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History and Trends

Here we will think about history and trends of website.

History and Trends

Website was born in around 1990. Changes have made to website technologies with the development of internet. Here let's take a look at its history and trends of websites.
The www (world wide web) concept seems to have evolved from the academic needs that researchers want system to search and browse academic papers freely. HTML language was developed and used to display information on www.
The beginning of webpages are for viewing material information of R&D papers and experimental data at universities or research centers.
Basically, websites use language of HTML + CSS (style sheet).
Additional program languages such as CGI, PHP, JavaScript, JAVA, enable animation and interactive communication with visitors on websites.
From around 2000, people began to access internet from mobile phones. However, since display and memory of mobile phone were small, the mobile phone users could access only limited websites.
Since smart phones became popular, the trends changed dramatically. People often access internet from mobile phones.
As it is said "mobile first", mobile users became very important for website owners.
The rise of social media such as Facebook and twitter have a major impact on attracting customers to the website.
Many companies have social media accounts, and let them work with their websites.
Recent trends of corporate websites suppose to:
- Optimized for smartphone
- Visual effect by JavaScript
- Utilize Social Media marketing techniques
- Use Contents Management System

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Website is

Objectives of Website
Websites are created by someone or some organization. Each website has its objectives by those who created it. It is necessary to determine objectives of website clearly to create effective website.
Benefits
Creating webpage is beneficial in various means. Some benefits are intentional, while some are unexpected. Here let's see the benefits of creating webpage.
Cost
Creating webpages take money. If you create one, you would want to get the effect commensurate with its cost. Let's see what costs are accompanied with creating website.
History and Trends
Website was born in around 1990. Changes have made to website technologies with the development of internet. Here let's take a look at its history and trends of websites.
Those That Can be Displayed
You can display a variety of information by texts, images, voices, and videos on the websites. Here we introduce each one that can be displayed on the websites.
Notes on Creating Websites
Websites can be easily created, and open the information to the public immediately. But there are things to keep in mind before you open the information, such as the website made in and opened from your nation must abide the laws of your nation.
Image and Layout
When creating a website, it is important to make useful layout and favorable images so that visitors like the site.

Visitors Needs

for Information
People visit websites for information. Everyday, huge number of people type keywords on search engine, looking for information what they want to know.
for Entertainment
Many people visit websites seeking for entertainment. They surf on internet looking for something funny, entertaining, amusing.
for Encounter
The encounter can change dramatically people's lives, and fates. Among those who are visiting various webpages, not a few people expect a dramatic life-changing encounter.
for Distraction
The people in the world have accumulated a lot of stress. Social life will produce a lot of stress. It is also stressful at home. People to visit the website, maybe because its stresses to release.

Preferred Website

Curiosity and Interest
It is important to excite visitors' curiosity to let them feel they want to see more, in order to make website attractive and appreciated. And provide information that satisfy their curiosity and interest.
Helpful Information
In order to make a popular website, it is very important to add helpful and beneficial information for visitors and also for society as much as possible. Visitors satisfied with helpful information will lift your website's reputation.
Cost-effective
When creating a website, it is important to be aware of the cost-effectiveness improvements. In order to create a website cost-effective, there are three points roughly.

Management of Website

Attract Customers
Once you created a website considering carefully about layout and contents, you would want many visitors come to your website and use them. After you publish your website, you'll make an effort to increase visitors by all means.
Access Restriction
Once you have created a website, you would want a lot of people visit the site. However, Depending on the content and purpose of the website, sometimes it is better to restrict who can access the site.
Flexibility and Planning
There are a variety of websites on the Internet. Countries, public institutions, enterprises, organizations, and individuals, a wide variety of people create and publish websites based on their own ideas and information.

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