Onzilist

Infobox Website
name = Onzilist



caption =
url = [http://www.onzilist.com/ www.onzilist.com]
type = Social content website
registration = Free, optional
owner = Onzilist
author = Tammam Yamout
Osama Shamseddine
launch date = March 15th 2008
current version = 0.2
employees = 2

Onzilist, "on the list" or "onze (11 in French) list" is a web 2.0 concept based site. It is a community driven poll website, in which users create and "rank" lists according to popularity of the topic.

History

The site was created by Tammam Yamout and Osama Shamseddine in the summer of 2006. The lack of funding and time dedicated to the project delayed the release until March 2008.

Concept

The site's concept is based on averaging user opinion [ http://www.killerstartups.com/User-Gen-Content/Onzilistcom---Make-Your-Own-Top-11-Lists/ "Killer startups" Retrieved on 2008-04-24.] through an algorithm that takes into consideration the rank of the item verses the number of users that have re-ranked the list. It is different from other "top" sites as it takes into account the "top 11" items of any given topic rather than only the "top 10" [http://www.bloggea2.com/2008/03/20/el-top-11-de-los-rankings-mundial/ "bloggea2" Retrieved on 2008-04-24] . The site is acclaimed for its well designed interface and functionality [http://techrepublican.com/blog/smelling-the-web-2-0-roses "Tech republican" Retrieved on 2008-04-24] which helps is stand out from similar sites.

Criticism

Many criticize the site for not having proper security in place to stop users from re-ranking the list multiple times and for not allowing users to suggest their own items within lists.

See also

* Web 2.0
* User-generated content
* List of social networking websites

References

External links

* http://www.onzilist.com