http://mendr.net/weblog Getting It Right Online Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:24:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mendr.net will be delivering a presentation entitled Getting It Right Online: Six Things to Mull Over at the next Network Mayo meeting (main event will be on "Employment Law").We shall be focusing on new online developments and opportunities from Twitter to Cloud Computing.Although Network Mayo, as an organisation, is for women in ... http://mendr.net/weblog/archives/9 Provide Human-Readable Error Messages with Full Navigational Tools. The most common of these messages is "Error 404 - Not Found", usually triggered when a malformed link or mistyped URL causes the browser to seek a non-existent web page. Unfortunately, the default message ... http://mendr.net/weblog/archives/8 If you are using a third-party content provider, providing you with advertising or syndicated content, make sure the content is appropriate and that any keywords you provide interact satisfactorily with their algorithm. Take care over this: you do not want to end up with ad content that, say, undermines your ... http://mendr.net/weblog/archives/7 Sometimes it's the simple stuff that bears repeating. Take care to provide a full Navigational Set on every page--and always have a site map one click away from anywhere your users might be on your website. The Main Menu should contain links to the content that is particular to your site. ... http://mendr.net/weblog/archives/6 Beyond the basic information described in the previous post, you need to extend your content through smart repurposing, imaginative creation, and decorous use of syndication. Gut the Archives Have you material written or produced for other media in the past? Examples might include conference presentations, in-house magazines, trade journals, newspaper clippings, and ... http://mendr.net/weblog/archives/5 Last time, we set out our first principle: Gather the Best Content. Like charity, the quest for content starts at home. How? By asking and then taking pains to fully answer basic questions about your own organisation. At the end of this process, you should, at the very least, accomplish the ... http://mendr.net/weblog/archives/4 At the dawn of web-time in the mid-90s, many executives scratched their heads about what, beyond a home-page with their address and tax information, they were supposed to put on their website. I remember, as ... http://mendr.net/weblog/archives/3 We hope that this weblog will become a forum for both users and creators of internet content and stimulate discussion and refinement of the mendr.net working method. To start, let's look at the six principles as they stand: Gather the Best Content Your Data is Their Data Sweat the Small Stuff Smart Design ... http://mendr.net/weblog/archives/1