Single-serving site explained

A single-serving site (SSS) is a website composed of a single page with a dedicated domain name and which serves only one purpose.[1] [2] The term was originally coined by Jason Kottke in February 2008,[3] although single-serving sites have existed since the dawn of the web.[4]

History

Origins

The origins of single-serving sites trace back to the creation of the World Wide Web. The oldest known single-serving site was Purple.com, which was launched in 1994. This website contained no links and its only content was a purple-colored background.[5] [6] In August 1995, wwwdotcom.com was launched, the first of several sites dubbed as "The Last Page of the Internet."[7] Mike Kuniavsky launched Tired.com in November 1997. This site asks the viewer if he/she is tired and if so, why.[8] In 1999, Zombo.com was launched, featuring a page with seven rotating colour wheels.[9] Many people view this site as a parody of several other single-serving sites created in the late 1990s. Metababy was an early single-serving site that relied on user generated content.

Spread

One of the best known single-serving sites is YTMND, created in 2001.[4] In 2007, several single-color descendants of Purple.com were launched, including SometimesRedSometimesBlue.com and LetsTurnThisFuckingWebsiteYellow.com.[5] [10] In February 2008, San Francisco-based writer Mathew Honan launched a single-serving site (now defunct) called Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle, which generates a random Barack Obama non sequitur.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 Single-Serving Sites That Are Useful, Funny, Or Weird . Craig Snyder . March 20, 2012 . MakeUseOf . March 21, 2014.
  2. Web site: Ask a Flowchart: How Do I Make a Single-Serving Site? . Matthew Honan . July 20, 2009 . Condè Nast . March 21, 2014.
  3. Web site: Web trend alert: Single Serving Sites . November 16, 2008 . Splashpress Media . March 21, 2014.
  4. Web site: Trending Topics: Single-Serving Websites . Veronica Belmont . October 13, 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20091225063934/http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/trending_topics_singleserving_websites . February 17, 2020. 2009-12-25 .
  5. News: Johnson. Paddy. 12 May 2014. Addictive Single-Serving Websites by 7 Artists. News.artnet.com. 23 October 2014.
  6. News: Arias. Ryan. 1 November 2011. Five Things you need to know about. The Tartan. Radford University. 2014-12-02.
  7. Web site: wwwdotcom.com Website Traffic and Information. . 2014. Trafficestimate.com. TrafficEstimate.com. 23 October 2014.
  8. News: Boutin. Paul. 13 July 2004. The perplexing success of Tired.com. Slate. 23 October 2014.
  9. Web site: Working IT out Reanimator . April 4, 2001 . Guardian News and Media . March 21, 2014.
  10. Web site: xhibition and interview: WHITE, YELLOW, BLUE, AND BLACK, ONE COINCIDENCE, AND ONE OBJECT.. Broskoski. Charles. 13 September 2010. permalink.gmane.org. Gmane. 23 October 2014.
  11. News: Zorn. Eric. 21 February 2008. Change of Subject:'My New Bicycle' is the new black . Chicago Tribune. 23 October 2014.

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