Making Your Killer Applications Killer

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Gone are the days when our websites were primarily brochureware. Increasingly users expect a level of rich interaction previous reserved for the desktop. From course finders to contact address books, our websites are increasingly dominated by web applications.

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killer

making your killer applications...

establish a business caseovercome challengesinspire you

more desktop like

more social

more personable

more personable

more personable

compared with HE

page orientated

no interaction

no personalityOur architecture degree provides a robust foundation of the practical professional, intellectual, and creative skills needed for a successful career in architecture. The study and practice of architecture requires a broad and diverse knowledge base including arts, humanities, and the physical and social sciences, as well as creative and imaginative faculties. Central to the course is the process of design.

a wasted opportunityto differentiateto improve ease of useto engageto improve service

why is HE left for dead?status quoaccessibilitytime and moneyexperience

status quojust do it! (side projects)proof of conceptsA/B testing

accessibilitygraded browser supportHIJAX screen readers

screen readersdisagreement among communityevolving screen readersmessage users

killing costsdo not reinvent the wheeluse existing APIsuse Javascript librariesuse 3rd party websites

an application mindset

an application mindset

an application mindset

possibilities

staff directory

staff directory

course finder

course finder

wizard driven

engagement

twitterbook

rating/reviews

virtual open days

personality

use a copywriter!overall editorial controlwriting style guidesite persona

the end?there is a business casethe obstacles can be overcomewe need to look beyond HE

the end@boagworldhttp://boagworld.comhttp://headscape.co.uk/workshops/