Geniuses Surf the Web and Vote for Top 50 Web Sites

The votes are in! American Mensa, the high IQ society, announces their top 50 Web sites list as voted on by their membership.

Arlington, TX (PRWEB) March 11, 2009 -- The votes are in! American Mensa, the high IQ society, announces their top 50 Web sites list as voted on by their membership. More than 10,000 votes were cast by members during the selection process.

The Top 50 Web sites include:

•    Hulu (hulu.com)

•    Pandora Radio (pandoraradio.com)

•    Mental Floss Magazine (mentalfloss.com)

•    The New York Times (nytimes.com)

•    Google Earth (google.com/earth)

•    How Stuff Works (howstuffworks.com)

•    Merriam Webster Dictionary Online (merriam-webster.com)

•    Wired (wired.com)

•    Amazon (amazon.com)

•    LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

To view the complete list of Web sites, visit www.us.mensa.org/topsites.

American Mensa is a social and community service organization for those who score in the top two percent on an accepted, standardized intelligence test. In November 2008, members of American Mensa nominated 300 various Web sites, and voted on which ones they liked. The list was then cut to the top 100 in December. Members continued voting until February, and the 50 Web sites that received the most votes made the Mensa cut.

"The Top 50 Web sites list exemplifies the different types of members and personalities that make up American Mensa's members," said Paige Faulkner, Membership Director of American Mensa. "Our members run the gamut from plumbers to physicists, and have many different interests including astronomy, fashion and chocolate. The list is a fun way to show the different types of things our members are looking at on the Internet."

American Mensa is an organization open to anyone who scores in the top two percent on an accepted, standardized intelligence test. The organization has more than 56,000 members in the United States and more than 110,000 members around the world. Members of Mensa attend local and national events, join special interest groups such as astronomy and philosophy, and help out in their communities through various projects. Dues are $59 annually. For more information about Mensa, or to apply for membership, visit www.us.mensa.org or call (800) 66-MENSA.

For more information:

Catherine Barney; 817/607-0060 ext. 5541

Lauren Fernandez: 817/607-0060 ext. 5542

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