassion/ http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/royalt78/
2- Clixwlix- A great pligg site that allow you to bookmark your favorite links such as: http://www.clixwlix.com/story.php?title=dress-up-games-for-girls
3- cloudytags- Another great site for keeping your records and your favorites sites: http://www.cloudytags.com/index.php?idlink=233583&Section=linkdetails
4- .folkd.com- .folkd.com is a powerful PR 8 site allow you to save your favorite sites and to comment on other sites as well, here are examples of profiles from this great site: http://www.folkd.com/user/arcaderush
5- Reddit- Popular social news website with a large user base, this site focus on specific topics like Internet, computer, computer games. http://www.reddit.com/user/arcaderush/ http://www.reddit.com/user/royalt/
6- Digg- with no doubt Digg is the largest and most popular social news website on the internet. Includes a separate video, blogs and image section. http://digg.com/users/Aquariumpassion/history http://digg.com/users/royalt78
7- Dekut.com- new pligg site with up growing user base. This site like other pligg site allow you to bookmark your favorite sites such as this one: http://www.dekut.com/story.php?title=free-online-games-play-free-games-at-bgames-com
8- Diigo- Very powerful site with bookmark toolbar that allow you to bookmark your favorite site from around the net: http://www.diigo.com/user/aquariumpassion
9- faves.com- PR 4 Site with section dedicated for records and bookmarking favorites url’s suchj as this profile pages: http://faves.com/users/christino/tag/free+games http://faves.com/users/Moses2222
10- Mister wong- With Mister Wong you can search for the best websites, save them and share them with others for free. Search and discover new and interesting websites! Here some samples: http://www.mister-wong.com/user/rotem/