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ChallengesIn an imaginative paragraph, make up teaser text giving context and several link names for one of the following. (a) An overview of the software that allows administrators to pick products, specify quantities, and assign them to stores, in an automated warehouse. |
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(a) Our software automates your warehouse, letting you
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(b) A 750-word article on painting and drawing software for 7-10 year olds, with references to reviews of three new titles on a Web site with articles about children’s software. |
(b) Is your little one the next Picasso? Find out which software will appeal to your 7-10 year old. We review three new programs:
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(c) Three press releases from your current organization, for the top of the Press page. |
(c) Our latest press releases:
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(d) A summary of the three software simulation tools that model radiation, material, and heat flows in nuclear explosions. |
(d) We have released three programs simulating three aspects of nuclear explosions:
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Other ways to make links hot 3b. Within a sentence, make the link the emphatic element. 3c. Shift focus from the links or linked-to documents to the subject. 3d. Provide depth and breadth through plentiful links to related information within your site. 3e. Establish credibility by offering outbound links. 3f. Make meta information public. 3g. Write URLs that humans can read. 3i. Tell people about a media object before they download. 3j. Announce the new with special links. 3k. Write meta-tags to have your pages found. Resources on writing links |
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