Amazing how Wikipedia works. Already updated and with a new photo, too, from last night’s game. Amazing work here. Thank you. Click here to see what I mean.
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Wikipedia on indieWIRE
I had never seen this Wiki on indieWIRE. It is pretty accurate so go ahead and add your comments if you are so inclined.
I Think This is Bad News for About.com…
…Not Wikipedia.
All those self-employed authors out there working the Google engines for editorial placements just found another outlet for their work.
Big Numbers
There are more than 1 billion people online around the world. That is such an amazing statistic. When I first went online there were less than 100,000 people connected to the Internet. How is that for growth?
According to comScore, the top five players ranked by monthly visitors include:
1. Google - 600 million plus
2. Microsoft sites - 540 million plus
3. Yahoo sites - 488 million or so
4. AOL – 240 million plus
5. Wikipedia – 240 million plus
It is surprising that Apple is now in the top 10 with 139 plus million and that Facebook has hit 100 million plus as well.
What is more amazing is that online growth is booming outside of North America and that US online usage is now at about only 20 percent of worldwide usage.
KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid
Here is a great article on web design and user interface.
It is ironic that in a high speed broadband world, the best properties have a dial-up simple look and feel. Think about it. Google, Wikipedia et al. have a look of an interface straight from 1995 - no graphics, no video, no Flash - just utility, grace and ease of use.
Utility always wins over style. Never try to trick a consumer to generate fake page views. Keep navigation simple. Everything should be easy to find and one click away. Live and learn. Good article here from BusinessWeek.