I would say that Norvig is an edge case both because he is in academia in general and computer science in particular. On the one hand, his website reflects research which has largely been dead-tree published, and on the other, he understands the importance of controlling the database where his information is stored as well as maintaining the integrity of that database.
Incidentally, most of Norvig's personal page is linked to content on Norvig.com, not to other sites.
[Edit] As a qualitative measure of how far Norvig.com is from the mean, imagine the comments it would draw as an "Show HN: Feedback" thread.
Incidentally, most of Norvig's personal page is linked to content on Norvig.com, not to other sites.
[Edit] As a qualitative measure of how far Norvig.com is from the mean, imagine the comments it would draw as an "Show HN: Feedback" thread.