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Training Resources
Usability element checklist:
successful examples on left; poor examples on right
Site ID
Recognisable company logo, large or framing everything
Google
Concierge
Font Bureau
Home
Reassuring link to the homepage; the logo or word "Home”
MTV
What's On When
Net Doctor
Search
Obvious search facility
BBC News Dabs
Clinique
Utilities
Contact us, How to order, Help; usually less prominent
The Onion  
Sections
Like departments in a store, with subsections when necessary
CD Now
Salon
The Gate
Page name
The subject of the page, matching the link followed
The AA
DTI
You are here
An indicator, often part of a navigation bar, which tells the user their general position within the whole site.
Asserta Home Motley Fool
Breadcrumbs
Similar to “You are here”, but with only the path back to the homepage. They usually work best high up on the page.
Met Office  
 
Sites using affiliate links
Time Out
Nuffield Foundation
 
 
Innovative Advertising Solutions
Doubleclick
Yahoo
 
 
Online Resources

PR guides:

Internet PR guide
www.internetprguide.com

Press Release Tips for PR People
http://marketing.tenagra.com/releases.html

I-Public Relations Discussion List
www.adventive.com/lists/ipr/summary.html

Richard Bailey's weblog
www.writeeffect.co.uk

Publishing e-newsletters:
Alexis Gutzman's 12 part article
http://ecommerce.internet.com

News:

Annanova - fast, UK based, web-only news
www.annanova.com

BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk

Drudge Report – news round-up
www.drudgereport.com

Reuters
www.reuters.com/news

Moreover news feeds
http://www.moreover.com

Email address searches:
http://people.yahoo.com
www.whowhere.lycos.com

Web Design:

Web statistics
http://www.thecounter.com

Search engines – submitting URLs
http://www.searchenginewatch.com
http://www.selfpromotion.com
http://spider-food.net

E-commerce:
http://ecommerce.internet.com