https://www.youtube.com/
What purpose does the site serve for the user?
Depending on the specific user, youtube can be used for many different things, you can watch videos, edit videos, or upload them to your chanel.
Why visit it?
A user would most likely visit youtube to view a video or if they are a content creator they would go on youtube to upload a video.
What purpose does the site serve for the creator?
The purpose of youtube for the creator was probably that they noticed there wasn't anything like it and they decided that it would be cool to create.
Why was it made?
YouTube was founded in February 2005, as a destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through the Web. Users can upload and share video clips on www.YouTube.com and YouTube enables video embedding that allows YouTube videos to be placed on non-YouTube pages.
https://www.amazon.com/
What purpose does the site serve for the user?
The purpose of the site for the user is to purchase an item(s) from an online store as well as being able to stream music, movies, and online books.
Why visit it?
A user would visit the site if they needed to buy something, or use it for music.
What purpose does the site serve for the creator?
The year was 94′ and Bezos was working diligently on Wall Street. At 30 years old, he began to see the internet revolution take place, and made the decision to quit his job and start an internet company. Therefore it was created to serve as an income for him.
Why was it made?
Early on, Amazon was not a retailer of "all things." Instead, the company focused primarily on books, the first of which was sold out of Bezos' garage. Of course, this has changed quite a bit over the years as the company now sells everything from toys to clothes to furniture and much more.
https://www.wikipedia.org/
What purpose does the site serve for the user?
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, and database made for giving information to users
Why visit it?
To find information, and research topics.
What purpose does the site serve for the creator?
probably to create a site easily accessible by everyone to provide information. Also that they thought it would be good to have a resource tool like this.
Why was it made?
Wikipedia was initially conceived as a feeder project for the Wales-founded Nupedia, an earlier project to produce a free online encyclopedia, volunteered by Bomis, a web-advertising firm owned by Jimmy Wales.
Julia wants to become a better home cook, so she started a blog where she can post about the recipes she tries. Each week Julia attempts a new recipe and adds a page about it to her blog. Sometimes the recipes go really well and her blog readers leave her encouraging comments. Occasionally her recipe attempts don’t go so well, but she still posts and usually gets some helpful advice from her readers. After starting to blog about the meals she makes, Julia has started to cook more often and is attempting dishes that she never would have tried before.
Unlike the massive websites you looked at before, Julia’s website is pretty small. What purposes might Julia’s site serve both for herself and for her users?
Purpose for Creator (Julia):
To get some feedback on her meals.
Purpose for Users:
To see meals created and help someone by giving them advice.