Page Comparisons
Completed on August 10th, 1998 - 10:53
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Last updated on August 24th, 1998 - 7:11 PM
There are so many pages out there on the Internet. Not only Nirvana one, in addition to the various topics, therefore giving you any choice to visit any site. Leaving you confused and not knowing where to go. That's the problem. You can visit the sites that have copied others, false/inaccurate information and sites that are not suitable for everyone.
However since we are on the subject of Nirvana here, there are many things you should look for in a page. What is in most Nirvana pages? You have lyrics. Most pages have all of the albums and some rare songs and b-sides. Most pages do have Wishkah, but a lot do not. Then you have multimedia. Sound files in general seem to be quite popular among a lot of people. Are there disadvantages? Quite a few. Geffen legally allows 30-second clips. Secondly, are you sure that you have the correct program to download the song you want to listen to? There is also pictures. A lot of pages have thumbnails nowadays, and that certainly is the way to go. Not only do you get a preview of things but you do not have to spend several minutes waiting for 50 kilobytes pictures to download. If people do not go on that route they have the listed pictures -- sometimes with details. Example, 'Picture 10 - Dave playing drums.' This does not help much at all, and although it saves some time downloading only one picture, you may not be completely satisfied. Another thing with pictures are quality. You want it to look good no matter what video card you are using. Last, and probably most importantly, it depends on how rare the pictures are. Sometimes it is good to see pictures you have not seen in a few months.
Information regards FAQs, interviews/articles and original information. This is certainly another key factor to any successful page. People also want the newest material. Nobody seems to care much about version 1.0 of the Nirvana FAQ. Interviews and articles are not necessary, because a lot of pages have this, and the articles are already done. The thing you must remember is new/rare articles. This seems to get people's attention the most. Original information depends on the site itself. Let's say you have a site that reviews other pages. That can not only be your original information. You also need a lot more. Now, there are sites that have it's own articles. A popular self-made information would be a tribute. They mostly type their thoughts and feelings on Kurt's death and what kind of impact it had on them. Another important factor in information are tabs. Guitar tabs, bass and drums tabs. Usually they will link to the drums tabs page, however that is highly understandable.
A significant factor in how many people visit your page and come back does not normally depend on your content and multimedia. I have seen many pages with this, having poor graphics and nobody has ever showed. I have mentioned time and time again that graphics are not the most important thing. However they are important. You have to present your information in a reasonable manner. Nobody does not like broken pictures, hard-to-read text, and just a horrible look to the page overall. Thus, you do not need fancy graphics. All you need to know is how to put a page together, simply or difficulty. It also depends on the compatibility with the browser. If you made a page with a Microsoft product, nine times out of ten it is not going to look like you want it to on a Netscape or other browser, that's when HTML knowledge comes in.