Dan Briklin has some good thoughts on why small players matter on the web. He points out that while the big internet properties such as AOL/Time Warner and Microsoft have vast visitor numbers, the stats suggest most of us also spend a lot of time visiting much smaller sites. Big Media might strut about like it owns the place, but: "the numbers show that the contributions of the myriad of small players -- individuals, non-profits, and small businesses -- are crucial to the vitality of the web and its value to people."