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== Usability == | == Usability == | ||
When writing for Web Based Media, a major thing to remember is to keep the writing scan-able. Readers should be able to process and understand your main points quickly. "Scanners need clues, signposts and highlights, so content should be shaped for scanning. This means, among other things, using headings, deckheads, subheads, hyperlinks, lists and some changes in font or type." | When writing for Web Based Media, a major thing to remember is to keep the writing scan-able. Readers should be able to process and understand your main points quickly. "Scanners need clues, signposts and highlights, so content should be shaped for scanning. This means, among other things, using headings, deckheads, subheads, hyperlinks, lists and some changes in font or type." | ||
Writers for Web Based Media should use the inverted pyramid style writing. This means that the most important information comes first and then trickles down to the details to back up the important information. | Writers for Web Based Media should use the inverted pyramid style writing. This means that the most important information comes first and then trickles down to the details to back up the important information. | ||
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Remaining consistent in focus and posts allows readers to better understand and return to your writings. When writing a post, redundancy is key. Repeating yourself and going back to main points allows readers to remain focused and remember what you are writing about in the first place. | Remaining consistent in focus and posts allows readers to better understand and return to your writings. When writing a post, redundancy is key. Repeating yourself and going back to main points allows readers to remain focused and remember what you are writing about in the first place. | ||
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#Carrol, Brian. (2010). ''"[http://www.scribd.com/doc/64429015/Writing-for-Digital-Media Writing for Digital Media]"''. New York: Routledge. Retrieved 29 Oct 2012. | #Carrol, Brian. (2010). ''"[http://www.scribd.com/doc/64429015/Writing-for-Digital-Media Writing for Digital Media]"''. New York: Routledge. Retrieved 29 Oct 2012. | ||
#Usability.gov." Home | Usability.gov. United State Government, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2012. <http://usability.gov/>. | #Usability.gov." Home | Usability.gov. United State Government, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2012. <http://usability.gov/>. | ||