Single-serving site
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
[edit | edit source]Origins
[edit | edit source]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.[who?] Metababy was an early single-serving site that relied on user generated content.
Spread
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- List of internet phenomena
- Microsite – Type of website
- Single-page application
References
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