Some documentation applications, particularly wikis (including, of course, Wikipedia) have a Random Page function.
My question is - how important and useful is that? Is there any objective data available on how that affects the success of an application?
Answer
The following items make a random button more useful:
- The items are independent - i.e. are "consumed" individually
- Their relevance doesn't vary by orders of magnitude (averaged over users)
- casual exploration is a typical use case (is associated with leisure time)
Typical items are:
- encyclopaedias (including the dead tree editions)
- funny image / video collections
- Comics without a strong storyline
- Song lyrics
- Tip of the day
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