Xanga

=__**Xanga**__= toc Xanga is one of todays most popular Internet blogging/journal sites. By signing up for an account, users are given a space for them to post things, such as plain text, pictures and videos. Xanga started in New York and was first meant to be a site for book and music reviews. It soon became very popular and slowly turned into what it is today, a large socializing network. Different to many other online web-blogs out there today, Xanga gives its' users the freedom the customize their page. Using basic HTML codes, users can change the font, font color, background, backgroung color and so on. On top of that, they are also given some templates which they can use.

"Blogrings"
A feature that Xanga has which greatly makes is a socializing network is that users can greate a community group, or known as a "blogring" to xanga users. By creating this "blogring", users can join this community if they are invited or even just for the fun of it. For example, if CCT333 students were all to have a Xanga account, Professor Michael Jones could create a "blogring" called "CCT333" and students form the class can join. It is infact quite similar to the idea of Wikispaces, however users are just not allowed to edit other "xangans" postings.

Usability Goals
Effectiveness: Xanga is very effective at doing what it is suppose to do, which is to provide its users with journal entry options. On top of that, it provides users with extra options like posting images and videos.

Safety: Xanga provides safe posting for its users. New options like the "Xanga Lock" will prevent unknown (un-signed in) users from browsing your webblog.

Utility: Xanga provides just the right mix of functionality for its users to post their postings. Its editing tool bar can give users the option to edit their postings like **bolding**, //italics//, __underlining__, paragraphing and bulleting.

Learnibility: It is very easy to use Xanga. Its easy-to-use functions and user friendly interface makes Xanga one of the easiest web-blogging sites to learn how to use.

User Experience Goals
Fun: Posting on Xanga is as easy as it sounds and as fun as it looks. Not only is posting fun, but browsing is also fun and that is what most people enjoy.

Aesthically pleasing: The way Xanga is designed, it makes it very enjoying to browse. By giving its users the ability to edit their own appearance, there is more variety in terms of appearence that will attract different users to browse your page.