| About markup |
What is mapanno markup?It is an easy to use online application that can be used for the discussion, commenting and feedback of images, graphics, web pages or text documents. Interacting with mapanno markup is less formal than filling out web forms and provides a greater visual context to what is being discussed or commented on. The best way to see what markup can do is by pasting the URL to a resource already on the web such as an image(jpg,gif,png), web page (htm,html,php,asp etc) or plain text file (txt) into the text box below:
Or, you can view these examples: Although you can use your own images, pages etc there is also a growing library of ready-templates which you can use as a starting point for your own markup: What is mapanno sitemarkr?
sitemarkr is used on this site, simply click on the sitemarkr logo located in each page footer to comment or feedback on the page being viewed. Its uses can be practical such as getting feedback during website development or just for fun! Administering your markups and sitemarkr is simple:
The above illustration shows a snap shot of how your domains can be activated with default settings such as a 'label/title', width and height - also shown are the settings for each markup which currently include the following options:
You are a provided with a unique public ID which is used in the links from your content, for convience there are a number of 'cut and paste' links provided on your admin page:
How accessible is mapanno markup content?The mapanno content uses standard web browser technology - html, css, images and javascript which combined are commonly known as 'dynamic html' - or dhtml. To open mapanno content you will need a fairly 'modern' browser such as firefox, opera or internet explorer 6+. Who can view my markup content?When you create a markup document you will be provided with a unique URL that links directly to your document. Anyone you provide the link too can then open the document and add markers without logging in. Links to markup documents are not propogated through search engines or published anywhere on this site. The only way to make your markup document public knowledge is to explicitly publish it on the web yourself or use the social booking tools under the 'link' panel to expose its prescence. Like with any information published to the web it is possible that someone could guess the link to your document. There are options to permantly hide comments added to your markup documents from anyone other than yourself if required. You can also password protect your remote document at server level if required i.e. people would need to log onto your server to view the document your were discussing. The data sent to and from mapanno is as normal http web traffic and is not encrypted with SSL so its not advised to use mapanno for anything you consider sensitive or confidential. Who is mapanno markup for?Any individual that would like to enhance existing communications channels such as email, forms, chat and voip with contextual visual references. Is mapanno markup free?Yes, markup is free to use. If you are interested in learning more about why and how mapanno was created read origination of mapanno |
mapanno sitemarkr makes it easy for you to add markup to your website and images.
