Article: Useit.com (100 Million Websites by Jakob Nielson)

Do you agree with the author?

Yes, I do agree with the author. I do believe the web is expanding and it is used as an everyday tool. Most people these days use the web as research, shopping, entertainment, and many more. Businesses are also using the web to market their business and provide information.

What are the implications of the article?

Well Netcraft's latest web survey found 101,435,253 websites in November of 2006. Not all of the websites are maintained, but there are 100 million sites that people pay to keep running. Currently the web is in the maturity stages, which the rate of growth is 25% per year. Around 1994 there was no such thing as "the web user experience" because each time users went online, they encountered someting new. Since the web is in the maturity stage, users have more expectations on what a website should work.