Some advice for building a web site – 2007
web 2.0, webdesign | (2)
To some extent I am repeating myself, but I just had to get this down. The web is evolving and rules change. Both for the the people using the web and for the people publishing. First, consider these four words, describing a couple of things that are important (click the words to get the full story behind them):
Content
Make it available and remember the long tail.
Conversation
Communication channel. Not only a distribution channel.
Context
Metadata, tags, RSS, widgets and descriptions.
Control
Give the users control.
Then focus on keeping things simple and spend huge amounts of money on getting the usability right.
Then build your site using as ...