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| What is WebScroll? Why use a directory and what is a metasite? What does WebScroll look like? How does WebScroll work? Does the user go directly to the required URL or via a results page? How many links can a WebScroll web site provide? Is WebScroll compatible with all browsers and operating systems? Is WebScroll Section 508/W3C compliant? Does WebScroll require additional plug-ins? What are the WebScroll basic features? What are the WebScroll options/extra's? What are the potential revenue sources when using a specialized directory search engine such as WebScroll? How does WebScroll accommodate for advertising and e-commerce? How does WebScroll improve my existing (directory) search engine? Can WebScroll be integrated without changing my corporate branding or website look? What does OmniScroll do for me? Can I edit the WebScroll database? Can I let others edit the database? Who installs WebScroll and makes it part of my website? Do I have to create the WebScroll directory? Why do I need a custom database? Can I use my existing database to create a WebScroll database? What software do I need to create a WebScroll database? Does WebScroll provide data security enhancements? Has WebScroll been designed with accessibility in mind? Is WebScroll available in a commercial software version? |
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What is WebScroll? Webscroll is a software and database solution designed to handle information from multiple domains. In it's extreme version it is a directory search engine Why use a directory and what is a metasite? There are several advantages to using a directory type of organization, especially if the person searching for information is unfamiliar with the topic. If you can find where in the structure you have ended up, you can browse both back and forward through the levels. The categories in which a term appears gives one contextual information. This type of information is not formatted or displayed in a cascade algorithm by any current search engine, such as Google, Yahoo, etc. A metasite is a web site, which provides information on other sites. I the case of WHI, all information provided originates from other sites. WHI itself does not provide medical advice. What does WebScroll look like? We offer several examples on this website, or alternatively you can visit www.worldhealthinformation.org. How does WebScroll work? By selecting a topic in the first column, data is retrieved and presented in the second column. This can be repeated several times until the desired information and corresponding URL is found. Selecting the URL takes the user to the information Does the user go directly to the required URL or via a results page? Both options are possible, with one of the options selected by you. The results page option gives you an extra opportunity to provide additional information or targeted advertisement. How many links can a WebScroll web site provide? Depending on the custom-built database WebScroll can provide an infinite number of links. Is WebScroll compatible with all browsers and operating systems? Yes. As WebScroll is offered in DHTML and browser based most operating systems and recent browsers will be compatible, including IE, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera, Firefox, Konqueror and Safari on Windows, Mac OS and Linux Is WebScroll Section 508/W3C compliant? Partially. SiteScroll is a complex utility that improves accessibility to data, however it requires the use of stylesheets (CSS), standard browser JavaScript and a dynamic database engine to achieve this level of access to thousands of text links. SiteScroll can therefore not meet some of the Priority 1 and 2 checklist items that relate to Dynamic content, 'turned off' CSS and JavaScript. SiteScroll does however provide quick and easy access to a high-contrast version of the application to assist users with impaired visibility. Does WebScroll require additional plug-ins? No. What are the WebScroll basic features? WebScroll has many base features, including:
What are some of the WebScroll options/extra's? You may choose to include Video, Photographic Images, Music files, aggressive Search Engine Optimization, obfuscate the data for extra security, etc. What are the potential revenue sources when using a specialized directory search engine such as WebScroll? As you control the content, you decide on paid content and advertisement. How does WebScroll accommodate for advertising and e-commerce? Advertisement in home page, search columns and results window, Add targeted advertisement to any column or result page. How does WebScroll improve my existing (directory) search engine? WebScroll provides an intuitive user interface and requires the user to go to one webpage only. This single page allows the user to understand the organization and relationship of the available data and therefore will improve the chance of the user finding the sought after information. Can WebScroll be integrated without changing my corporate branding or website look? Yes. What does OmniScroll do for me? OmniScroll is able to custom built a complete specialized directory search engine website on a topic or field of your choice and present the information on an easy and quickly to navigate single web page. If required, OmniScroll will help you to integrate advertising as a source of revenue for your search engine website. Can I edit the WebScroll database? With WebScroll online you can edit the displayed data from any location. You can upload your database from anywhere. You may activate or deactivate single entry or groups of data, or easily roll back to a previous version of the WebScroll data Does WebScroll provide database security enhancements? You control who can see data (all or part). Your data is protected from data mining. Can I let others edit the database? Yes, you control who has password access to the database, and what level of access. Who installs WebScroll/makes it part of my website? OmniScroll will. If necessary we will liaise with the party responsible for maintaining your website. Do I have to create the WebScroll directory? You have the option to create your own directory. Why do I need a custom database? We create a new database and spreadsheet from scratch, but can populate the database from common spreadsheet file formats (such as MS Excel, OpenOffice, Filemaker Pro, MS Access, WordPerfect etc) using a CSV file. Once you have uploaded a database the WebScroll data can be edited as much as you want, and your changes won't show up to users until you upload the new SiteScroll data. Access is limited by password protection Can I use my existing database to provide content for WebScroll? Create a new database from scratch, or update an existing database, and upload them from the most popular file formats (including Excel, OpenOffice, Filemaker Pro, etc) as a CSV file. Once you have uploaded a database the WebScroll data can be edited as much as you want, and your changes won't show up to viewers until you re-upload the WebScroll data. What software do I need to create a WebScroll database? Off-the-shelf, commercially available or open source software can be used. Examples include MS Excel, OpenOffice, Filemaker Pro, MS Access, WordPerfect etc Does WebScroll provide data security enhancements? - You control who can see data (all or part) - Store your database securely online, with option to obfuscate the data for extra security. - Your data is protected from data mining. Has WebScroll been designed with accessibility in mind? Yes, one of the main reasons behind the development of SiteScroll is the wish for improved accessibility. Is WebScroll available in a commercial software version? No. |
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