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]
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.
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]
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]
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.
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]