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The 50 Best Websites of 2011

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Re: The 50 Best Websites of 2011

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Post by dools »

epi0Bauqu wrote: post #73
dools wrote: post #31

I'm sure Gabriel will pass by here at some point so I want to ask a question: do you find that going into an industry where you have absolutely no "first mover" advantage, where several others are already "doing it better" and where those you're competing against are so insanely "better resourced" than you daunting or comforting? I guess what I'm trying to learn from you is what your mental state is like on a day to…

I'm definitely "a long-term thinker." I've already been at it for over 3.5yr :). However, I got into it out of pure interest with no original intention/particular belief that it would get this far. Now though, I believe we have an established long-term vision and are executing on it.

Nice to hear some long term thinking going on. We need to cultivate that!

Re: The 50 Best Websites of 2011

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Post by tsycho »

corin_ wrote: post #49
ck2 wrote: post #46

Congrats to DDG but wow Time has the worst navigation I've ever seen for a collection. Where am I currently in that list? Where is the entire list? How do I start over? Go to the end? Why does it do full page reloads for every click?

Then you haven't seen many list features on major publications' websites. Not that there are many worse, just that this system is extremely common. There is a tiny bit of logic behind the thinking that some users prefer lists this way (the less techy you are, the more likely you're not a particularly quick browser, so these don't slow you down much, and having them on seperate pages cuts it into bitesize chunks), but…

>> There is a tiny bit of logic behind the thinking that some users prefer lists this way ...

I thought it had more to do with ads. The more pages you load, the more ads Time (and similar sites) can display.

Re: The 50 Best Websites of 2011

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Post by ivankirigin »

clark-kent wrote: post #55

Time could save us a lot of time by listing it in a single webpage. I just dislike this stale technique for getting pageviews.

Time is not one of the best publications, making this whole post odd. Their content is bad, and their format as you describe is annoying.

Why would we care? Why trust shitty publications to tell me things like what is the best stuff or who is the most important person this year - as if you could even measure it!

Re: The 50 Best Websites of 2011

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Post by voxmatt »

As much as this is obnoxious, pageview link-bait, they do have some smart calls. In addition to the YC crowd, Marco, DuckDuckGo, etc. I think they really highlighted some great blogs, including This is my Next, among others.

Re: The 50 Best Websites of 2011

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Post by pg »

timr wrote: post #27

So did Hipmunk: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2... ...and AirBnB: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2... The Instapaper guy is a long-time HN contributor, as well: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2... The headline should really be changed to something neutral.

If anyone is wondering what he means, the title initially referred to 1 of the 50 sites.

Re: The 50 Best Websites of 2011

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Post by solipsist »

iconfinder wrote: post #40
iamelgringo wrote: post #3

How many founders are able to boot strap a search engine to 8M monthly unique searches? Gabe, Jordan, and recent hires... Respect.

I made it to 1M so far.

Congratulations! Iconfinder.com is a site I use about every other day it seems. I've introduced it to a handful of other people and everyone loves it.

Thanks for making such a great site!

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