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Chapter 2: Background

23

The WWW Communication Environment

24

A Short History of the WWW

24

Understanding WWW Technologies

30

WWW Communication

32

Online User Experiences and Behaviors

36

Web Site Design

36

Researching the WWW: Communication Studies

41

Exploratory Content Analytic Studies

41

Theory-Driven Studies

42

Frameworks and Methods for Web Site Analysis

44

Organization-Public Relationships

47

The Nature of Organization-Public Relationships

48

Strategies for Building and Maintaining Organization-Public Relationships

53

The Role of Web Sites in Organization-Public Relationship Building

54

Chapter Summary

55

Chapter 3: A Framework of the Public Relations Web Site Experience

57

The Spatial Dimension

59

Web Site Modules

61

The Web Site Metaphor

62

Element Functions

63

The Temporal Dimension

66

Phase One: First Impression

67

Phase Two: Exploration

68

Phase Three: Exit

70