Your new favorite website just might have been started right here in the Keystone State. Check out these sites we found in 2011:
1. ElectNext: Before you step in the voting booth, answer a questionnaire about your political views and learn which candidate best reflects how you think. Part of DreamIt Ventures' accelerator program in Philadelphia.
2. AreYouCatholic.com: Catholics from more than 120 parishes across the globe post prayer requests and share good deeds they've accomplished. Launched by Brian Pedone, a serial entrepreneur from the Poconos.
3. Bookzingo: Buy textbooks from students on your campus or sell to fellow students. Started by a senior at the University of Pittsburgh.
4. CliqSearch: Crawls social media for what your friends (and their friends) think of businesses like restaurants and hair salons. Based in Philadelphia.
5. Nearbid: Auction your professional services to locals or find a nearby contractor for a job you need done. Run by two brothers from Scranton.
Writer: Rebecca VanderMeulen