saundersr - Slashdot User

A Grand Unified Theory of YouTube and MySpace 166

Posted by Zonk on Friday April 28, 2006 @05:19PM from the weighty-internet-concerns dept.

Ant writes "Paul Boutin's Slate article explains the factors contributing to the success YouTube and MySpace: they are easy to use (usability), and they don't 'tell you what to do.'" From the article: "Both YouTube and MySpace fit the textbook definition of Web 2.0, that hypothetical next-generation Internet where people contribute as easily as they consume. Even self-described late adopters like New York editor Kurt Andersen recognize that that by letting everyone contribute, these sites have reached a critical mass where 'a real network effect has kicked in.'"

Comment Re:Ordinary users don't know what web standards ar (Score 1) 339

by saundersr on Monday March 06, 2006 @01:54PM (#14859510) Attached to: Firefox Community, Sickly Out of Control

those that I work with assume that 150 million people can't be wrong. those within our tech department are always publicizing Firefox, so it's no wonder people use it - when they're told how popular it is, most people are at least interested in giving it a shot. there are those people, of course, who don't understand standards as the parent stated, and they don't care how many downloads Firefox has had. IE is working for them currently and they don't see a need to switch.

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