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Web Industry Professionals Association Incorporated of Australia: WIPA is an association for all web professionals including: Project managers, website producers, web developers, information architects, web designers, application developers, web content writers, web researchers, interface developers, usability specialists, accessibility specialists, web indexers, Web Security specialists, Interaction specialists, Search Engine Optimisation specialists and more.

Added: 22 September 2006; Page views: 3,986 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

A Standardista's Alphabet: by Jack Pickard. A List Apart, September 12, 2006. "It is important to note that there are two main species of standardista, the Lesser Standardista (Standistus minori followum), who follow web standards unfailingly and will always submit to the authority of the big names in the standardista world, and the Greater Standardista (Standistus argumentatavum maximus) who are either already one of the big names in the standardista world, or believe they should be. This group will always be prepared to argue their own corner, sometimes even if there is no-one in the opposite corner taking up a contrary position..."

Added: 15 September 2006; Page views: 3,549 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Bookmark maker script, bookmark generator for IE & Netscape: 1-HIT.com. This tool creates an easy to insert HTML bookmark script for bookmarking your web page.

Added: 28 July 2006; Page views: 3,197 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Ten questions for Laura Carlson: Web Standards Group, 15 July 2006. "Laura Carlson is an information technology professional with accomplishments in web standards design and development, CSS, (X)HTML, accessibility, usability, information architecture, photography, and digital imaging. Beyond these, she has expertise in higher education, management, organizational leadership, strategic planning, distance learning, training, learning technologies, instructional design, and technology documentation. Her education includes a Bachelors and Masters degree..."

Added: 24 July 2006; Page views: 3,579 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Web inventor warns of dark net: By Jonathan Fildes. BBC news, 23 May 2006. "The web should remain neutral and resist attempts to fragment it into different services, web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has said..."

Added: 29 May 2006; Page views: 3,606 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

The Web is still a thrilling place: By Gerry McGovern. New Thinking, May 29, 2006 - Volume 11 Number 21. "When you get frustrated by the pressures of managing a website, look back five years. You've achieved a lot... It's difficult to get the attention of senior management, and even when they do pay attention they often lack a realistic perspective. Dealing with IT people can still be a pain, as they can still be obsessed with the technology itself. Old-style communicators just want to publish press releases, and, of course, there is no shortage of Flash-addicts among the marketing department..."

Added: 29 May 2006; Page views: 2,871 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

A more revolutionary Web: By Victoria Shannon. International Herald Tribune, May 24, 2006. "Edinburgh - Just when the ideas behind "Web 2.0" are starting to enter into the mainstream, the mass of brains behind the World Wide Web is introducing pieces of what may end up being called Web 3.0..."

Added: 29 May 2006; Page views: 2,546 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Decommissioning Government Websites: Australian Government Information Management Office, Better Practice Checklist no. 23, April 2006. "Introduction - When government agencies assess the effectiveness of the information and services they provide online, they may find that some websites have become outdated, irrelevant or are no longer required. This may then lead to agencies reaching a business decision to ‘decommission’ or ‘retire’ the website..."

Added: 26 April 2006; Page views: 4,629 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

The A to Z Guide to Getting Website Traffic: By Shawn Campbell. Internet Search Engine Database, 7 April 2006. "In September of 1999, Brett Tabke wrote "26 Steps to 15k a Day" in the Webmaster World forum. A lot has changed since then, and now is the time to consider a new 26-step plan that meets the current needs of webmasters in 2006. Some of the old ones still apply (writing new content everyday, for example), and some don't (submitting to the search engines is no longer necessary), and we're here to tell you which is which! As you probably already know, bringing in traffic is not easy - it takes hard work, determination and lots of elbow grease. So if you're ready, roll up your sleeves and follow these 26 simple steps, and within just one year you will generate enough traffic to keep you busy for a long, long time!..."

Added: 12 April 2006; Page views: 2,320 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Site Audits 3 - Benchmarking and recommendations: How to use the knowledge you've gained from a site audit, by David Moore. iqcontent.com, March 22, 2005. "In the previous two months we've looked at why you should carry out a site audit, and how best to do it. This month, we conclude the series by exploring how to make best use of the information you've gained from the audit..."

Added: 20 March 2006; Page views: 2,288 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Site Audits 2 - How to conduct an audit: The details on carrying out a site evaluation, by David Moore. iqcontent.com, March 1, 2005. "In the previous article in this series, we looked at the basics of site audits, including why they're useful and the different approaches to auditing. This time, we'll look in more detail in how to conduct a site audit, using the 'light' version of our auditing tool as a guide..."

Added: 20 March 2006; Page views: 2,447 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Site Audits 1 - Introduction to site audits: Reviewing your site is important, but there are many different approaches, by David Moore. iqcontent.com, January 27, 2005. "You have a website, and you've been checking its performance against the targets you set during its planning (you did set measurable targets, didn't you?). You're also monitoring the traffic figures and feedback regarding the site..."

Added: 20 March 2006; Page views: 2,386 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Developing With Web Standards - Recommendations and best practices: by Roger Johansson. 456 Berea Street, 12 March 2006. "This document explains how and why using web standards will let you build websites in a way that saves time and money for the developer and provides a better experience for the visitor. Also discussed are other methods, guidelines and best practices that will help produce high-quality websites that are accessible to as many as possible..."

Added: 20 March 2006; Page views: 3,172 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Raising the perceived value of your website: by Gerry McGovern. New Thinking, December 19, 2005 - Volume 10 Number 49. "Perception is everything. Right now, most senior managers do not perceive that content delivers significant value..."