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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: April 16, 2002 WebWord Comment -- I have a question for you. Why are web pages so static? For example, I've written a several articles yet I rarely visit them again after publication. They seem fixed in time. I treat these pages as if they were pages in a book or magazine. Yet, the reality is that I can easily change them at any time. If I found new and interesting information related to an article I wrote, you would think that I would add that information to the article -- at least in a resource section or something. But I don't. Web pages are so much more flexible than printed pages, or radio spots, or even TV shows. They aren't stuck in time. They can be editied and changed. I am not talking about changing the core nature of articles or news. Instead, I am talking about some simple things such as adding links, updates, and so forth. Wouldn't it add so much value? Weblogs change, but why not other pages too? That's the question. Why are web pages so static?
Reader Comments...
You had the interest and inspiration when you created the web page. You likely do not have that same interest and inspiration a year later to keep the page updated. It's a chore. Posted by: Jack Schonchin on April 17, 2002 12:43 AM
Is the "page" the atomic unit? I have seen weblogs which have categories annd provide transclusion of all posts in that category to appear in one page. So, although an individual post may not be updated itself, the agglomeration which is that category does get updated, and individual posts can get updated if they have an attached comments section. The main problem though is "out of sight = out of mind". I notice that the most recent version of MoveableType includes a "most recently commented on posts" function, and that goes some way towards surfacing old content. However, for a different approach entirely, do consider taking a look at the various wikis. Posted by: Eric Scheid on April 17, 2002 05:14 AM
NUblog recently published a short article about keeping Web pages up to date (scroll down a bit to #2). Posted by: Joshua Kaufman on April 18, 2002 09:07 AM
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