2nd Website
Monday, June 16, 2008, 11:14 PM
Name Of Website:Manchester United Official Website
URL:http://www.manutd.com
Purpose:For The Fans Of Manchester United Football Club
This is a the homepage of manutd.com
As seen on the webpage,everything published on it are related mostly to Manchester United.It includes the latest news and the latest pictures about the players,the club and also news about other football clubs all over the world.
The web compromises also about related advertisements inside and outside the football pitch.Whatever's happening at the club are published on the website.As most people know,the club is very popular worldwide and so there will be many happenings within the club.Therefore,the author must be very consistent on updating the website daily.
So far,the website never fails on updating the latest happenings to the fans worldwide.It has successfully updated fans world-wide about the upcoming football matches and transfers of players.
Throughtout the website,there are many tabs and thumbnails which will then link to other webpages throughout the site.
There is also a members registration zone where anyone can be a member of the club.Members will then receive exclusive updates and news first from the club.In my opinion,this idea of having a members zone is brilliant as it will draw more fans and obviously strenghtens the relationship between the fans and the club.
Lets Check Out the HTML codes for this homepage:
The HTML codes for manutd.com are long,cramped and not in order.The author will find it tidious and tiring to edit the codes as there are too many of them and also it is because they are all over the place.In addition to that,the author will find it difficult to debug too as the complicated codes are too hard to control.
The author will likely experience headaches as he would have to spend long hours or days to maintain this website.
As seen on the HTML source,the website uses external css.It means the website uses external linked style sheet that will affect
ALL the pages in the site.
The advantage of using external css is that it allows text to be consistent from page to page outside the document.
The clue that tells us that this is an external css is:
"(link rel="stylesheet" href="/manutd/css/homeStyle.css" type="text/css" media="all")"
The website also has a menu bar on the left-side of the page so that users find it easier to access different categories available in the site.Each menu bar is given a specific name and also a specific link so that it is easier to access different webpages.
The website is a cool sight too as it uses adobe flash on top of the website to showcase the club's worldwide achievement like winning both the league cup and the royal champions league cup which would make the fans happy and feel a sense of pride.Not forgetting the contrast of the website which is quite strong as the colours contradicts.
Does it appeals to its target audience?
The website does appeal to its target audience which is the fans.Fans of Manchester United will be informed about promotions and latest buzz about the club.Everything published is focussed on the club and this is what the fans want to see.There are also videos and pictures related to the club to entertain the users.
Hence,Fans will be attracted to this website.
Conclusion
Overall,the website is an interesting one as there is an advantage and a disadvantage.The advantage is that the website has many attractions,latest updates etc and lastly, very appealing.However as explained previously,the HTML codes are too cramped and not arranged.Therefore,the website has the good and bad points.The members union is very encouraging as it will help retain the supports from the fans.Finally,the website is user-friendly as there is no harm done to the environment and to the world.
This is a the homepage of manutd.com
