A sticky thread is a thread that is not slippery. That is, no matter how many threads have been created after this one, it will always remain at (or near) the top of the list. These threads are usually either the most popular, or state general information that everyone should know about the board. Usually it is a good idea to check the sticky threads when you first come across a board.
A metric that refers to the capacity of a site or an ad to maintain a visitor's attention (page views or minutes per page) for an extended period of time. Chat rooms and games have traditionally been considered high "sticky" content, as well as financial services sites that offer calculators and worksheets.
A website quality referring to the amount of time a visitor stays at the site. A sticky site is one with longer than average visit times. An average web page visit is five minutes.
"Sticky" refers to the ability to increase user retention time. Sticky sites are those where the visitors stay for an extended period of time. For instance, a banking site that offers a financial calculator is stickier than one without it because the user is inclined to spend expended periods using the calculator.
"Sticky" sites are those where the visitors stay for an extended period of time. For instance, a banking site that offers a financial calculator is stickier than on that doesn't because visitors do not have to leave to find a resource they need.
a message that always stays at the top, to keep it visible
an internet term used to denote a thread that is posted usually at the head of a forum
a thread at the top that is made to always stay there at the top so people can always see them
a Thread that has been marked by a Moderator, "Mod", that makes the thread stay at the top of the page, and not go down the page as other threads are replied to and new threads are created above it
a thread that has been stuck to the top of the forum
a thread that is tacked to the top of the front page in a particular forum
A website described as 'sticky' means that it keeps visitors for a relatively long period of time.
describes the value added features and services that encourage people to stay on a website or with a service.
"Stick" sites are those where visitors stay for an extended time period of time. Examples of these sites are http://www.yahoo.com, http://www.msn.com. http://www.emirates.net.ae, http://www.albahhar.com, etc
A type of topic which appears at the top of the first page only when viewing a forum. Sticky topics are often used for topics which are frequently posted, so the user will see the topic instead of posting a similar topic again. To post a topic as a sticky, select Sticky in the Post topic as radio boxes in the posting form. Note that permissions must allow you to post sticky topics for the radio box to be visible. See also: User's guide :: 4.2.3 Sticky topics, Announcement
A term used to describe websites that visitors spend a long time viewing. A website with search capacity or in depth content pages is generally more sticky than one without such features as a visitor may spend time searching the site and reading articles.
Topîc that always stays at the top of the topic list, under an annoucement (if there is one), even if this topic is old. It appears only on the first page of a forum. They are generally used to display useful content that must stays visible for everyone.
When used in terms of a Web site, sticky refers to a site's ability to keep visitors on the site once they have navigated there or encourage the visitor to return frequently (i.e., the visitors "stick" to the site).
Used to describe a condition in which a bit stays set until it is explicitly cleared. Floating-point exception flags in the FPSCR are sticky, so if one instruction sets an exception flag and another instruction is performed before the flag is tested, it is impossible to tell which instruction caused the exception.
A website that can keep a visitor on it by providing a lot of useful, interesting or entertaining content. It's usually measured in how much time the average viewer spends on the site in a month.
Stickied Topic] A thread or topic that is important and is always at the top of the board's thread-list.
A node with the sticky box checked will stay at the top of lists. On the front page, sticky appear at the top of the page. See also: default workflow, promoted