EvaluationofWebsiteCredibilityEvaluationofWebsiteCredibilityFamilydoctor.orgisawebsite thatoffersinformationonahealthrelatedtopicsandwellness.Thiswebsitehasadomainof.org whichmeansitisoperatedbyanorganizationThemainpurposeofthiswebsiteistoprovide familieswithinformationonhealthrelatedtopicsandofferwellnessinformationthatwillbenefitall membersofthefamily.Thiswebsitewaschosenbasedonthefactthatmanypeoplehavefamilies. Anyonewhoisinterestedinanyhealthtopicsand/orwellnesscanfindthissitebysearchingin varioussearchengines,suchasGoogleoryahoo,bytypingintothesearchbarfamilyhealthor whateverhealthshowmorecontent
EaseofNavigationOnceonthissite,thereareheadingslabeledacrossthetopthatwillaidin searchingforwhatthesiteoffers.Forexample,thediseaseschosenareinalphabeticalorderandcan bechosenusingthefirstletterofthewordAnotherexampleistheheadingsaresetforchildren, teensandelders.Alloftheinformationlistedonthissitecanbeprintedandusedaseducationor information.Alladvertisementsonthissiteareclearlymarkedasadvertisementandguidelinesare setastowhattheadvertisementscannotcontain.Withallofthis,browsingonthissiteisnot difficult.PrivacyandSecurityOnthissiteisasimpleexplanationoftheprivacypolicywithalink toamoreextensiveprivacypolicyfromtheorganizationthatoperatesthiswebsiteItisclearly statedwhen,whatandhowpersonalinformationiscollectedandhowitisusedaswellashow cookiesareused.TheAmericanAcademyofFamilyPhysiciansisclearlystatedastheoperatorof thissitewithcontactinformationandotherpertinentinformation.EmpiricalEvidenceDetermining thecredibilityofawebsitestartswithtoolsthatcanbeusedtoevaluatethesite.TheNational LibraryofMedicine(NLM)offersinformationdefininghowtoevaluatewebsitescredibilityKey factorssuchas;"Whorunsandpaysforthewebsite,whatthewebsite'spurposeis,Wheredidthe informationonthesitecomefromandhowis
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Whathasahippoincommonwithafeather?""Whatisthelongestplacenameintheworld?""Can greenideassleepfuriously?""Rimemberuspokeincenttenseallmowstallwayscondeignsword snotinthendid"ThesearejustafewofthetopicsyouwillfindunderAWebofLinguisticFun PhantomLinguist,BucknellUniversityProfessorRobertBeard,providesauniquecollectionof "fundamentalsubdisciplinesoflinguistics"(1).
Thewebsiteintroduceslinguisticterminologysuchasgrammar,morphology,phonology,semantics, andsyntax.Ifthisdoesnotsoundlikemuchfun,keepgoing!Therearealsopagesandpagesof wordplays,games,puzzles,dictionaries,andevenafunpoemabouttheorthographyshowmore content...
Eachpagehasatleastoneadditionallinktoitandinthecaseofthe"Morphology"page,forty–three linksinall.Whatavastamountofinformation!
Sowhatexactlydoesahippohaveincommonwithafeather?Ifyouclickonthe"Historical Linguistics"pageyouwillsoonfindout.ThePhantomLinguistexplainstheoriginofeachword, tracingallthewaybacktotheIndo–EuropeanlanguageWithcarefulreadingyouwillfindthatthe pot–ofhippopotamusandthefeath–offeathershareacommonorigin.
Whatintheworlddoes"Rimemberuspokeincenttenseallmowstallwayscondeignswordsnot intendid"mean?Clickonthe"Syntax"page,andfindoutthatphrasestructureplaysabigpartin successfulcommunication.
"Cangreenideassleepfuriously?"(1).AccordingtothePhantomLinguist,andtherulesof semantics,probablynotHeprovesthatthestructureofsentencesandtheirmeaningaretwodistinct things,representingtwodifferentlevelsoflanguageprocessing.
LinguisticFunisdefinitelynotforsomeonewhodoesnothavetimetowasteOnceyouclickonto oneoftheselinks,youwillbeentrancedforhours.Findtheoriginalmeaningofyourfirstnamein "EtymologyofNames"Thispagesalsoprovideslinkstorelatedpagessuchas"BabyNames," "HallofNames,"and"NameGames."Interactivegames,puzzles,andwordsearchescantrapyou intospendinghours
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Evaluation
Overall,despitesometextnotbeingentirelycompleteandthecontactformnotbeingcompletely formattedthiswebsiteisanoverallsuccess.Itmakescontactingthebusinessstraightforwardand easy,followstheclient'srequestofbeing'clean,neatanduncluttered'anditpromotesthebusiness effectivelyManywebconventionsarefollowedasdetailedbelowtomakethiswebsiteeffective Theidentificationforthisprojectwasdoneveryeffectively.Theclientwasaskedacomprehensive setofquestionstoensurethedeveloperhadanextremelyclearviewofwhattheywanted.Next, researchwasconductedallowingthedevelopertohaveabetterideaofwhatworksbylookingatthe websitesofotherstuds,orwebsiteswith...showmorecontent...
TheeditingprogramusedwasSublimeText3,atexteditordesignedforcodingandactuallyusedin thewebdevelopmentindustry.Itincludessyntaxhighlightingandcodesuggestionsalongwithother assistingtoolstomakedevelopmentfarquicker.
Beforeanydevelopmentbegan,objectiveswerewrittenforthewebsitetoclarifywhatwastryingto beachievedfortheclient.Mock–upswerethencreatedtotryandmeettheseobjectives,which,after onlyafewiterationsdidsoandwerecheckedoffbytheclient.Unfortunately,withoutthewebsite goinglivethedeveloperwasunabletotesttheprimaryobjectiveofthesite:toincreasesalesfor SkeldaleDorpers,however,theothervariablesweretested.Theclientwasindeedhappywiththe websiteItdidscalequiteeffectivelytodifferentsizedscreensIthadacomplimentarycolour schemeincludingthelogocolourandwaseasilynavigableusinganav–barandfooter.Thewebsite alsodirectedtheusertocontactthebusinesswiththeirdetailsatthetopandquiteubiquitouslinksto thecontactpage
Thefinallydevelopedwebsitedidmeettheclient'sdesiresandtheywerehappywithit,however,as mentionedabovebetatestingshoweditcouldbefarmoreeffectiveifthecorrectthingwasshownto theuserassoonastheyaccessedthepage.Thepagedidhavethecorrectspace,coloursandclean professionalfeelthattheuserhadrequestedandgaveaquite
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HowtoAnalyzeaWebSite
GinaDobbii
BSHS351
April5,2012
FirpoCarr
HowtoAnalyzeaWebSite
Designingawebsitemayvaryfrompersontopersondependingontheirtasteandstyle.Thereare millionsofwebsitesoutthere,eachonedesigneddifferentlyfromanother.Whenyouwantto analyzeawebsitequicklyandsimplythereareafewfaststandardsthatallwebsitesshouldfollow. Theseare10stepssomeonecanfollowtoanalyzeawebsiteinminutes.1.Don'tmakemethink,this meanswhenyougotoawebsiteyoushouldunderstanditfromtheminuteyouopenitupThe websiteshouldapplytowhatyouarelookingforandyoushouldbeabletogothroughitquickly withnoproblems.2.WOWfactor,whenthewebsite...showmorecontent...
8.Consistency,isthewebsitethesamethroughoutordoesitchangedrasticallyasyougothrough thepages.Awebsiteshouldbeconsistentfromthefirstpagetothelast.9.Browsercompatibility, eachwebsiteallowsdifferentrulesandcodesforthewebsiteSomewebsitesmightlookreallygreat ifyourbrowserisFirefox,butitmightlookhorribleandnotlegibleininternetexplorer.Ifa professionaldesignedthewebsitetheyshouldknowthisandtheywillusecodesthatwillmakethe websitelookgreatinanybrowserused10Speed,awebsiteshouldbebuiltlightandfast,ifitis donerightthewebsiteshouldbeabletoloadinnotime.Nowadayyoushouldbeabletopresent largeimageswithnoproblemsandhavenoproblemswithfilesizeandwebsiteloadingtime. Withpracticeyoucananalyzeawebsiteinjustminutes.Thesearejustafewkeypointstofollow whenyouareanalyzingawebsite.Ofcourseifsomeonewhohasneveranalyzedonebefore,itmay bealittlemoredifficultandmighttakesomemoretimetodoWehavesomanywebsitesnowa days,someinwhichwecannotevenfigureoutorevenbeabletonavigatethroughwithout hundredsofpopupscomingup.Ithinkitisimportanttohaveacrispcleanwebsitewhereyour visitorsdonothavetoscrollaroundeverywheretryingtofindsomethingItshouldbe
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HTML,orHypertextMarkupLanguage,istheprogramminglanguageusedtobuildtheinternet.It isthestandardlanguageforwebprogramming,alongwithCSSandJavaScript.Thisopen–format, text–basedtypecodeisextremelyversatile,andcanbeusedtoembedadditionalprogramming languagessuchasJavaScript.HTMLismadeupofdifferentelementscalledtagsthatdictatethe structureofthewebpagethatarethentranslatedbyawebbrowserintoauser–friendlyform YaleStudentDeveloperandMentorshipProgram
CreatedandmaintainedbyYaleUniversity,thisresourcecontainsinformationonHTMLandweb development
St.Mary'sUniversityDepartmentofMathematicsandComputerScience
Acollectionofusefullinksforthoseworkinginwebshowmorecontent
JohnHurst'sLinksPage
JohnHursthasbroughttogetheracollectionofHTMLrelatedlinksusefulforlearnersand professionalsalikeThislinklistisbrokendownbysubjectforeasiernavigationandcontains informationontopicslikedocumenttechnologyandcomputersystems.
Bozho'sSite
Acollectionoflinkstofitalmostanyinterestfromagriculturetozoology,Bozho'spagecontainsan extensivelistoflinksforHTMLprogramming,aswellaslinksforotherprogramminglanguages, computersystems,aswellaslinkstoacademicjournals,universitiesandnetworkingsites Bandit'sHideout
Awebpageforthoselookingtodesigntheirown,Bandit'sHideoutcontainsusefullinkstohelpyou buildyourownwebpageusingHTML,aswellaslinksforthoselookingtoexpandintoDHTML, CSS,andJavaScript.Onceyou'vebuiltyourpage,takeadvantageofBandit'slinkstowebsite testingtools.
MaintainingYourWebsitefromtheColoradoSchoolofMines
Wanttoimproveyourwebsite,butneedaplacetostart?TheColoradoSchoolofMineshas gatheredashortbutdetailedlistoflinkstohelpwebpageownersmaintaintheirsites,including informationonbasicHTMLcoding.
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HowtoBecomeaSoftwareDeveloper
BeingasoftwaredevelopertakesmorethananeducationThissimpleguidefromtheUniversityof Chicagooutlineshowtobecomeasuccessfulsoftwaredeveloper,evenif
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Fromadeveloper'spointofview,thewebsitewillbecreatedsuccessfullybyfollowingtheclient's clearinstructionsaswellasmeetingthefourmajorrequirementsofeverypassableoreffective website.Thisincludesthatofthereadability,functionality,designandaccuracy.Thewebsiteis requiredtohavesixwebpagesincludingthehomepage,aboutus,history,communication,contactus andhelpOncethewebsiteistransferredtoawebserverandupandrunningthereshouldbe somethingtoevaluatehowmanyusersusethewebsiteandtakeintoaccountcustomerfeedbackto makethewebsitebetter.Therewillbeacentralstorageofinformationwhichwillbeaccessible throughthediscussionboardsandchatrooms,althoughnotshowmorecontent
Asinstructedbytheclient,theIndigenousLanguageTrust,theteamcreatedawebsitetoraise awarenesstowardsthetopicofIndigenouscultures.Thissiteincludedmultiplewebpagessuchasa homepage,whichincludesasupportingimagetowardsthetopicandsomespacefortheclient details,apagecalledhistory,whichgivesabriefhistoryofthetopicandasupportingimage,apage calledcommunications,usedtoteachthecorrectterminologyandlanguagesspokenbythe Aboriginalculture.
Additionally,thereisapagecalledaboutus,usedtogiveabriefdescriptionofourclientIndigenous LanguageTrust.Furthermore,thereisapagecalledcontactus,whichisusedtolistallthecontact informationassociatedwithourclientIndigenousLanguageTrust.
Finally,thepagecalledhelp,isusedforthebiographyandreferencesvalidtothisprojectOther thingsthatwererequiredinthisprojectwaskeepinganactivitylog,whichwasusedtorecordthe dailyprogressmadeinassessment.Thereisnomentionofthis,however,tofullyevaluatethe process,itcanbeassumedtobethecaseAdditionally,atestinglogwasneededtorecordthetesting validintheproject.Thelastcriteriadocumentedwastodeliverthetaskbytheduedate.Finally, withregardstothewebsite,certainpagesweremissingcontent,leadingtothequestioningofthe overallsuccessofthewebsite.
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KeepSecureYourWordPressSiteUsingActionableSteps
Intoday'shighlyconnecteddigitalecosystem,ourlives,businesses,communications,andalotof activitiesdependonthewebsitesandwebapplications.Allwebsitescontainsensitivedataand deliverbusiness–criticalinformationservicestothetargetedaudienceDuetotherapidlyincreasing useofwebsitesandwebapplications,vulnerabilitieshavebecomequiterampant.Eventhesmallest securityloopholecangivecybercriminalsachancetodestroytheweb–basedbusiness,damage customerconfidence,andbrandreputationinashorttimespan
ThebitterfactisthatmoreandmorepeoplearemakingWordPresssitesformeetingtheirspecific businessgoals.Butunfortunately,showmorecontent
2.CraftADefinitePasswordManagementPolicy
Whilingoperatingwebsitesprofessionally,youcan'tbeignoranttowardsthesecurity&privacyof site'slogindetails.Mostoftheindividualsuseeasilypredictablepasswordsformultiplewebsites& E–accounts,makingiteasierforprofessionalhackerstohackwebsiteseasilyandcreatethehavoc withoutanydifficulty.
Toavoidthemessandstreamlineyourdigitallife,youshouldhaveadefinitepasswordmanagement policy.Itwillhelpyoutousemanagethesite'slogindetailseasily,resetforgottenpasswords, unlockthecompromisedaccounts,etcYoucanusethePasswordManagementSoftwareto completethisworkeffortlessly.Thiswillgreatlyreducetheriskofyoursitefrombeinghackedby cybercriminals.
3.UseTwo–FactorAuthentication
Asincidentsofcybercrimeareescalatingatunprecedentedrateswitheachpassingday,youcan't bankontheancientdefensivemethodologyofpasswordprotectionalone.Professionalhackerscan breakeventhemostdifficultpasswordusingthesophisticatedtechnologies
Therefore,itisnecessaryforyoutoaddanadditionallineofsecuritytoyoursitebyusingtheTwo–factorauthentication(TFA).It'saprocessofverifyingtheidentityofapersonwhoistryingto accessyourwebsite.
Thistechnologyworksinthisway: Knowledgeof Requirement
Intentionapasscodeorapersonalidentificationnumber
Communication––itisafundamentalpartofoureverydaylives.Itcharacterizeswhoweare,what wedo,andhowwerelatetoothersinsociety.Itisaverypowerfultoolthatholdsmanydifferent usesforourbasicneedsandsurvivalAtaverysimplisticlevel,itiskeyinattainingourverybasic needsforsurvival.Inthatrespect,itiskeyinachievingallneedsinMaslowshierarchy.Itsusesand possibilitiesendless.
Overtime,thediscoveriesthathavebeenmadeinrelationtocommunicationhavebeen revolutionaryinthattheyhavechangedthewayweliveandactdramatically.Forexample,the writingonwalls,pencils,pens,ink,paper,theprintingpress,telegraph,telephone,television,show morecontent...
Thislackofunderstandingcausesfearandapersonaldefensefromutilizing"theweb"andallthe possibilitiesthatliewithinit.Inessence,theconceptbehindtheWorldWideWebisreallyquite simple.Itisnothingmorethan"acommunityofinformationsitesontheInternetcomputernetwork" (PasadenaPublicLibrary).Sobasically,theWorldWideWebisasmallpartofagreaterentity–the Internet.Thesites,orwebpages,areallconnectedbythisnetworkandcanbeconsidereda communitybecauseoftheircommonlocation–theWorldWideWebIfyoucanvisualizeit,imagine alargenetwork,theInternet,whichconnectspeopleandinformationallovertheworld.Then imaginewithinthatnetwork,acommunityofitsown.TheWorldWideWebhasanendlessnumber ofsites,madeofwebpages,andallofwhichareconnectedthroughtheInternet
Sohowdoesoneuseor"navigate"ontheWeb?Tounderstandthat,onemustfirstunderstandthe language(thatwhichmakesitrun,understandandexecutecommands)thewebisbasedupon.This languageisknownasHypertextMarkupLanguage,whichwilllaterbediscussedinmoredetail. Essentially,itthehypertextlanguageuses"hotwordstolinkpagestoeachother"(Halonen)The hotwords,whichhavebeentermedlinks,consistofanunderlyingcode,HTML,whichisreadand takestheusertothedesireddestination.
Also,thewebusesURL's,UniformResourceLocators,tolocateinformation.Also
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Here'sHowtoCreateanExceptionalWebDesignthatWowYourCustomers
Whenitcomestocreatingawebsite,itisquiteeasytogethunguponvisualaesthetics.Butifyou trulywanttocomeupwithawebsitethatbecomesabrandawarenessandleadgenerationmachine, thenyouneedtofocusonmorethanjusthowyourwebsitelooks.
Inthisdigitalage,whereconsumerscanhavebillionofwebsite,youneedtomakesureyourcustom webdesignagencyoptimizeawebsiteforfunctionalityandusabilitybothtoofferaninteractiveand enjoyablewebsiteexperiencetousers.
Hereareafewhelpfulguidelinesthathelpyoucreateawebsitedesignthatbetterusabilityandgreat UX.
SimplicityMattersalot
Sincetheentirelookandfeelofshowmorecontent
Keepthestructureofyournavigationassimpleaspossible;don'tcomplicateitbygivingtoomany optionsMakeitclearandconsistentthroughoutyourwebsite
BeConsistent
Inadditiontosimpledesign,easynavigationandperfectvisualhierarchy,theoveralllookandfeel ofyourwebsiteshouldbeconsistentthroughoutthewebsite.Colors,typefaces,backgrounds,and eventhewhitespacesshouldbeconsistenttocreateapositiveimpactonusabilityandUXboth. However,yourcustomwebdesigncompanycancreatedifferentlayoutsfordifferentcategories, suchaslandingpages,informationalpagesormore.Byconsistentlyusingthesetypesoflayouts, youwillmakeiteasierforconsumerstounderstandthetypeofinformationtheyaremorelikelyto findonaparticularpage
MakeitAccessible
Improvingyourwebsiteaccessibilityisimportanttoprovideabetteruserexperienceacrossmultiple platforms.ToofferatrulyamazingUX,yourwebsiteneedstocompatiblewithdifferentdevices, browsersandoperatingsystemsthatyourusersareusing.Itisrecommendedtoinvestinawebsite structurethatisresponsiveWithresponsivewebsitedesign,yourcontentisnaturallyresizedand reshuffledtofitthedimensionsofnearlyeverydeviceyourvisitorsareusing.
BuildCredibility
Oneoftheeasiestandeffectivewaystoimproveyourwebsite'scredilbityistobehonestaboutthe productsorservicesyouragencyissellingonthe
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WebsiteAnalysis
Sometimesitseemslikethecomputergameindustryisdying,crushedtodeathbyitsownbulk. Everyyearmoreandmoregamingcompaniesgetgobbledupintohugeconglomerateslike ElectronicArts,companiesthatmostlyputouttrashthatistechnicallyandvisuallyimpressive,but devoidofconceptandcontent.However,therearesomesmallgamingcompaniesthatbuckthe trend.Whilemostlyjustsmallgroupsofprogrammersandartists,somearehugeunionsoffans who,irritatedwiththedroppingqualityofcomputergames,havedecidedtousethepowerofthe internettogettogetherandtoproducegamestailor–madetotheirpersonalpreferences.
Forthesakeofcomparison,ElectronicArts'websiteshowmorecontent
ThefirstlevelremovedfromEAGamesisthesmallgamingcompany.MoonpodGames( http://wwwmoonpodcom/),acompanymadeupofasmallbutskilledgroupofgamemakerswho previouslyworkedunderdifferentcompaniesmakingothergames(somewellknown,somemore obscure),isagoodrepresentativeofthiskindofgameproducer.
JustbecauseMoonpodisasmallbusinessdoesn'tmeanitdoesn'tknowitswebdesign.Thesiteis verywelldoneandmuchmoreinformativethaneventheEAsite––ithastobe,sincethecompany doesn'thavethemoneytomakeseparatesiteseverytimeitcomesupwithanewgame.
TheorganizationofthewebsiteitselfisfairlybasicAcentrally–locatednewscolumnmakes announcementsaboutnewfeatures,patches,orgamereleases.Anavigationbarontheleft–hand sideallowseasyaccesstothedifferentpartsofthewebsite,andbeautiful,eye–catchingscreenshots ontherighttakeonetoasynopsisofthegamesfromwhichtheycome(althoughthebuttonsonthe leftdothataswell).Thecontentsofthecenterandright–handportionschangewhenoneaccessesa partofthesitespecifictooneofthegames,changingtoasynopsisofandsystemrequirementsfor thegameinthecenter,andscreenshotsandrelatedlinksontheright.Allinall,itisasimplebut effectivedesign.
WithoutthefundsavailabletoacompanylikeEAGames,Moonpodcan'tuseitssitesimplyto advertiseitsproductsItmust
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Thesedays,businessesaregoingfordifferentwaystopromotetheirproducts.Beforetheinception oftheInternet,businessesweretryingtopromotetheirproductsthroughconventionalmarketing strategies.Butnowthewholescenariohasbeenchangeddramatically.Whetherit'sasmallbusiness oracorporatesector,everyoneoutthereistryingtopromotetheirbusinessthroughtheInternet. TheInternethasproventobeoneofthemostcosteffectivewaysforpromotingproductorservice ThereishardlyanyplatformliketheInternetthatcanbringyousuchagoodwaytoexhibityour productorserviceontheglobalscreen.WiththehelpofInternet,globalizationofbusinessesis becomingeasierforpeoplefromallaroundtheshowmorecontent
Otherwiseyouarenotgoingtogetsubstantialamountofwebtrafficforyourwebsite.Webtrafficis anessentialelementforsuccessofyourwebsiteontheWorldWideWeb.Websitesthatare receivinggoodamountofqualitytrafficarealsogaininggoodbusiness.Ifyourwebsitecangain goodandqualitytrafficthentheclientconversionratewillenhance.Ontheotherhandyouwillbe receivingagoodamountofbusinessdeals
Overtheyears,articlewritinghasgivenonlineworldmanypossibilitiestopromotebusinessesto theirdesiredheight.Nowit'snotremainedasasecretthatarticlewritingcanbringusmorenumber ofqualitytraffic.Rathermanywebmasterschoosetooptforarticlewritingasaneffectivewayto promotetheirwebsites.Writinguniquecontentcanbringyoutremendoussuccesssuchas: Italwaysallowsyoutoestablishyourselfasaspecialistinyourrespectivefield Itallowsyoutogetconnectedwithtonsofpotentialclientsthatevendon'tknowaboutyou. Itallowsyoutogetthenameandfameforyourcompanythroughyourwebsite.
Alwaystrytoproduceuniqueandinformativecontentsothatyourpotentialclientsarenevergoing tofeeldozyaboutyou.
Theclientconversionissuretobeenhancedwiththewritingandpublishingofuniqueand informativearticles.
Articlewritingcanbetakenasapowerfulmarketingtoolthroughwhichyoucanmakesome tremendouspublicationsaboutyourbusiness,product
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