Internet Publishing

Internet Publishing of Pictures

• Can upload pictures to existing Websites for showing, sharing pictures (e.g. Flickr, Kodak Gallery, Shutterfly)
• Upload pictures to special-interest forums (e.g. Geocaching.com)
• Make Web pages on free or paid Websites (e.g. Yahoo Web Hosting (paid), GoDaddy (paid), Tripod (free), Angelfire (free))
• Share pictures on social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Myspace)
  
• Use page-making software to make Web pages (e.g. Netscape Composer (in 7.2 suite), MS Expression, Dreamweaver)
• Use online web page creation tools (e.g. Google Sites, Homestead, Weebly)
  
• Can save as Web pages in office suites (e.g. Microsoft Office, Word Perfect, OpenOffice).
  
• Picture size limited by download time, storage space limits

Web Page Types

• Personal page: share experiences with friends and relatives
• Informational page: provide news and information to general public, e.g. parks, government, CNN
• Educational page: school and college pages for students, prospective students, parents, staff
• Community site: share information among a community with common interests, e.g. forums, message boards
• Special interest page: promote particular points of view
• Non-profit page: provide information on non-profit organization, solicit donations
• Commercial page: advertise, sell products

Web Page Design Tips

• Design for the site’s purpose and audience
• Start with templates, modify for own use
• Make sure text is easily readable
• Use meta tags to help search engines find you
• Provide navigation buttons on top or side
• Clearly label navigation buttons
• Use tables to control page layout
• Avoid animated, flashy icons & bars
• Avoid complicated backgrounds
• Keep load times short by managing page size
• Split large pages into linked smaller pages
• Can use thumbnail pictures linked to larger pictures
• Make page style consistent across site
• Test out on different browsers, screen sizes
• Check spelling, grammar
• Use site map, internal search engine on complicated sites

Advanced Web Page Techniques

• DHTML, XML
• Cascading Style Sheets
• Frames
• Server-based scripts
• Java/Javascript applets
• Multimedia
• Flash animation
• Online forms
• Secure web pages