Clickable: Wikipedia
Although I know this link will not be an unheard of resource for all of you out there reading this. However, I figure since I reference this site so much in my research and writing; I think it is a great link to kick my new program off with. Besides there is a vast majority of people out there who have no idea what Wikipedia is all about. So without further rambling…
Wikipedia is a public maintained, web based encyclopedia that represents the collective knowledge of the world (or at least of those who contribute). It is place where anyone can contribute their knowledge in writing towards a particular topic. Anyone is able to add edit or delete content as they see fit. The ability for anyone to edit an article is well supported by a thorough and well structured content accountability and validation program.
This is by far one of my favorite projects to date and I use it on almost a daily basis. I have come to rely on it so much because its community contribution model is so well structured and maintained and it really focuses reference based information gathering. It is a great place to start your research for almost any topic.