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== Dated Pages == | == Dated Pages == | ||
Dates on every page or article allow for the viewer to know when the post is made or updated | Dates on every page or article allow for the viewer to know when the post is made or updated. To ensure a site is being supported well make sure the site has been updated since last viewed. <ref>Carroll, p.29</ref> | ||
*Posted dates also increase credibility for the website, and without them the viewer will not know if the site is being updated weekly | *Posted dates also increase credibility for the website, and without them the viewer will not know if the site is being updated weekly | ||
*Having dates on content can show "how useful (and accurate) the site will be" and "how active the site is" <ref>Kyrnin</ref> | *Having dates on content can show "how useful (and accurate) the site will be" and "how active the site is" <ref>Kyrnin</ref> | ||
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Content links to outside websites allow for the website to be creditable | Content links to outside websites allow for the website to be creditable | ||
*Supporting the information with these outside sources allow for other users to see your posts, and create a stronger view for the audience | *Supporting the information with these outside sources allow for other users to see your posts, and create a stronger view for the audience | ||
*Blogs generate more audience by offering more individual voices, and encourages [http://litmuse.maconstate.edu/litwiki/index.php/Identification | *Blogs generate more audience by offering more individual voices, and encourages [http://litmuse.maconstate.edu/litwiki/index.php/Identification identification] of the user. <ref>Carroll, p. 27</ref> | ||
**Having many voices from different blogs supporting the ideas in the website broaden the range of viewers being reached | **Having many voices from different blogs supporting the ideas in the website broaden the range of viewers being reached | ||
== Relevant Content Links == | == Relevant Content Links == | ||
Having a source to an outside webpage about kittens, for example, on a Science Fiction website does not apply and is not relevant | Having a source to an outside webpage about kittens, for example, on a Science Fiction website does not apply and is not relevant. To maintain a credible site it must "provide comprehensive information that is attributed to a specific source." <ref>Carroll, p.29</ref> Make sure the [http://litmuse.maconstate.edu/litwiki/index.php/Design design] of the web page is relevant to the content being displayed. | ||
*"Ideal website content should be understandable, relevant and helpful to the site- visitors." <ref>Aldein</ref> | *"Ideal website content should be understandable, relevant and helpful to the site- visitors." <ref>Aldein</ref> | ||
*"If material exists online, link to it when you reference it." <ref>Carroll, p. 158</ref> | *"If material exists online, link to it when you reference it." <ref>Carroll, p. 158</ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||