Best and worst websites - Slashdot (Best)

Slashdot is a news website focused on technology. It has a very simple layout that works, in which its moderators post articles throughout the day that are linked to various other sites for further reading. Also, it allows its users to discuss these topics without having to leave Slashdot.

What makes Slashdot different from the rest is its community. Their slogan is "news for nerds, stuff that matters." The average Slashdot user is a tech enthusiast that approaches articles with the mindset that other like-minded users will generate a conversation, which can be either entertaining, instructive, or sometimes both.

Best and worst websites - Yahoo! (Worst)

Yahoo! is Google's main competitor in the search engine business. Its homepage contrasts with that of Google's; while Google's homepage is simple and straightforward, Yahoo!'s homepage floods the user with information, with its goal to lure the user into clicking its articles to pursue further reading.

The problem with such a page is that not only most of this information clutters the website, causing it to load slower than Google and harder to focus with, a lot of these articles are useless for the average user, because while one might be interested in sports, another might not care about celebrity drama.

I believe that most users have shifted to Google over Yahoo! because they would rather read their news or random articles in websites specialized for such purpose, rather than Yahoo!'s jack-of-all-trades-but-master-of-none approach.

Best and worst websites - 4chan (Worst or Best, depending on who you ask)

Before Reddit, there was 4chan. While Reddit is known for its moderators, AKA Redditors, and their restrictive nature in some subreddits, 4chan is broken down into several boards in which users can post anonymously. 4chan's website is plain in layout but heavy in content.

Some might say that the ability to show one's true nature without the need for identity is what makes 4chan so special, as there are posts of either a controversial or private nature that would not be shared otherwise. I would like to believe that for the Internet to belong to the people, rather than the governments, websites such as 4chan should be allowed to exist, even if there are wrongdoers that abuse such power.

Best and worst websites - Reddit (Best)

Reddit's main appeal is that there's a subreddit for everyone, and it does so in a very simplistic, even if text-heavy way. Reddit is a social media website that allows its users to post articles or comments within subreddits that are relevant to their interests. Do you like discussing world news or politics? There's a subreddit for that. Or maybe you are interested in sharing your seashell collection? There's a subreddit for that as well.

This inclusiveness and the ability to participate in multiple subreddits with the same account are what make reddit a website for many that will stay for years.

Best and worst websites - Google (Best)

Can you name one person that does not use Google on a regular basis? I am sure they exist, but they are few and for good reason. Google's website is simple, straight to the point, and yet it has so much to offer.
At the core of it all, Google is used as a search engine, and it does that better than any of its competitors. It also offers other features, such as Google Drive for cloud storage, Gmail for email access, without allowing them to get in the way of its central service.