Cory Doctorow points to a new tool, GetContentSize, that evaluates what portion of a Web site is content, as opposed to formatting and other junk. When applied to this site, here is GetContentSize’s report:
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com
Total page size: 32939 bytes (not including images, attached scripts or style sheets)
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[NO CONTENT]
UPDATE (1:00 PM): Adrian Holovaty, the author of GetContentSize, writes that he has fixed the bug that caused this site to be labeled as content-free. Now the site rates as 38.7% text content. Now that it’s fixed, GetContentSize looks pretty useful in diagnosing sites that have too much baggage and too little content.
How much content do you post?
I found a site via Ed ward Felten’s site that takes a look at your page and analyzes how much