Partnering in the community
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Posted By Matt Certo on 11/19 at 10:12 AM |
WebSolvers has a long history of partnering with non-profits in the Orlando/Central Florida area. We recently launched a pro-bono site for UCP of Central Florida, a charitable organization that serves children with special needs.
I also wanted to make mention of another project with which we're charitably involved. A group of Rollins College students has partnered with a group of artisans in Otavalo, Ecuador to help them deliver their goods to market. We've pledged financial support for the endeavor. Do some holiday shopping at http://www.mercadootavalo.com/!
One HUNDRED MILLion Web Sites (ah-ha)
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Posted By Rochelle Knight on 11/06 at 11:15 AM |
Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox email came in and the “100 Million Websites” title caught my attention (as well as started me quoting Austin Powers / Dr. Evil lines in my head). Those who use the web always talk about the internet in terms of “large” and “vast” and that weird cloud image but probably never really think about what those words really mean when it comes to numbers. The article quotes "even if only half the sites are maintained, there are still more than 100 M sites that people pay to keep running” --- that’s a lot of information out there… 101,435,253 million and growing to be exact.
Nielsen, one of the founders and advocates of web page usability (read his bio), further goes into a little bit of the history of web sites, the growth stages, web usability changes, and future predictions. Ultimately it’s just a teaser for an upcoming seminar on web usability but I thought this information was interesting in showing how many people currently use the internet and not just for searching.
So… 200 million by 2010? I agree with Nielsen, I think we’ll surpass that as more and more companies recognize the benefits of having a presence online (not to mention the personal sites, blogs, etc.).