1. Knowledge Sharing Workshops
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

The Web Guide team has been part of an ongoing series of workshops on the methods, tools and services that can facilitate knowledge sharing at FAO. These workshops are in association with colleagues

2. Using YouTube to store and share FAO videos
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

... units) is strongly discouraged. See section 2.8b Using YouTube to store and share FAO videos of the Web Guide. These YouTube guidelines are the first in a series of detailed guidelines for diff...

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

95% of the information on the web is written language. It is only logical therefore that good web design involves the shaping of this written information, or in other words: typography. Typograp

4. Google to launch operating system
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

... The operating systems that browsers currently run on were designed in an era when there was no web, so this is "an attempt to re-think what operating systems should be." Speed,...

5. Facebook is watching you... be aware
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

Does the phenomenal success of social networking site Facebook raise questions about our privacy and does it have a more sinister agenda? The world's largest social networking site just got bigger

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

Microsoft introduces "visual search" to its Bing search engine in a clear attempt to differentiate it from Google.   Bing's search interface Microsoft recently int

7. 1.3 An introduction to Web accessibility at FAO
(WEBGUIDE/INTRODUCTION)

... is to be reviewed by the WAICENT Advisory Group (WAG) in September Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the web. Disabilities that a...

8. 2.8a Online content sharing services
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Please note the content on this page is still under review by the Web Guide Editorial Board Some Web sites store users' content (such as links or videos) and allow them

9. 2.8b Using YouTube to store and share FAO videos
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

Policy About YouTube YouTube is a video sharing Web site where users can upload, view and share short videos or multimedia presentations. Unregistered users can view most videos on the sit

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

...n the varied perspectives of these communities.  For example there are "people focus" Web sites such as Facebook and there are "hobby focus" Web sites such as Flickr for pho...

11. Google Latitude
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

Latitude is a location-aware service that is based on Google Maps. Contacts can chose to share their location information by accepting invitations from each other. Their location is the

12. Facebook Connect
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...ith their Facebook friends. When a user logs into a site through Facebook Connect it gives that Web site the power of social context that is currently only available within a social network.  ...

13. 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

14. Latest Checklist for new Web sites
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

The latest FAO Checklist for clearance of new Web sites was approved by the WAG on 16th September. The purpose of the original WAICENT Checklist was to provide information on the technical require

15. Light up the Web with Silverlight 2
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...Silverlight2 sports a simple framework, built purely on XML and .Net that stands to significantly ease Web design and development.   It offers a wide range of new features and tools that enable...

16. Google Chrome
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

 Google have come up with a new Web browser to compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox. Called Chrome, it combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology that Google claims will make th

17. Customized search from Google
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...earch results they do not like, promote the ones they do like to the top of the listing and add in new Web sites to the listing.  Notes on particular sites can also be inserted. SearchWi...

18. The next phase of the FAO Open Archive project begins
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

The objective of the FAO Open Archive project is to merge the EIMS-CDR and the FAODOC into a unique archive, to integrate electronic publishing and bibliographic cataloguing at FAO. The FAO Open A

19. What is Enterprise 2.0?
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

According to Wikipedia, Enterprise 2.0 is a term describing social software (including Web 2.0 tools) used in business contexts. Enterprise 2.0 includes social and networked modifications to

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

...led "the king of usability") has written an article that presents the very worst mistakes of Web design. Jakob Nielsen's top ten mistakes in Web design are; Bad Search PDF ...

21. End of Support for Netscape Web Browser
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

Netscape's long and storied history as a web browser will come to an end on March 1, as AOL has officially set a date for the browser's demise. AOL originally put Netscape on death row at the

22. Update on the proposed corporate look and feel for the FAO Internet site
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...al for a new FAO homepage and a new corporate look and feel to be implemented at all levels of the FAO Web site. This proposal has been endorsed by the DG and discussed with the members of the WAG...

23. The Web Guide's bookmarks are available as a tag cloud
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

Bookmarks that are related to the Web Guide are stored at del.icio.us. They have been categorised using tags (similar to keywords). A "tag cloud" is a visual map that shows at a glance whi

24. Web Usability Matters
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...net technology leads us towards distributing and communicating more of our information electronically, Web site usability has become a growing consideration in creating any site. Web site usabi...

25. 2.8 Social Media Policy
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

...ols, sites or services, or are simply investigating the possibilities. With the advent of "Web 2.0" comes new ways of collaborating and sharing content online and a number of FAO Depa...

26. Buzz Monitor – an open-source aggregator from the World Bank
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

...o track news, especially from nontraditional sources, and allow people to stay up-to-date with all the Web sites and different media sources they follow. From the World Bank's Buzz Monitor Web ...

27. FAO to host Web2ForDev conference
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

Web2ForDev 2007 (Rome, Italy, 24-27 September 2007) is the first conference devoted to exploring the ways in which international development stakeholders in agriculture, rural development, and natural

28. Ad hoc working group created to develop a proposal for the FAO homepage
(NEWS/NEWS FROM FAO)

...e Corporate Communications Committee (CCC) met early June and discussed the proposal to update the FAO Web site's home page. The proposal recommended that the CCC endorse the following measures...

29. Web 2.0: The Machine is Us/ing Us
(NEWS/GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS)

A great (short) video introduction to Web 2.0 by a University Professor of cultural anthropology. NLlGopyXT_g The Machine is Us/ing Us  

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

What exactly is Web 2.0? Web 2.0, a phrase coined in 2004, refers to a perceived second generation of Web-based services - such as collabrative tools (wikis for example), communication tools

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

... does not have a clear corporate image; www.fao.org is composed of a large number of loosely connected Web sites in various styles, colours and designs. In addition, various approaches are used for na...

32. Checklist
(RESOURCES/RESOURCES)

The FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist provides information to technical divisions on the requirements to obtain clearance by the Director KCE when requesting the publication of new Web sites and I

33. Contacts
(RESOURCES/RESOURCES)

Please write to Web-Guide@fao.org if you have any comments, queries or questions. If you have a comment related to the content of a specific section/page of the Web Guide you may also&nb

34. Print Web Guide
(RESOURCES/RESOURCES)

Print the full Web Guide or a single chapter. Full Web Guide CHAPTERS 1. Introduction 2. Web Publishing Basics 3. Planning 4. Content Collection 5. Design 6. Co

35. Acronyms
(RESOURCES/RESOURCES)

...   DWS Distributed Web site management System A Content management system software which ...

36. 2.6 FAO Web sites: the user perspective
(WEBGUIDE/WEB PUBLICATION BASICS)

37. Web Guide, Version 1.2, Sep 2009.
(HOMEPAGE/HOMEPAGE)

The Web Guide is the official reference for FAO Web guidelines, policies and procedures. Have a look at the Social Media section.

38. 9.4 Evaluation of Web sites
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

Guideline  The evaluation of the use of a Web site is an important and often overlooked step. It helps to identify areas of the Web site to adapt to the intended users. A number of methods

39. 9.3 Traffic monitoring arrangements
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

Guideline In FAO, Web site traffic monitoring is done at the corporate level by KCE. To request statistics for your site, including specific directories as well any special requirements your site

40. 9.2 Update procedures for Web sites
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

Procedure Once a Web site is published, pages will inevitably need to be updated as time progresses. To have updated static pages from the test server (Faoint0b) published live, write to Web-Intra

41. 9. Maintenance
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

This section provides guidelines on how to maintain a Web site - in particular the routine control of site performance, link functionality and content freshness.  

42. 9.1 Quality assurance and routine checking
(WEBGUIDE/MAINTENANCE)

Once a Web site is up and running the work does not stop there. Web pages normally require a certain amount of review and maintenance to maintain the relevance and quality of the content.  

43. 8.2 Promotion
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

Guideline It's great to have a new Web site, now you have to publicize it! Promoting your site with partners and external audiences is just as important as promoting it within FAO. Search engines

44. 8.1b Criteria for clearance of Web site
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

...ed 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 the FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist before they are published. ...

45. 8.1a Quality assurance before release
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

Guideline  Before it is released, please ensure that your Web site has been thoroughly reviewed and does not contain broken links. Make sure that your text is consistent with the FAO House Style.

46. 8.1 Launch checklist
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

... WAICENT standards. A system in this context refers to the result of a project. Examples include a new Web site or a new database accessible through the Internet. Technical Departments are responsible...

47. 8. Launch
(WEBGUIDE/LAUNCH)

This section details the procedures and guidelines for launching a new or redesigned Web site. It covers promoting the Web site within FAO as well as with partners and external audiences.  

48. 7.2 How to use the test environment
(WEBGUIDE/TESTING)

Procedure  The tool you have used to construct your Web site will determine how you access the test environment. Click here to view an overview of the server structure at FAO, specifically the so-

49. 7.1 Testing approaches
(WEBGUIDE/TESTING)

Policy Before its release, an FAO Web site must comply with the FAO Web Quality Assurance Checklist. Please ensure that before a request for the publication of a Web site is sent to KCE, it has be

50. 7. Testing
(WEBGUIDE/TESTING)

This section provides guidelines and procedures on: conducting pre-release tests of Web sites; and developing a site-specific test routine and checklist based on the quality criteria defi