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UNITED
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Population
- 1900: 76,212,000 - 1950: 152,271,000 - 2000: 289,339,000 -
2017: 342,000,000 |
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Personal Income
(2016) - 57,400 US Dollars / 47,700 Euro per year |
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U.S.
Territories: Northern
Mariana Islands
.. Guam .. American Samoa .. Palmyra Atoll .. Johnston Atoll .. Midway Atoll .. Wake Island .. Puerto Rico .. Virgin Islands |
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NAFTA
countries: <United States>.. Mexico .. Canada |
Reviewing Jasmine
Directory - Bryan Strome
Jasmine Directory
is an Internet directory that provides links and information
for a collection of websites in various industries. The purpose
of this website is made clear by its name and layout which favours
the classic style of a web directory. The site is designed using
a minimalist approach, where the text is emphasized, and the
graphics are presented as supplementary navigational tools. Additional
directories are presented at the bottom of the homepage.
To compensate for
the relatively low number of listings (about 11k+), Jasmine Directory
carries a very high editorial discretion and a big chunk of its
resources are manually added (CNN or The New York Times won't
pay to get listed in web directories, will they?). The directory
was established in 2009 and was awarded eight times by Ken Anderson
(webdirectoryreviews.org). The submission fee is $59/$79 for
a lifetime listing (refundable if the site gets rejected). Users
may modify their already accepted listing.
Technical/Security:
The homepage and all
subsequent pages load in less than one second. There are zero
pop-ups or technical issues encountered with extensive navigation
of through the site. The website does not have the secure connection
lock that is provided by Google Chrome for sites that are secure.
It does have a verifiable trusted insignia from Best of the Web
which indicates that it is not devoid of security. Since the
site doesn't request any financial or identifying information
other than names and emails, current security is sufficient for
it's purpose.
Main Content:
The main content of
the page is the directory itself, which is divided into fourteen
(14) broad categories, e.g. news and politics, arts and humanities,
sports, and so forth. The main content is instantly visible upon
arrival at the homepage, and there are no ads in sight to obscure
the purpose of the page. Clicking on one of the categories will
take the user to a secondary page with topics that fit into that
category. The main content is highly legible with ideal use of
white space and logical navigation paths that would allow users
of any technical level to move around easily.
Supplementary Content
(navigation):
Supplementary content
on this website is extensive and varied. Navigational buttons
lead the user to expected locations on the site -- news, blog,
contact page, and a place to submit new sites to the directory
for review -- without any extraneous information. More information
about the site's purpose is provided at the bottom of the homepage.
All in all, the supplementary content is sufficient to be useful
to anyone who visits the website.
Ads:
The site does not
contain any advertisements other than those that promote the
page itself, but there is an advertising page that indicates
there is banner space available for future sponsors.
Summary:
The professional design,
straightforward navigation, and expansive categorization of this
directory's content would be useful to most users seeking sites
in a specific category. Further, its quality lends credibility
to companies looking to use its listing due to the high editorial
discretion applied. |
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