What is a Home Page?

What is a Home Page?


This new technology is wonderful. We now can gather vast information in an easier and faster way. All one has to do is point and click on words or objects on a home page and within a few second the information appears right in front of our faces.

A home page is a sturcture done by an individual, organization or company. It contains information about different subjects. For instance, one can find information about Education, Entertainment, Sports, Travel and many more subjects. These information can be useful to the user in many ways.

There are many purposes for a home page. For example, an individual can give input about themseleves, an organization can state their prupose and a company can sell their products. These are just some of the few reasons for having a home page.

I've seen many personal homepages on the net. Some people like to add their pictures, hobbies and favorite activities. As an example my friend Kamal did this. Although I've know him for a couple of years now I never knew that he was such a wonderful artist and writer. I only found this out when I looked at his home page. Kamal included links to his poems and drawings on his home page. I thought that this was a great way for Kamal to show off his talents. The Internet is a great way to adding a personal touch.

Besides personal homepages, organizations such asHuman Resources Organization also give information, but this time its not personal information. They usually state there purpose. For instance the Human Resources Organization was created by a group of people in the University of Arizona and they state that they support the missions of the various human resources functions that happens at the university.

Lastly, companies with home pages try to sell their products. I was amazed to see that Yick Lung had a home page. Yick Lung is a famous company in Hawaii, now that they have a home page they can become famous anywhere around the world. This is a great way for companies to increase the amount of customers and at the same time their total earnings.

Why are people so involve with it?


People are so involved in a home page because of different reasons. Some people like it because of the vast information or it's presentation.

This is the newest way for someone to look for information. We do not have to go to the library any more, instead we can type the subject on any one of the Search Engines and with in a few seconds we will have a list of home pages with the information that we wanted. most of the information provided by the host of the home page are usually benefitial to others. But there are some out there that does not help at all.

Besides looking for information users get caught up by the presentation of the home page. The images, colors and graphics on a home page can attract many people who find it appealing.

How am I involve with it?


I am very happy to be involved in this new technology! Through out my collge life I have never spent so much time in the computer room. I spend a lot of time here because I get carried away with the Internet. I'm at the computer room atleast four or more times a week. And on those days I look at what new on the internet, or I try to add on links and images just to improve the looks of my homepage. But, this routine of mines will soon change. Since I am graduating, I will not be able to have this computer access any more. But I will surely thry to find a way to get on to the net.

If I do find a way of getting on the net I would want up date my home page and add more links to it. I want to continue to work on it because I think it is essental to have a home page these days.

What Priciple of Home Page Would I Advocate?


There are many home pages that are good and bad. To me a good home page will load up within a short amount of time, have a nice background color, important information, and simple icons. A bad home page would be the exact opposite of the discriptions mentioned above. Actually I guess that I shouldn't say that it should contain important information because what I think is not important information might be important to some one else.

Here is an example of what I think is a good home page. Dr. Leon James Page HIs home page is very nice. It loads up very fast and it is decorated with beautiful icons. Important words are enlarged to inform the user about what the link is about. It is not cluttered with many words and the icons go great with the subject. In contrast to Dr. James home page Jerry's home page is not very inviting. The background that he used makes it imposible to read the words on the screen and he has too much icons on the top which makes it look kind of confusing.

What is the social significance?


This new society can now transfer information through cyberspace. People are free to choose what information they want. There is no conformity, people are not pressured into modifying their behaviors in responce to pressures from othes. They can connect or disconnect from a home page. Although there is no conformity, I believe that there is some kind of informational social influence. This is a type of social influence here a person changes his or her behavior in response to information provided by other poeple on cyberspace.

Personal expression?


I have noticed that many people with home pages gives out a lot of personal information about themselves. For examlple, Hiato Jiang's home page contains his address, phone number, and a picture of his child with his growth rate. I think giving out your home address (not you home page address) and telephone number is too personal. What if there are some psychotic person out there looking for some trouble to cause. I think the only address that sould be on you home page should be your e-mail address.

Life style modeling?


Ever since I had a home page on the net I feel as though I am holding a continous open house. Thousand and thousands of people will be browsing through many home pages and most likely someone will come to mines. Well, I want the presentation of my home page to be appealing or should I say inviting. I feel as though I am the host and that I am responcible for guiding these guest around my home page. Therefore, I do not want my home page to be cluttered with icons or images. To me having too much icons and images is like have a house filled with rubbish. I want my home page to look clean and easy going.

Biography and Family History?


Many people think of the internet as being the wave of the future. We usually associate internet with future things such as, the newest technology, science or gossip. But, it is not justa way for future information, it is also a great way to get information about history. I think putting up biography and family history is going to be very important for the new generation. Unfortunately some children are unable to get to know the past reletives. But this will all cahnge. The internet can provide biographies and family history. This will enable the child to learn about his past. He can get a sence of what kind of people where his grandparents, uncles or aunts. With this information the child can feel as though he or she has made a little relationship about that certain relative. And the great thing about this is that anyone can put up a biography or family history, you do not have to be famous to have one up. With this information the child can feel as though he or she has made a little relationship about that certain relative.

Relationship Channel?


The relationship channel is great. Even though I never met or talked to the ower of a home page before, I can obtain a sense of what the host is trying to express. Unlike newspapers and television broadcasts shows, I can find out about events from the people experiencing a certain situation. Besides getting input from home page owners I can easyly access a message to the owner. We do not have to write on a piece of paper and stick a stamp on it to communicate with each other. This is a much fast and innovative way of giving and recieving messages. Overall, a home page is a great way to make a connection with other people. When a person explores a home page done by another person he has made a connection with the host because he is experiencing the thoughts and feelings of the creator of the certain home page.