About my latest course Websiteredactie / Organiseren en online publiceren. Venue Tilburg, 3 October.

On the CD rom that I received:
> a word doc : 'Reader Webschrijven' (copyright Fontys Hogeschool journalistiek / Centrum Communicatie en Media)
> a pdf : guide/tutorial 'writing for the web'. (Here the link to the website of the author. For online (copy)writers. On the site also tips on email & newsletters and writing web sites)
> PP/htm doc : Kadertheorie
> PP/htm doc : Schrijven voor het web 2.0 van docent Michel Simons

Tips for writing for Web 2.0 : present online info in chunks and/or visualize it.
Web 2.0 = a social network / social interaction and about collective intelligence and user generated content => shift from website to webpage.


Chunking is a method of presenting information which splits concepts into small pieces or "chunks" of information to make reading and understanding faster and easier. Chunking is especially useful for material presented on the web because readers tend to scan for specific information on a web page rather than read the page sequentially. (Source : Wikipedia)

Information graphics or infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge. These graphics are used anywhere where information needs to be explained quickly or simply, such as in signs, maps, journalism, technical writing, and education. (Source : Wikipedia)

As a result of web 2.0. and web 2.0 services (automated links thru RSS or social bookmarks to a webpage for instance), website visitors no longer come in thru the homepage. A visitor often misses context as he does not start at your homepage but follows an external link to one of your webpages. Therefore webpages should give readers a clear and quick overview of the usability of the text. (Shift from websites/portal to webpages (universeel adresseerbaar). Branding should go on content pages, not on a banner on top of website.

Adobe confirmed my registration for the Bootcamp Print- en Websessie in Maastricht on Tue 24 October

INDESIGN

Indesign for internet : What are the significant advantages of an interactive PDF document that opens in a web browser?

Completed a four day course Adobe Indesign CS2 Windows on 30,31 January and 6,7 February 2006 in Nijmegen.

05 Feb. Yes, got Creative Suite 2 installed! Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Golive, Acrobat and Bridge. While learning Indesign, I also learned about Bridge... Indeed, I find it very useful tool for navigating and organising folders. It made me organise my Photo folders and add keywords. Although I'm only into digital photography since last year (and just started the task of scanning all my negatives/analog photos), I realised that I have already a substantial digital photo archive that was in need for organising.

01 Feb. Have finished the first part of a layout and design course in Nijmegen. Already learned a lot. Am very enthousiastic about Indesign.

26 Jan. Mijn nieuwe uitdaging staat voor de deur: cursus Adobe Indesign Creatief.

BLOGS, FEEDS AND MORE

Completed a two day workshop Blogs, Newsfeeds and RSS in Maastricht on 19 and 20 January 2006:

Dear colleagues, friends, sharing some new tools with you and explaining some new buzzwords:

RSS : Really Simple Syndication = information that is delivered directly to computers and updated when the information changes. Read more about the RSS principle on http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedfactory/ or http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rss.
We (ECDPM) use RSS from other sites and produce our own.

"Web syndication is a form of syndication in which a section of a website is made available for other sites to use."

"An aggregator or newsreader is a type of software that retrieves syndicated Web content."

> Bloglines : http://www.bloglines.com/
A web-based newsreader. "A free online service for searching, subscribing, creating and sharing news feeds, blogs and rich web content. With Bloglines, there is no software to download or install -- register as a new user and you can instantly begin accessing your account any time, from any computer or mobile device". Read more about Bloglines.

Blogrolls. On many blogs, there are lists of links to other blogs. These lists are called blogrolls. You can incorporate your Bloglines subscriptions into your blog, as a blogroll, by including a small piece of HTML that loads a script from Bloglines.

Another news source is Google News : news as you like it. You can personalise news to focus on what you want. You can add your own custom news sections. Enter your own keywords e.g. acp-eu, acp-eu trade, maastricht events, new cameras, new bikes etc. etc. You will need to create an account and sign in with your email address.
> Google News : http://news.google.com/

Blog : a new feature of the Web 2.0. A personal homepage in diary format. A free, easy-to-use and interactive tool to communicate and to share interest, photos, links etc. It is a specific kind of website, without navigation or levels and postings in chronological order. If you want to interact with people, just register, create an account and in 15 minutes you have a page on the internet! It's good. No need to download or install software. p.s. Pay attention to the settings. http://www.blogger.com/start
Blogger creates news output to newsfeeds.





Social bookmarks = a collection of favorites that you can share with friends, colleagues, family, a projectgroup, consultants........

> del.icio.us : http://del.icio.us/
"Is a collection of favorites - yours and everyone else's. Anyone can browse del.icio.us and see what others find interesting. The primary use of del.icio.us is to store bookmarks online, so you can access them from anywhere." But there are other uses. For instance creating newsfeeds from bookmarks and linking the tool to website Content Management System (CMS). Euforic started using it. When used as an institutional tool, correct tagging is important. Tags are one-word descriptors that you can assign to any bookmark. (Euforic will advise its members on the use of common tags).

> http://www.bircim.net/whattodo.html