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== Usability == | == Usability == | ||
When writing for Web Based Media, a major thing to remember is to keep the writing [[Scanability|scan-able]]. Readers should be able to process and understand | When writing for Web Based Media, a major thing to remember is to keep the writing [[Scanability|scan-able]]. Readers should be able to process and understand the writers main points quickly. Scanners need clues, signposts and highlights, so content should be shaped for scanning. <ref>Carrol,31</ref> | ||
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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== Links == | == Links == | ||
The reason writers for web based media should provide links:<ref>Carrol,39</ref> | The reason writers for web based media should provide links:<ref>Carrol,39</ref> | ||
*'''Link to another article or site are to provide attribution''' - use as references in case | *'''Link to another article or site are to provide attribution''' - use as references in case readers have no idea what writer is talking about | ||
*'''Provide context for your article''' - allows reader to expand knowledge and provides higher site following | *'''Provide context for your article''' - allows reader to expand knowledge and provides higher site following | ||
*'''Give readers extras''' - readers can do further research on their own time | *'''Give readers extras''' - readers can do further research on their own time | ||
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== Consistency == | == Consistency == | ||
Remaining consistent in focus and posts allows readers to better understand and return to | Remaining consistent in focus and posts allows readers to better understand and return to blog or writings. When writing a post, redundancy is key. Repeating oneself and going back to main points allows readers to remain focused and remember what was being written about in the first place. | ||