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D-REX Interactive DinosaurTarget.com gets a jumpstart on Black Friday with 33 new coupons for Toys that are good until the day before Thanksgiving. The coupons have nearly $400 in savings on the seasons top gifts and are valid now through November 25, 2009:

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D-REX Interactive DinosaurTarget.com gets a jumpstart on Black Friday with 33 new coupons for Toys that are good until the day before Thanksgiving. The coupons have nearly $400 in savings on the seasons top gifts and are valid now through November 25, 2009:

Find Coupons for over 1100 Stores

]]> http://chris.pirillo.com/target-com-coupons/feed/ 2 A Link on Linkshttp://chris.pirillo.com/a-link-on-links/ http://chris.pirillo.com/a-link-on-links/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:07:37 +0000 Chris http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/07/13/a-link-on-links/ A Link on Links is a post from Chris Pirillo

Somehow, I hit this page on Microsoft the other day: preliminary documentation on how to make links (specifically, in Windows applications). This is a great tutorial for Internet links, too. Even if you already know how to create a link, do you really know HOW to create a link? Consider the points this article raises:

  • Traditionally, links are underlined as well, but that approach is often unnecessary and falling out of favor to reduce visual clutter.
  • Links lack affordance, which means their visual properties don’t suggest how they are used and are understood only through experience.
  • Link text should indicate the result of clicking on the link.
  • Use different colors for visited and unvisited links.
  • Don’t use color for text that isn’t a link because users may assume that it is a link.
  • Always show either an underline (for any link text) or a button frame (for command link text only) on hover to reinforce visually that the text is a link.
  • Don’t underlined text that isn’t a link because users will assume that it is a link.
  • Use background colors that contrast with the link colors.
  • Use link text that is the most relevant part of the text and are large enough to be easy to click.
  • Don’t provide an infotip [in HTML, a title element] that is merely a restatement of the link text.
  • If a link requires further explanation, provide the explanation in either a separate text control or an infotip, but not both.
  • Place optional supplemental graphics that indicates the target of a link to the right of the text and use an infotip to explain its meaning.
  • Link to specific content rather than general content.
  • Use a link only if the linked material is relevant, helpful, and not redundant.
  • Link only on the first occurrence of the link text.
  • Don’t add “Click here” to the link text. It isn’t necessary because a link implies clicking. Also, “Click here” and “here” alone are poor link text because they convey no information about the link when read by a screen reader.
  • Start the link with an imperative verb and clearly describe the action that the link performs.
  • Don’t use ending punctuation except for question marks.
]]> A Link on Links is a post from Chris Pirillo

Somehow, I hit this page on Microsoft the other day: preliminary documentation on how to make links (specifically, in Windows applications). This is a great tutorial for Internet links, too. Even if you already know how to create a link, do you really know HOW to create a link? Consider the points this article raises:

  • Traditionally, links are underlined as well, but that approach is often unnecessary and falling out of favor to reduce visual clutter.
  • Links lack affordance, which means their visual properties don’t suggest how they are used and are understood only through experience.
  • Link text should indicate the result of clicking on the link.
  • Use different colors for visited and unvisited links.
  • Don’t use color for text that isn’t a link because users may assume that it is a link.
  • Always show either an underline (for any link text) or a button frame (for command link text only) on hover to reinforce visually that the text is a link.
  • Don’t underlined text that isn’t a link because users will assume that it is a link.
  • Use background colors that contrast with the link colors.
  • Use link text that is the most relevant part of the text and are large enough to be easy to click.
  • Don’t provide an infotip [in HTML, a title element] that is merely a restatement of the link text.
  • If a link requires further explanation, provide the explanation in either a separate text control or an infotip, but not both.
  • Place optional supplemental graphics that indicates the target of a link to the right of the text and use an infotip to explain its meaning.
  • Link to specific content rather than general content.
  • Use a link only if the linked material is relevant, helpful, and not redundant.
  • Link only on the first occurrence of the link text.
  • Don’t add “Click here” to the link text. It isn’t necessary because a link implies clicking. Also, “Click here” and “here” alone are poor link text because they convey no information about the link when read by a screen reader.
  • Start the link with an imperative verb and clearly describe the action that the link performs.
  • Don’t use ending punctuation except for question marks.
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