Baseline Magazine Website Review

Change is the only constant in our saucy reality. Thats why any IT nonrecreational should continuously update his information and continuously learn to know an idea virtu each(prenominal)y new concepts, lookes and tools to be able to compete among some other(a) professionals. This is what the baseline magazine sack up site provides for IT professionals in oecumenics and IT leaders and executives in specific.This paper aims at reviewing the baseline magazine website by bad a summary description of its structure and purpose, its overall hear and feel and adequate audience, recyclable colligate and interesting things near the site, and finally it gives a bottom-line evaluation of its look on. Summary description of its structure and purpose service line magazine website enables IT professional in general and technology executives in specific to have an idea or so the recent news and updates in the IT field in all forms whether written articles or videos and podcasts.The magazine -itself- has more sections such as features, topline, jobsite, baseline 500, techknow, workbook, opinion. While the gist of the site is separated into briny sections which be compliance, intelligence, news, IT trouble, projects, and mid(prenominal) market. Other forms are provided such as podcasts, videos, and slideshows which support and en productive the content. The site provides many added values from other sites within the Ziff Davis network.Within the home page, there are other valuable links such as to the highest degree read stories, baseline in depth, blogs/opinions, upcoming eseminars, especially top IT resources, most read unclouded document and research. Links at the bottom of the site enrich the site with adding more features to the magazines content such as careers, esiminars, Developer shed.. etc. of course, the site also provides a lot of sponsored content, obviously, to support the magazine. Its overall look and feel and apparent target audience Conc erning the magazine pages on the site, the design of the site is elegant and professional but unfortunately still traditional.In another word, the exploiter will feel like it is an online entry for the printed magazine. The main focus of the magazine is on technology leaders and executives and this is what mentioned in the registration welcome message and what is reflected by the level of the content. But it is clear that the website could practically gather any IT professional in general. What you find useful about this site The main advantage is that baseline magazine belongs to the Ziff Davis Enterprise network so the benefits are not only obtained from the content of the magazine. Stories in general really hit the bottom line of IT management and decision making.And the first thing the user notices is that news and stories are edited or filtered and this is an advantage compared with other sites. The mix of written and multimedia content is interesting and doesnt make the navi gation of the site bore at all. Not to mention the wealth acquired from the integration of all Ziff Davis network sites. Available blogs entries are rich and classified into main sub entries. Other interesting thing is that users can subscribe to the newsletter -which gives updates about all different issues belong to the Ziff Davis network- with one subscription form.Links there that you either did or intend to follow up I liked the projects page because it is categorized projects into main thirty-two projects sub categories in main topics in IT (Enterprise planning, SOA, outsourcing) and this way it makes it easy for users to track certain projects concerning certain topics. Once I tried to check the research link for example, the first link was titled how Google works where I found all related articles that adjudicate the question how Google works, so I guess this is an added value for any IT professional. Thats why I intend to follow the whitepapers and researches up.The caree r link -in my opinion- deserves to be followed up in the future. Also, online videos, e-seminars and podcasts are real added value that enriches the written content. Above all of those links, I really liked the Developer Shed mini site and I do intend to follow this link up in the future especially, the Tutorialized section. Any other things about the site that you find interesting I found that the idea of providing a free service offering such as an online magazine is interesting when it is used effectively to attract advertisers in IT domain to channel a business value.I think the heavy advertising on the site prove that they are succeed in this. Bottom-line evaluation of its value to you In brief, the site is a valuable resource for IT professionals in general and professional who has something to do with decision making -like leaders and executives- in specific. The power of the site comes from the integration of all sites of Ziff Davis network which enables users to get the i nformation and knowledge he seeks in all form whether written articles, researches and white papers, or multimedia content like videos, podcasts, and esiminars.However, I guess they didnt get the maximum benefit from their service yet. The site should make an effective integration and evolution to replace the old business influence which provides what the company has with the new business model which focuses on the customer. Each entry is separated and this makes confusion to the user because the user expects to see services which focus on his needs not a website that provides only what is available.