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Show HN: Top 2017 Websites

18 points by _ao789 9y ago

_ao789 9y ago
A automatically curated list of top websites for 2017
yodon 9y ago
With no details on how this list was generated, it's nothing more than a curiosity (searched for waffles on google, counted pages from each site, rank ordered by amount of syrup?) - and the general site layout feels so sketchy and dominated by huge search ads, I really don't want to go poking around on other pages to see what I can find.
- _ao789 9y ago
  Hey, Thanks for your feedback! The lists are curated by comparing the traffic between all sites within main categories and also by our own rating system (https://statvoo.com/page/statvoo-rating-system https://statvoo.com/page/statvoo-rating-system). p.s. You do seem to have waffles and syrup on the brain..
olympus 9y ago
I'd like to see some relative size indicated by the rankings. In the search category, Yahoo is listed at #3 behind Google and Baidu, but I'll bet it is a distant third. In the movies category, Rotten Tomatoes is listed at #3, but I'll bet it is a close race between the top three. Can you post a score metric next to their rankings? Or maybe I'm not seeing it on mobile?
Dowwie 9y ago
Would someone please explain how msn.com generates this much traffic? Do people not change the default homepage url in their internet explorer at work?
- _ao789 9y ago
  I think you're right. Most of these sort of things are due to legacy homepages pre-setup in wonkies like Internet Explorer. A lot of companies actually don't let you change things like the start-page of your browser (which you can't update either)
sml156 9y ago
How did torrenthound.com get on the list they shuttered themselves ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 https://torrentfreak.com/torrenthound-shuts-down-another-big-torrent-site-bites-the-dust-160915/ https://torrentfreak.com/torrenthound-shuts-down-another-big...
- _ao789 9y ago
  Hey, we've made some changes to the algorithm and made sure that it only takes the most current datasets. Tons more categories as well ;)
chirau 9y ago
Craigslist couldn't crack any one of these lists? MySpace is still 3rd, really?
- _ao789 9y ago
  Hey, we've made some changes to the algorithm and made sure that it only takes the most current datasets. Tons more categories as well ;) Craigslist should automatically appear with tomorrow morning's auto update.

18 points by _ao789 9y ago

A automatically curated list of top websites for 2017

With no details on how this list was generated, it's nothing more than a curiosity (searched for waffles on google, counted pages from each site, rank ordered by amount of syrup?) - and the general site layout feels so sketchy and dominated by huge search ads, I really don't want to go poking around on other pages to see what I can find.

_ao789 9y ago
Hey, Thanks for your feedback! The lists are curated by comparing the traffic between all sites within main categories and also by our own rating system (https://statvoo.com/page/statvoo-rating-system https://statvoo.com/page/statvoo-rating-system). p.s. You do seem to have waffles and syrup on the brain..

olympus 9y ago

I'd like to see some relative size indicated by the rankings. In the search category, Yahoo is listed at #3 behind Google and Baidu, but I'll bet it is a distant third. In the movies category, Rotten Tomatoes is listed at #3, but I'll bet it is a close race between the top three. Can you post a score metric next to their rankings? Or maybe I'm not seeing it on mobile?

Dowwie 9y ago

Would someone please explain how msn.com generates this much traffic? Do people not change the default homepage url in their internet explorer at work?

_ao789 9y ago
I think you're right. Most of these sort of things are due to legacy homepages pre-setup in wonkies like Internet Explorer. A lot of companies actually don't let you change things like the start-page of your browser (which you can't update either)

sml156 9y ago

How did torrenthound.com get on the list they shuttered themselves ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 https://torrentfreak.com/torrenthound-shuts-down-another-big-torrent-site-bites-the-dust-160915/ https://torrentfreak.com/torrenthound-shuts-down-another-big...

_ao789 9y ago
Hey, we've made some changes to the algorithm and made sure that it only takes the most current datasets. Tons more categories as well ;)

chirau 9y ago

Craigslist couldn't crack any one of these lists? MySpace is still 3rd, really?

_ao789 9y ago
Hey, we've made some changes to the algorithm and made sure that it only takes the most current datasets. Tons more categories as well ;) Craigslist should automatically appear with tomorrow morning's auto update.