“If I were starting life over again, I am inclined to think that I would go into the advertising business in preference to almost any other. The general raising of the standards of modern civilization among all groups of people during the past half century would have been impossible without the spreading of the...
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Who Is Advertising?
Accessibility: Fair Access To Information
Why should I care if our website is accessible to all consumers? 1) It might be the law. Depending on who you do business with, it might be the Federal (USA) law that your website is ADA compliant Americans With Disabilities Act). Also, it could be the law in the state(s) or foreign nations...
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Website Accessibility Facts & Laws
W3C stands for the World Wide Web Consortium. W3C is an international consortium that work together to develop web standards. W3C’s mission is: “To lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web.” Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Website accessibility is an on-going...
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Federal Laws and Regulations for Websites
The following list of Federal Laws was developed for government websites. However, anyone opperating a commercial website should be aware of these standards and try to comply. from webcontent.gov If you manage a public website in the federal executive branch, you need to be aware of laws, regulations, Executive Orders, policies, and other directives...
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Internet Advertising And Marketing: 101
What are the basics for a business website? The following 4 posts cover “what I need to know.” Here we will go over some concepts of successful Internet marketing campaigns. These will include Web site optimization, what to embrace and what to avoid, accessibility concerns, growth plans, audience and traffic, and security and privacy....
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Are There Website Rules or Standards?
Site Programming Avoid Bells and Whistles – Ask what program(s) the website will be written with HTML authoring programs to avoid Dreamweaver Microsoft FrontPage Adobe GoLive Automated website builders from hosting companies Website programming languages and tools to avoid – “Push” Technologies – Programming that the viewer may not desire and that could be...
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