Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Main Themes taken from Readings

Liu
The Liu article stated the many pros and cons of printed media and digital media. It also discusses the techniques used while reading these two types of media. It backed up ideas and opinions with statistics taken from multiple surveys, and conveyed to the reader that printed media and digital media each have their own benefit

Nielsen

These article expressed one main point of view, which was the techniques of reading versus just scanning. Nielsen explained that in digital media, most readers simply scan information and do not read it word for word. These articles also stressed specific methods individuals subconsciously use while reading hypertext.

Jerz

This article focused on navigation and how it can be used effectively or ineffectively. Location was heavily stressed in this article, noting that the position of each link was key in simple navigation.

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