Dan Briklin has some good

Dan Briklin has some good thoughts on why small players matter on the web. He points out that while the big internet properties such as AOL/Time Warner and Microsoft have vast visitor numbers, the stats suggest most of us also spend a lot of time visiting much smaller sites. Big Media might strut about like it owns the place, but: "the numbers show that the contributions of the myriad of small players -- individuals, non-profits, and small businesses -- are crucial to the vitality of the web and its value to people."