ABSTRACT

Praise for the previous edition:

'Gives an excellent insight into the main issues of creating a website and offers a good foundation of knowledge.' – i.net

Producing for Web 2.0 is a clear and practical guide to the planning, set up and management of a website in web 2.0. It gives readers an overview of the current technologies available for online communications and shows how to use them for maximum effect when planning a website.

Producing for Web 2.0 sets out the practical toolkit needed for web design and content management. It is supported by a regularly updated and comprehensive Companion Website at: www.producingforweb2.com where readers can see examples of programming and demonstrations of concepts discussed in the book, as well as trying things out themselves.

Producing for Web 2.0 includes:

  • illustrated examples of good design and content
  • advice on content, maintenance and how to use sites effectively
  • tips on using multimedia, including video, audio, flash, and images
  • a chapter on ethics and internet regulations for journalists and writers
  • tutorials for the main applications used in website design
  • step by step guides to difficult areas with screenshots
  • guides to good practice for all those involved in publishing news online.

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|29 pages

Pre-production

chapter 3|32 pages

Designing for the web

chapter 4|19 pages

Creating dynamic sites

chapter 5|32 pages

Using multimedia

chapter 6|40 pages

Web 2.0 tools

chapter 7|31 pages

Content management systems

chapter 8|10 pages

Writing, ethics and regulation

chapter 9|19 pages

Post-production