6 Characteristics of the Web
- Immediacy- easier and less time-consuming to "broadcast" or "publish"
- Flexibility- Web can handle variety of mediums and new forms
- Mobility
- Permanency
- Capacity
- Interactivity- traditional media: cannot chose, variety is plus for web, Linking is another form of interaction
- Speed- certain items increase load time- but those items may be necessary for the site
- visual logic- what site's about should be obvious at first glance, as should what it contains
- Simple organization and navigation- well-organized website = where visitor can figure out where to find info, Layering infor is key
- Depth- Must constantly be updating information, keep in balancase w/ other important factors.
- News- Not every website is a news site, but almost all sites need to present new and updated information, static site: one that changes so little that visitors see the same thing each time, which do you consider most important (speed, visual logic, simple org. and navigation, depth or news)?
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