Web Site Info Monday, Feb 25 2008 

Uncategorized ashleylukens 9:07 pm

Movie Mania

                My first page is my Home page which will have links to all the other pages. I will also have on this page a log in site where viewers can log in to view the website. The point is so that will receive email about updates and things related to the site. On the home page there will also be a movie quote of the day. For example “I’m King of the world” from Titanic. Along with the quote will be a picture of the movie.  The home page will have links to the other web pages. There will also be a paragraph describing the website.

“Welcome to Movie Mania. This website has everything you need to know about Movies. Not only does it have show times as well as ticket options, it has up to date information about new movies. O this website you can view trailers and sneak peeks of upcoming movies. If you create a movie mania account new updates and information will be emailed directly to you. So sign up with movie mania today and remember the movies are just a click away.”

                LOGIN: The first webpage is the webpage where you sign up our account. This page is where you give your name and email address as well as create a log in name and password. The Page will also describe the fact that the viewer will receive daily emails about updates on the web site.

                TICKETS: The next page is the page where viewers can find ticket info and showtimes information. When you open to this page there is a search bar where you put the name of the town where there is a theatre and it shows the viewer the times that the movie playing at that theatre.  Also on this page there is a place where you can buy tickets and then pick it up at the box office the night of the show.

                On this page when the viewer clicks on a movie that they want to see they are brought to a page where they can see trailers from that movie. They can also read summaries of the movies and see the cast list as well. This is also the page where there are blogs that viewers can write their opinions of the movies they have seen and rate them.

                SNEAK PEAKS:There is also a page that has sneak peaks. It has information about new movies and has trailers for those as well. Tells dates for releases and has cast list etc.

 

outline Saturday, Feb 16 2008 

Uncategorized , , ashleylukens 9:57 pm

Website Outline: Movie mania

Home Page

·         New Movies

o   Trailers-you can click on a movie that is out or shortly coming out and watch a trailer

o   Interviews-this is where there will be interviews of actors or actresses, directors and even viewers

o   Sneak peeks- What movies are coming out

·         Tickets

o   Movie times-Viewers can type in their zip code and look at movie times for theaters around them

o   Deals/gift certificates

·         Movie blogs

o   Personal blogs to put reactions to movies

o   Movie reviews-a place where there is video or text of movie reviews.

 

Newspaper Versus Website Wednesday, Feb 13 2008 

Uncategorized , , ashleylukens 4:25 am

Although the New York Times newspaper and website have the same stories and pictures, looking at the website and reading the newspaper are different experiences.  One of the big differences is that there are blogs on the website were viewers can give their opinions. The website also has video clips that obviously aren’t in the newspaper. The advertising is different; first off the newspaper has more advertisement. They advertised things like jewelry, perfume and cars. On the website they had ads for things like University of phoenix, capitol one, Nokia, and Netflix. The advertisements in both are on the side of the stories.

On the website the “front page” articles are in a list and you have to click on them, and in a different order then in the newspaper. Then it lead you to a page that has the article and they had the same pictures that the newspaper. On the front page of the paper they have like a table of contents that tell you where to find for example the sports and on the website it’s on a bar at the top of the page. The website is easier to use because you don’t have to turn pages and links to all the stories are on one page.  The pictures in both have color that they add to the pages. The text is black in both. So although they have a lot in common it is a different experience.

 

comparing websites Monday, Feb 4 2008 

informal blogs , , ashleylukens 5:57 pm

One of my favorite websites and one of the ones I use the most is Google (www.google.com).  It is a wonderful search engine that is easy to use/navigate. Whenever I have to research topic I go right to Google to do a search. One of my least favorite websites is Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/). It is very unreliable because anyone can add articles that are not correct.  The website is very confusing; the page is centered on different languages. When I look up information I want to have reliable sources and with Wikipedia it is never a guarantee. Google also has image search and advance searches and the page is very clear which makes research so much less stressful. The Wikipedia home page is very confusing. For Wikipedia there should be a link to a page that provides different language instead of having all the different languages on the home page. This is frustrating because I only want links to English documents. At the bottom of the home page there a bunch of links but the all start with “wiki” in the title so it’s hard to understand what they lead to. On the page the search bar is not clearly defined. It also has like lists of more different languages and I’m not sure what the point is. The website should have reliable sources. I know that in my classes the teachers specifically say not to use Wikipedia sources because the information is probably not correct. What is the point of having an informational website that we cannot use for classes. One positive thing for Wikipedia is the logo/graphic (the puzzle globe) is very nice.            Google, there is an icon then a simple search bar right in the middle of the page. Then at the top of the page there is a little toolbar that lets you access g-mail, an image search, news, etc. The website is very clear cut. It is the one I rely on the most. This website is very popular and so many people use it that “to Google” is now a very frequently used term. The thing I like the best is that every link on the home page has a specific place that it takes you and leaves no question of what lies ahead.            When I use a search engine I want it to be quick and easy to find the information that I need. I don’t want have to choose what language because I can only use English websites. Another problem I don’t want to have to worry about the information I’m getting, in terms of whether it is correct. So with the choice between the two I will always choose Google.