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Notes However, navigation is as much an art as it is a science, and designers need not limit
themselves to default solutions.
Collaborative Features: Most blogs support a number of collaborative features, e.g.:

Readers can post comments.
Blogs may be jointly authored.
There are links to similar blogs (blogrolls).
Content can be syndicated via automated systems such as RSS.

Blogs can comment on (or recirculate) content from other blogs.
Links: Links are a major component of blogs. They can be made to other blogs or websites and
that links may occur in the main text or in a list of links.
Quality of Information: Information obtained from blogs must be evaluated critically in the
same way as information obtained any other online source. There may be additional difficulties
if a blog consists largely of quotations and links.

Did u know? One interesting approach is the use of the “Kapoun Criteria”: Accuracy,
Authority, Currency, Objectivity and Coverage. This is shown in Table 14.1.
Table 14.1: Kapoun Criteria

Evaluation of Web Documents How to Interpret the Basics
1. Accuracy of Web Documents Accuracy
Who wrote the page and can you Make sure author provides e-mail or a
contact him or her? contact address/phone number.
What is the purpose of the document Know the distinction between author and
and why was it produced? Webmaster.
Is this person qualified to write this
document?
2. Authority of Web Documents Authority
Who published the document and is What credentials are listed for the
it separate from the "Webmaster?" authors)?
Check the domain of the document, Where is the document published? Check
what institution publishes this URL domain.
document?
Does the publisher list his or her
qualifications?
3. Objectivity of Web Documents Objectivity
What goals/objectives does this page Determine if page is a mask for
meet? advertising; if so information might be
How detailed is the information? biased.
What opinions (if any) are expressed View any Web page as you would an
by the author? infommercial on television. Ask yourself:
why was this written and for whom?
4. Currency of Web Documents Currency
When was it produced? How many dead links are on the page?
When was it updated? Are the links current or updated
How up-to-date are the links (if regularly?
any)? Is the information on the page outdated?
Contd....

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