WEB CRITIC

SITE: http://hickoryonline.com/hickory.asp

1.What information does it convey? (Purpose, Scope, Audience, Credibility)

Purpose:

 Advertisement and informational site

Scope:

 It shows different beautiful landmarks and places to be visit, businessestablishments such as hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and many more in North Carolina with itscorresponding maps and specific locations. When you visit the different business establishment itgives detailed information about their services, amenities including their prices. It also shows someimportant historical sites of Hickory, North Carolina including their weather conditions andentertainment news. Aside from those things they also serve other services such as Web Site Hosting,Website Construction, Dynamic Web Presentation and other web promotions services.

Audience:

People who are interested in travelling around the world exploring different beautiful places and other people who are very fun when it comes to tourism.

Credibility:

 The site is trustworthy, very informational and detailed and I think it is reallycredible.

2. What can it do, technically? (Interaction, Media, Control)

In http://hickoryonline.com/the interaction of this site is simple, without much effect whenclicking links and no media interactions such as sounds or music. The controls are very easy to useand understand by the viewer or the user.

3. In what ways is it easy and hard to use? (Navigation, Access)

In searching or clicking the buttons of the site such as the different places it opens another tabfor the user to explore or navigate the specific button/command. It can be easily access by the user, just in a few seconds the tab will contain all the important information and details.

4. How does it look? (Color, Fonts, Layout)

Color:

The colors used in the site are very rustic and too dull.

Fonts:

The fonts are Typical and can be seen clearly.

Layout:

CommonMyScene.com is much more physically attractive compared to http://hickoryonline.com.MyScene.com is for entertainment and fun while http://hickoryonline.com is an informational siteregarding places and different services.