I predict that gambling will be broadly legal in the United States by the end of this decade. It will start with online poker, which is currently legal only in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware. But it will expand from there, both in categories of games and in geographic acceptance.
CDDB (CD DataBase) The first online music database used to identify music CDs in order to obtain the missing album and track information. Developed by Ti Kan and Steve Scherf, it was originally a community driven service, but became a commercial product when CDDB, Inc. was founded in 1995.
IMDB, also known as the Internet Movie Database, is a is one of the most popular multimedia destinations on the Web, offering an extensive database of movie, TV show, and actor/actress information. The site was officially launched in 1990 and is now owned by Amazon.com. IMDB is, in a word, extensive.