1. Web design is 95% typography
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...ng experience and has one plain duty before it, that of conveying information in writing. In today's online world it is the information designer's task "to divide up, organize and interpret ...

2. New visual search on Bing
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...s results with images 20% faster than text only results. "It's like searching through a large online catalogue," says Microsoft. At the moment, only a small number of topics wi...

3. 2.8a Online content sharing services
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

... KCEW before you incorporate content from an external Web site that is not listed below. EXAMPLES OF ONLINE Content Sharing Services Using social bookmarking sites to store links: Soci...

4. The Future of Social Networking
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

Social networking focuses on building online communities of people brought together through a variety of shared interests. Social media are the tools used for sharing and discussing information an

5. Facebook Connect
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

... relatively high number of friends, wall posts and tagged photos indicating that you are more influential online. Amazon could then present you with suggestions using your Facebook profile data...

6. Collaborative tools and Web 2.0
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

With the advent of Web 2.0 comes new ways of collaborating and sharing content online. A number of FAO Departments and divisions are considering collaborative tools to share their online cont

7. Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design, by Jakob Nielsen
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...eb design. Jakob Nielsen's top ten mistakes in Web design are; Bad Search PDF Files for Online Reading Not Changing the Color of Visited Links Non-Scannable Text Fixed Font ...

8. Web Usability Matters
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

... Unfriendly Web text Use simple text and layout appropriate for online reading (not print) Unconventional designs ...

9. 2.8 Social Media Policy
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...lities. With the advent of "Web 2.0" comes new ways of collaborating and sharing content online and a number of FAO Departments and divisions are considering collaborative tools to sh...

10. Merging the Corporate Document Repository (CDR) and the Online Catalogue (FAODOC).
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...O. A project is under way to merge the metadata of the Corporate Document Repository (CDR) and the Online Catalogue (FAODOC). Different outputs will be maintained according to target audience a...

11. Web 2.0. So?
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...ls (wikis for example), communication tools and folksonomies (user generated taxonomies) - that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users. Though the term suggests a new version of the We...

12. Creating a new FAO home page and a coherent online corporate identity.
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

KCI and KCE are preparing a joint proposal for an online corporate look and feel and a new FAO home page. The layout and design of the FAO Home page has not been significantly upgraded for ma

13. 9.4 Evaluation of Web sites
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

... group of users is actively sought, or where there is some reward offered for participation. In addition, online surveys tend to be completed by those people who have time to fill in online surveys (w...

14. 8.2 Promotion
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

...sages are usually displayed for one day only. Sample text: Newly designed TC Web sites now online! The Technical Cooperation Department is pleased to announce the launch of its newly...

15. 8.1b Criteria for clearance of Web site
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

...icy  If you have followed the recommendations and advice contained in this Guide, launching your site online should be easy. One key thing to remember is that all FAO Web sites are held up against...

16. 7.1 Testing approaches
(WEBGUIDE/TESTING)

...e to ask members of staff to test your new Web site for usability and navigability before it is published online. This is also useful in order to ensure that everything is working correctly. See Perfo...

17. 5.3b Corporate identity in design
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

Policy Although there is no official policy on an FAO online Web identity, it is recognized that the banners should: share a common emblem; not contain any animated elements; use the

18. 5.2 Defining information architecture
(WEBGUIDE/DESIGN)

...shared information environments; the art and science of organizing and labelling Web sites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability; and an emerging comm...

19. 4.4d How to create or improve current metadata
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

... topics/services in high demand: as based on usage statistics or anticipated public interest; online service pages: pages, such as forms, that provide an online service to the public; e...

20. 4.3g Non-discriminatory language
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...fering gender and age - turn to FAO Web sites for credible and reliable information. Therefore, FAO's online information should not discriminate, stereotype or demean people based on their sex, et...

21. 4.3b FAO resources for writers
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

Hidden on the Intranet are a number of useful resources to help you write and edit good online content. Did you know for example, that the official way to write "website" at FAO is in fact

22. 4.3a Writing a page of text
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...een: they read at 190-260 words per minute on-screen, off-screen it is 250-350 words per minute; Being online is an active process not a passive activity like reading a book. People tend to jump ar...

23. 4.3 Writing for the Web
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...ose sentences that run for four lines are all major turnoffs. Imagine reading the news section of the BBC online Web site and not being able to understand the point of the story or seeing major syntac...

24. 4.2 FAO content repositories
(WEBGUIDE/CONTENT COLLECTION)

...tain issues. Contact: FAO-Newsroom@fao.org Multimedia photos: FAO Mediabase FAO's online MediaBase provides access to more than 3 000 pictures of people, places and projects re...

25. 2.3a Data ownership
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...onsible for the content of their Web sites. KCE, the Division that provides approval for a Web site to go online, can only alert data owners if the Web site is: not compatible with the FAO Web...

26. 2.3 Site clearance and accountability at FAO
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy Getting your site online once it has been designed and constructed will not be difficult if you have followed the recommendations and advice contained in this Guide. It is important to reme

27. 1.1 FAO and the Internet: What is an FAO Web site?
(WEBGUIDE/INTRODUCTION)

...being printed, the electronic files are processed by the Document Repository team in KCEW to publish them online as HTML and/or as a PDF version. Various exceptions can occur in the workflow,...

28. 6.12c Graphics, document and conversion tools
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

...electronic document distribution and exchange. The software is used throughout FAO for the publication of online documents. Adobe PDF files look exactly like original documents and preserve the fonts,...

29. 6.8d Avoid spamming on e-mail addresses
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Guideline  Following are some basic options to avoid receiving spam through your online FAO e-mail address. Unfortunately, for accounts like Webmaster@fao.org (and others published on the Internet

30. 6.2b Browser compatibility
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

...de will be clean and errors in the page will be easily avoided; Validate your Web site. There are many online validators that will detect major problems in your pages; Clean your Web page or con...

31. 6.2a HTML and XHTML
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

Guideline   HTML The HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is designed for the presentation of information on the World Wide Web, using a Web browser. HTML evolved from the need to share d

32. 6.1c How to use the FTP server
(WEBGUIDE/CONSTRUCTION)

...l or PowerPoint format; and For other type of files that are intended for download rather than viewing online (e.g. ZIP files).     Remember... FTP Tips! For se...

33. 2.9a What is a server?
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...ommon servers are Web servers, proxy servers, mail servers, and file servers. At FAO, Web sites and other online material are stored in a number of Web servers. ...

34. 2.7c Content Management Systems (CMS)
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...Web Guide Web site. The Web Guide team login through the CMS's administration page to manage the Web site online, from any computer. The CDR Guide for Users and the Web2forDev - Participatory Web for ...

35. 2.6d How to gather user information: Web site traffic monitoring
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

... with other methodologies, especially those that do not have the same measurement errors. For example, an online user questionnaire can complement Web traffic analysis by asking users directly about t...

36. 2.6c Designing for the user
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...uidelines and standards that have been developed with the goal of increasing usability of FAO information online. What is usability? Usability means making products and systems easier to use...

37. 2.6a FAO Web sites: the user perspective
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...r requirements. Following are definitions, criteria and methods that will allow you to target your online information to the relevant users. Who are the users of the FAO Web site? FAO ...

38. 2.3d Regulation of access to servers
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy Test servers FAO staff work on the test site of their Web site before it is placed online. Static Web sites (including those generated by the DWS content management system) are placed on

39. 1.1 FAO and the Internet: What is an FAO Web site? (ZH)
(WEBGUIDE/INTRODUCTION - Simplified Chinese)

...being printed, the electronic files are processed by the Document Repository team in GILW to publish them online as HTML and/or as a PDF version. Various exceptions can occur in the workflow,...

40. W3 Schools Online Web Tutorials
(ÍøÕ¾Á´½Ó / Web Guide Links)

6.2a-online