Refdesk named "Best Reference and News Resource"  — PC World - April 2004 Best Free Stuff on the Web: Research & Advice  — PC World Magazine - August 2003 Issue Refdesk named "2003: Top 100 Web Sites"  — PC Magazine 2003: Top 100 Web Sites - March 25, 2003 "Refdesk is ... the useful-site site."  — Yahoo! Internet Life '50 Most Incredibly Useful Sites' - July 2002 Refdesk named "Best General Reference Category"  — Writer's Digest 101 Best Sites for Writers for 2002 Refdesk named "Best Reference Directory for 2002"  — Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine 100 Best Sites for 2002: January 2002 Refdesk named "Best Reference Directory"  — Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine Best Student Research Sites: October 2001 "Favorite Web Site" - Gen. Colin Powell  — New York Times January 26, 2001 Refdesk named "Best Reference Site for 2001"  — Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine Best of the Web: January 2001 "Refdesk bills itself as 'The single best source for facts on the Net,' and that's hard to dispute...."  — US News & World Report Best of the Web: Information - Dec. 4, 2000 "...The self-proclaimed 'single best source for facts on the Net' lives up to its promise with well-organized links arranged both alphabetically and by category...."  — ZDNet FamilyPC Top 100 Family Web Sites - December 2000 "This well-ordered linkfest lives up to the promise 'to bring some semblance of order to the chaos of the Net."  — Forbes Best of the Web: Reference - Sept. 11, 2000 "...this site's a portal to all things factual...."  — PC World Top Search Engine Sleepers - August 2000 "...for factual information, head straight to Refdesk, an amazingly bountiful site."  — Yahoo! Internet Life '50 Most Incredibly Useful Sites' - July 2000 "...arriving at Refdesk's well-ordered home page seems like a breath of fresh air."  — The Wall Street Journal "...a superb and simple tool that brings order from the chaos."    — The Detroit News "A trusted friend to baffled surfers everywhere."    — BBC "Reference guide to all things Internet."    — CNN "...a virtual emporium of utility."    — The NY Post "Refdesk is positively breath-taking."    — Compuserve