Reading on the web May 7, 2008
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How much do the users read online or on a webpage?
On the average Web page, users have time to read at most 28% of the words during an average visit; 20% is more likely.
When this is the case, why are so many blogs on the web? Why do newspapers publish their online editions increasingly? Why do teachers use the web for homework? Why are online degrees and other courses becoming popular? Why are . . . There is a long list of never ending why’s!
But then, a short and shallow article or a blog post means nothing to the reader. Jakob Nielsen also says that when long has value, go for it.
Long or short, I feel it is the interest you create in the reader in the first two sentences that make them read on, without prompting to ‘Read more . . .’
Journalism motto contest May 1, 2008
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That was an interesting contest announced by Poynter. To create a motto for contemporary journalism in six words.
I have not submitted any entry. But voted for my favourite.
On a first look I liked this one from the Top Ten Picks:
Who, what, when, where, why, Web — Greg Phillips, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
And from the Honourable mentions this one made me read it again with a smile on my face!
Critical thinking? We outsourced to India — Dennis Alchemist
The results are now out.
Read them all. Perhaps you would get a better idea of what the younger generation thinks of journalism.
