In one of the latest posts I wrote about Firefox 3 aiming to set a world record during download day. As a launch date for the new internet browser is today, ZDNET has already reported rought start in Firefox 3 download fiesta: Ready, set, kaboom. It is not a surprise as shortly after 10 a.m. PDT (Mozilla’s official launch time) they reached 14,000 downloads per minute! A few hours later situation got stable as I managed to download my own version of Firefox 3.
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All you have to do to help Firefox 3 to set a Guiness World Record for Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours is to grab the internet browser at the launch date. It will be sometime mid-June and will be announced on the Download Day 2008 website. Go there now and leave your email by clicking on the “Pledge Now!” button.
And remember to tell your friends to join!
If you have switched to a different internet browser does it mean you are an advanced web user? Do you need to be open-minded to go beyond your “default” option when it comes to surfing on the Internet? And finally, what is the difference between people sticking to Internet Explorer and those who choose an alternative option, like Firefox?
Seth Godin, in his latest blog post “Why downloading Firefox is like getting into college” presents some interesting facts that will help us to answer the above questions:
25% of the visitors we track at Squidoo use Firefox, which is not surprising. But 50% of the people who actually build pages on the site are Firefox users. Twice as many.
As he founded Squidoo he is the best guy to present these stats. He continues with a few conclusions:
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