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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. To ensure a site is being supported well make sure the site has been updated since last viewed | 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>. Updating a webpage weekly will attract the viewer to visit the page again, and can broaden the range of users. | ||
*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 | *Having dates on content can show "how useful (and accurate) the site will be" and "how active the site is<ref>Kyrnin</ref>." | ||
[http://webdesign.about.com/od/content/qt/dating-web-page-content.htm Dating Content] explains to make sure to add dates to pages dealing with events like concerts that have a time stamp. | [http://webdesign.about.com/od/content/qt/dating-web-page-content.htm Dating Content] explains to make sure to add dates to pages dealing with events like concerts that have a time stamp. | ||
== Outside Web Sources == | == Outside Web Sources == | ||
Content links to outside websites allow for the website to be creditable. When a website has several points of view, and has a link supporting each of them it makes the site more believable | Content links to outside websites allow for the website to be creditable. When a website has several points of view, and has a link supporting each of them it makes the site more believable<ref>Morkes, Nielsen</ref>. Using credible links, and supporting topics with relevant sources that have been recognized by other related content. | ||
*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 [[Identification|identification]] of the user | *Blogs generate more audience by offering more individual voices, and encourages [[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. To maintain a credible site it must "provide comprehensive information that is attributed to a specific source | 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 [[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 | *"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 | *"If material exists online, link to it when you reference it<ref>Carroll, p. 158</ref>." | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == |
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