NEWS
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2005August
NOW WE DO IT BETTER
Introducing the new Emergenza Website
October 1st, 2003 to December 31st, 2004:
Total N of Pages viewed: 7,228,662
Total N of single Visits: 1,246,800
January 1st, 2005 to July 31st, 2005
Total N of Pages viewed: 7,222,834
Total N of single Visits: 1,204,342
Comparing the first and the second group of data it is clearly visible how a simple web magazine has become a true musical.
After 3 years during which our website''s colours and graphics have become a ''classic'', a restyling is necessary to make sure that Graphics and structure are up to date with the latest trends: tables - lists - schemes - within the website, every section has its own internal homepage. We are using more colours, however they are all in the existing scheme, which has by now become our corporate identity. The content on the site has increased exponentially, thus reconstruction and reorganization were necessary to ensure ease of access to it. Our design is based on the one click away principle. There is a complete menu on the left with an index of the entire contents of the site. This means that at any given moment you can access any part of the site from any page.
The number of languages has been increased to eight. We''ve added a site in Portuguese and reinstated the Dutch one.
Nine subject areas have been created, which are as follows::
1. An entire section dedicated to enrollment (BOOK YOUR BAND) an ON LINE SHOP, a new expanded FAQ section , a NEWS section which will continue to relay festival info from across the world.
A section entirely dedicated to BANDS and their music, one of the most ambitious parts of our project, meant to involve the user and allow the pages to gain ''a life of their own''. A SHOWS section is dedicated to all past and upcoming concerts and events, a MEDIA section where you will find the as well as the new radio, photos, videos and for the fist time, all of Emergenza''s promotional materials. We have bettered several existing sections such as clubs, partners and about us (formerly known as addresses and staff), giving them a more classic look and more room not only for info but also for feedback.
Finally, there are the FLOWERS: interesting facts, statistics & numbers which will appear as sentences randomly on various pages but always pertaining to the visitor''s country.
Thank you all for making us the biggest musical community on the web and… just explore us!