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Description- The MSN Home Pages service doesn't really exist. It's another one of those 'co-branding' efforts. MSN and Talk City probably do some profit sharing from this service. Let's stop that profit, so they don't have to share it!
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Screen shot: Menu home page on Argus Center for Information Architecture site Menu-like lists of links dominated the design of most home pages in the first few years of the Web, and this remains the most common type of home page. Menu-style pages need not be dominated by plain lists of text-based HTML links — graphic imagemaps are often more space efficient, packing the maximal number of links into every square inch of the page. Sophisticated designs combine graphic imagemaps and blocks of text-based links. Text links offer less visual impact but are much easier to change on short notice.
Visit the home pages of the bigs, including Google, Yahoo, MSN – and as many others as you can – and register with them. Basic registration is free an easy, usually little more than entering your complete URL in a form. Sometimes you’re asked for a brief description of your new website. Don’t just dash it off. Include two or three keywords that will act as search magnets – one more way to improve SEO.
The relatively plain, mostly text-based home page for the World Wide Web Consortium offers an efficient ratio of links per kilobyte of page size, but at some cost in pure visual appeal. The page is fast-loading and well designed for its audience of Web specialists but would not attract the average browser through presentation alone:
While these personalized home pages are the most visible part of the site, CatchTomorrow’s anticipated impact on local schools is what excites communities across the United States. In addition there is a .ORG version at www.CatchTomorrow.org for those who only want a search engine without all the customization features.
Screen shot: Text-based home page on W3C site ONE OF THESE FOUR BASIC SCHEMES may dominate the home page design, but increasingly home pages are a complex amalgam of all strategies. The Library of Congress's THOMAS home page mixes images, menu lists, and special interest sections:
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