need that fancy Java applet?
really need six different fonts, in four different colors, with animated GIFs, crawling marquees, background music, etc.? Just because something is technically possible or just because everyone else is doing it, doesn’t mean you should do it, too. Do you want to distract and befuddle your visitors, or help them focus? All too often, hi-tech glitz and gizmos are used to mask an underlying absence of real content. • No shrinkwrap. Don’t use “splash screens” — pages devoid of real content that simply say “Click here to enter my website” or the like. • No vanity stickers. (“This site rated Best of Web by TotallyWayCool.com,” “This site has been visited 1,000,000 times,” etc.). The fact that TotallyWayCool.com gives a site its seal of approval, or that a site receives 1,000,000 hits doesn’t necessarily mean that that site is any good. Popularity is no measure of quality. “Best of” awards serve primarily as commercial advertisements for the issuing companies. It’s just like wearing a “Coca-
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