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<p>99.140.167.227: create page</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 773<br /> | date = 2010-07-30<br /> | title = University Website<br /> | image = university_website.png<br /> | titletext = People go to the website because they can't wait for the next alumni magazine, right? What do you mean, you want a campus map? One of our students made one as a CS class project back in '01! You can click to zoom and everything!<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic indicates that there is often a significant disparity between what a university displays on the front page of its website and what users -- particularly prospective students -- are primarily interested in finding there.<br /> <br /> Some university administrators reportedly took this cartoon to heart. For further discussion of this cartoon, see [http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/04/websites Inside Higher Ed], [http://dylanwilbanks.com/blog/2010/07/30/this-is-my-truth-tell-me-yours/ DylanWilbanks.com], and [http://doteduguru.com/id5577-redesign-your-university-website-according-to-xkcd.html .eduGuru]. <br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> A venn diagram. The left circle is labeled &quot;Things on the front page of a university website&quot; and contains &quot;campus photo slideshow,&quot; &quot;alumni in the news,&quot; &quot;promotions for campus events,&quot; &quot;press releases,&quot; &quot;statement of the school's philosophy,&quot; &quot;letter from the president,&quot; and &quot;virtual tour.&quot; <br /> <br /> The right circle is labeled &quot;Things people go to the site looking for&quot; and contains &quot;list of faculty phone numbers and emails,&quot; &quot;campus address,&quot; &quot;application forms,&quot; &quot;academic calendar,&quot; &quot;campus police phone number,&quot; &quot;department course lists,&quot; &quot;parking information,&quot; and &quot;usable campus map.&quot; <br /> <br /> The only item in the overlapping section is &quot;full name of school.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> &lt;!-- Include any categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Internet]]</div>

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