Alex Kelly Oct. 23 Digital Presentation and Communication

The first reading is stresses the importance of knowing the content of what is going to be on your website before you put it online. It is very easy for someone to misinterpret what you say if you do not clearly explain what you mean. This is why it would be important to outline a plan for the development of your website before its construction. If you can put together a decent road map of what you are hoping to put into your website then you will be able to produce a much more effective end result. It is also detrimental to your website to put false information on it because it detracts from your credibility. Plagiarism online is also a fairly sticky subject because it is a totally different world with digital information as opposed to traditionally published books. The standards for using others work do still apply in the digital world but are not necessarily as clearly defined as in the book publishing one. Additionally, email is a very effective digital communication tool. It is one of the most popular forms of communication today and it will continue to expand its reach, as the world gets more digitized.

            The second reading talks about how the digital tools available to us today make it much easier to accomplish what would have previously been next to impossible to do. The article mentions how in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina tools such as Google Earth were able to clearly highlight the devastating effects brought by the storm in a way that would have previously necessitated many before and after aerial photographs. This would fall into the collecting content area of website development. Other critical aspects of a good website would be dealing with technical issues and attracting viewers to your website. These are simple concepts that if taken seriously when building a website can greatly increase the chances of that website’s success.

            I was unable to locate the third reading on the assigned website.