Data, facts, figures and numbers
Sidereel is One Week Old and the numbers are rather interesting.
As of Friday, April 27, 2007:
- Today: 67,732
- One Week: 188,273 (we’re only one week old)
- Three Month Average: 948,499
Not bad for a week. But the great part is that these are statistics provided by Alexa, which doesn’t even count Firefox, which represents 49% of Sidereel traffic. Check out the blog.
On a related note, Page Rank Tool is in the midst of an update. Normally it returns a consistent rank value for any given URL, unless of course, they are in the midst of an upgrade. Then you get some pretty interesting before and after rankings, as the system updates. Check it out.
On Web 2.0
Last night I got into a pretty extensive conversation with Cid about the great misnomer “Web 2.0“. The gist of the conversation was this:
The problem with the term “Web 2.0″ is that it implies the development of some new, unforeseen technology, when in actuality the developments we’ve seen in the web industry were smack-dab in the center of projected growth from inception.
The topic came up in response to direction given by a client to make something look “Web 2.0″. Now, I wouldn’t go as far to say that there aren’t particular design trends that are associated with the term “Web 2.0″, but from a designer perspective, asking for something to look “Web 2.0″ is a little like asking for something to look like a website. Thankfully, this was an aside comment for creative direction, but it illustrated a good point. Of course, if you want a Web 2.0 “how to”, this is a great place to start (always best to start with a chuckle).
If I wouldn’t go so far as to say there is a “Web 2.0″ look, I would grant that there are very dominant trends in UI and information architecture. The trend is direct, simple, clear. Not a bad set of guidelines by any means.
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The Web Design Survey
Lastly, but not fatally, A List Apart is conducting it’s annual web design survey.
Surprising little is known about those of us who do websites. Take a minute and take the survey. Who are we? Where do we live? And how many robots do we own? (that last one is for me. add it in the comment section when you take the survey, just for kicks)
