ents. Its blogroll leads me into an extensive network of medical communities. However, my arrival to a particular community could have a shortcut if the Blogroll were to be repositioned in the front. Despite facing a dull visual design, I somehow stumbled upon the ORlive site, which I later felt irresistible following through a virtual operating room experience that was guided by a step-by-step professional narration. While ORlive site is very limited n its functionality, Quality Health site seeks to achieve maximum interactivity by offering quizzes, forums, question and answers, and videos in a somewhat crowded visual design. Dlife site cannot be misunderstood for other sites with a rolling advertisement flashing out messages at the center with surrounding graphics pointing to other useful information and "Blogabetes" (as pictured above), a blog for diabetics to discuss their personal experiences, Notwithstanding that of other written messages, the font is too small for ease of reading. Similarly, American Academy of Pediatrics website is very distinctive, strategically displaying faces of infant and young children. The content is well organized to help parents access straight into a subject of immediate interest, which includes health and development issues involving children of different age groups. Visual design could be more creative or artistic to enhance weak experience. HealthAffairs gives the impression that it is a no-nonsense blog with an editorial format and authority which is reflected in a subtitle – “The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere”. The font and content uphold that image. I find the postings intellectually stimulating and current. However, a more contemporary visual design may make it less intimidating. Moving along with a serious mood, I had expected the Medical Library Association site to be as stiff as the HealthAffairs Blog. It turns out that it has a good artistic visual design incorporating elements of fun, art, and creativity. I did find useful information for health consumers though the site appears to primarily serve the professionals. After all, click by click, I found my search enjoyable and rewarding.
Thursday, March 27
Click by Click: Joining the Health Provider and Consumers Together
This week, I again browsed the internet to get an update of health care development. I came across some quality resources that complement the websites and blogs I had previously listed in my link roll in hope of promoting a greater understanding of matters concerning health care. These additions meet the standards set by Webby Awards and IMSA criteria. Some sites may appear to serve the same purpose, but they differ in emphasis and breath. MerckMedicus was the first website that caught my attention, displaying highlights regarding medical news and consumer news. The visual design and fonts deliberately adopt a daily newspaper format to look like one, but unintentionally leads to congestion. The Medscape site also features latest news and displays prominently specialty spotlight but blended together well with effective pictures and graphics to encourage further navigation. Some may find the content too specialized for easy reading. The Over-My-Med-body blog uses an eye-catching skeleton to stir emotion and draw interactions. I was not surprised to discover lively postings commenting on a wide spectrum of health care issues intellectually and basing on real-life experiences. If its content is better organized around a singular or related issue, overall experience will be enhanced. The ScienceRoll blog uses a combination of video presentation and simulation to generate interest and comments. Its blogroll leads me into an extensive network of medical communities. However, my arrival to a particular community could have a shortcut if the Blogroll were to be repositioned in the front. Despite facing a dull visual design, I somehow stumbled upon the ORlive site, which I later felt irresistible following through a virtual operating room experience that was guided by a step-by-step professional narration. While ORlive site is very limited n its functionality, Quality Health site seeks to achieve maximum interactivity by offering quizzes, forums, question and answers, and videos in a somewhat crowded visual design. Dlife site cannot be misunderstood for other sites with a rolling advertisement flashing out messages at the center with surrounding graphics pointing to other useful information and "Blogabetes" (as pictured above), a blog for diabetics to discuss their personal experiences, Notwithstanding that of other written messages, the font is too small for ease of reading. Similarly, American Academy of Pediatrics website is very distinctive, strategically displaying faces of infant and young children. The content is well organized to help parents access straight into a subject of immediate interest, which includes health and development issues involving children of different age groups. Visual design could be more creative or artistic to enhance weak experience. HealthAffairs gives the impression that it is a no-nonsense blog with an editorial format and authority which is reflected in a subtitle – “The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere”. The font and content uphold that image. I find the postings intellectually stimulating and current. However, a more contemporary visual design may make it less intimidating. Moving along with a serious mood, I had expected the Medical Library Association site to be as stiff as the HealthAffairs Blog. It turns out that it has a good artistic visual design incorporating elements of fun, art, and creativity. I did find useful information for health consumers though the site appears to primarily serve the professionals. After all, click by click, I found my search enjoyable and rewarding.
ents. Its blogroll leads me into an extensive network of medical communities. However, my arrival to a particular community could have a shortcut if the Blogroll were to be repositioned in the front. Despite facing a dull visual design, I somehow stumbled upon the ORlive site, which I later felt irresistible following through a virtual operating room experience that was guided by a step-by-step professional narration. While ORlive site is very limited n its functionality, Quality Health site seeks to achieve maximum interactivity by offering quizzes, forums, question and answers, and videos in a somewhat crowded visual design. Dlife site cannot be misunderstood for other sites with a rolling advertisement flashing out messages at the center with surrounding graphics pointing to other useful information and "Blogabetes" (as pictured above), a blog for diabetics to discuss their personal experiences, Notwithstanding that of other written messages, the font is too small for ease of reading. Similarly, American Academy of Pediatrics website is very distinctive, strategically displaying faces of infant and young children. The content is well organized to help parents access straight into a subject of immediate interest, which includes health and development issues involving children of different age groups. Visual design could be more creative or artistic to enhance weak experience. HealthAffairs gives the impression that it is a no-nonsense blog with an editorial format and authority which is reflected in a subtitle – “The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere”. The font and content uphold that image. I find the postings intellectually stimulating and current. However, a more contemporary visual design may make it less intimidating. Moving along with a serious mood, I had expected the Medical Library Association site to be as stiff as the HealthAffairs Blog. It turns out that it has a good artistic visual design incorporating elements of fun, art, and creativity. I did find useful information for health consumers though the site appears to primarily serve the professionals. After all, click by click, I found my search enjoyable and rewarding.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this post for it's skilled rhetoric and close analysis of online resources regarding your industry of interest. Your introduction is concise, but does an excellent job of explaining what material this post covers. I like that you point out many of these websites are similar with slight differences. When clicking through the pages quickly, they do seem to be alike. However, as you point out, their slim distinctions are significant. As you denote, each site contributes something different, whether it is a more attractive appearance or more interactivity. As far as your outstanding writing skill, I specifically like your last sentence. It exemplifies how a post can be both informative and well-written. Additionally, you did a wonderful job critiquing various components of websites without ever being offensive. When you discuss how the sites could improve, you do so incredibly tactfully.
One thing that could be improved in your post is your transitioning. It would be beneficial to have more distinct transitions between sentences that discuss different websites. Your post flows extremely well, but in some parts it is difficult to know when you have shifted onto a new website. Furthermore, I would love for you to discuss what website is your favorite. If your reader was going to click on just one website in your link roll, which one would you want them to see?
I also would like to see the image lowered so that is more in the center of your post. I think it would be more visually pleasing. Placement aside, you chose a fantastic image that is both relevant to the post and eye catching.
All in all, this is an excellent post. I look forward to reading your blog more in the future. Keep up the great work!
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