{
  "id": 3687358,
  "title": "Are websites still relevant today for the average person?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/are-websites-still-relevant-today-for-the-average-person",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T06:21:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/apogeewatcher/are-websites-still-relevant-today-for-the-average-person-4gk6"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The average person does not make a conscious decision between having a website or not. Instead, they choose how to access information online, whether it be through an app, ChatGPT, a map result, a URL, or some other means. Websites remain relevant when they serve as a destination for tasks like confirming a business's legitimacy, comparing options, making purchases, booking appointments, or reading instructions that persist beyond a single chat session. Conversely, websites become irrelevant when they are slow, malfunctioning, or lack content, as users will simply turn to an alternative option.",
  "summary": "The average person does not wake up choosing between \"website\" and \"no website.\" They choose between opening an app, asking ChatGPT, tapping a map result, or typing a URL. Websites are still relevant when those paths need a place to land: confirm a business is real, compare two options side by side, pay for something, book a slot, or read instructions that outlive a chat thread. They become…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}