{"id":1081,"date":"2015-03-05T21:59:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T21:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/technicalwriting1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=1081"},"modified":"2015-03-06T20:22:28","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T20:22:28","slug":"unit-1-web-sites_lecture-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jeffersoncc-technicalwriting\/chapter\/unit-1-web-sites_lecture-2\/","title":{"raw":"Considerations for Web Site Writing","rendered":"Considerations for Web Site Writing"},"content":{"raw":"Daniel Riordan, in Technical Report Writing Today<\/em>, reports that \u201c[t]he web is one of the primary means of communication today (2005, p. 322). Riordan adds that \u201c[m]illions of people use it every day to find information, to purchase items, and to entertain themselves (2005, p. 322). A single web site can be information that is organized on one page or a single web site can be information that is organized over several pages (Riordan, 2005).\u00a0Regardless of the amount information on a web site, the web design needs to give the reader clear and essay access to information just as with any document. As Riordan emphasis, unlike traditional\u00a0documents in which\u00a0a reader progresses through following\u00a0a structured path\u00a0from\u00a0the beginning to the end, after reaching\u00a0a Website's home page, a reader can navigate the site in may different directions (2005).\u00a0Therefore,\u00a0special attention needs to be given to layout since each web mode does not have the traditional sub categories\u00a0(Riordan, 2005):\r\n\r\n\"Traditional<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"Web<\/a>\r\n\r\nIn addition,\u00a0more than\u00a0the design of any other document, a web design\u00a0needs to pay careful attention to addressing a\u00a0cross-cultural\u00a0audience since a website is not limited to\u00a0specific space.\u00a0\u00a0Therefore, make sure to avoid using\u00a0idioms and pronouns.\u00a0It is almost impossible for other cultures to translate\u00a0idioms; referencing pronouns to their intended nouns is especially\u00a0difficult for non-English speakers. In addition,\u00a0a major consideration for effective\u00a0cross-cultural\u00a0communication\u00a0is\u00a0the referencing\u00a0of time formats, dates, weights and measurements, telephone number formats, address formats, currency, and paper size\u00a0(Riordan, 2005).","rendered":"

Daniel Riordan, in Technical Report Writing Today<\/em>, reports that \u201c[t]he web is one of the primary means of communication today (2005, p. 322). Riordan adds that \u201c[m]illions of people use it every day to find information, to purchase items, and to entertain themselves (2005, p. 322). A single web site can be information that is organized on one page or a single web site can be information that is organized over several pages (Riordan, 2005).\u00a0Regardless of the amount information on a web site, the web design needs to give the reader clear and essay access to information just as with any document. As Riordan emphasis, unlike traditional\u00a0documents in which\u00a0a reader progresses through following\u00a0a structured path\u00a0from\u00a0the beginning to the end, after reaching\u00a0a Website’s home page, a reader can navigate the site in may different directions (2005).\u00a0Therefore,\u00a0special attention needs to be given to layout since each web mode does not have the traditional sub categories\u00a0(Riordan, 2005):<\/p>\n

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In addition,\u00a0more than\u00a0the design of any other document, a web design\u00a0needs to pay careful attention to addressing a\u00a0cross-cultural\u00a0audience since a website is not limited to\u00a0specific space.\u00a0\u00a0Therefore, make sure to avoid using\u00a0idioms and pronouns.\u00a0It is almost impossible for other cultures to translate\u00a0idioms; referencing pronouns to their intended nouns is especially\u00a0difficult for non-English speakers. In addition,\u00a0a major consideration for effective\u00a0cross-cultural\u00a0communication\u00a0is\u00a0the referencing\u00a0of time formats, dates, weights and measurements, telephone number formats, address formats, currency, and paper size\u00a0(Riordan, 2005).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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