As with all statistics, when reading this I tried to put it into context and realized something about my own habits, that if it is like anyone else's, probably affects these stats heavily.
When I am looking for information on something, Google is usually is the first place I look. This just as true for open source project information as it is anything else.
However, in the specific case of Drupal, I always start at Drupal.org first and only go to Google when I can not find what I need. If I need a module or theme, I go directly to the Drupal download pages. If I need some info on an API or have a support question, I go to A.D.O or the handbook.
With other open source projects, including Joomla and Wordpress, their collection of information, extensions, and community are much more spread out across the web and so I often either start at Google or I much more quickly end up going to Google after looking at their site.
In recalling my own search history, I can remember only very few instances I have typed the word "Drupal" into Google. If there are many others that are like this, it may be a contextual factor in these results.
As with all statistics, when reading this I tried to put it into context and realized something about my own habits, that if it is like anyone else's, probably affects these stats heavily.
When I am looking for information on something, Google is usually is the first place I look. This just as true for open source project information as it is anything else.
However, in the specific case of Drupal, I always start at Drupal.org first and only go to Google when I can not find what I need. If I need a module or theme, I go directly to the Drupal download pages. If I need some info on an API or have a support question, I go to A.D.O or the handbook.
With other open source projects, including Joomla and Wordpress, their collection of information, extensions, and community are much more spread out across the web and so I often either start at Google or I much more quickly end up going to Google after looking at their site.
In recalling my own search history, I can remember only very few instances I have typed the word "Drupal" into Google. If there are many others that are like this, it may be a contextual factor in these results.
August 8, 2008 - 17:51