The Art of Hypertext
Posted by Michael Dickens on February 26, 2010
Much like any other sort of writing, blog writing is an art form. But one crucial part of this art form that is not found in hardly any other medium is the art of hyperlinking and hypertext: knowing exactly which words should be turned into links to other sites. Great bloggers are often identified by the quality of their hypertext.
I know of one blogger in particular who has especially impressive hypertext. She writes about scientific topics, and always provides just the right links in just the right places for you to understand what she’s talking about and to supplement her writings. You see, creating hypertext isn’t just about hyperlinking the right word, although that’s a big part of it. You have to hyperlink a word that is relevant to what the site is about, something that will give you an idea of what you’re clicking on. But there is more to it than that. Hypertext can be used to fill gaps in the reader’s knowledge base, and to provide sources for external material.
Another key trick is finding links that effectively describe what you want to describe. It is usually not too difficult to find a decent site, but to find a truly great source requires a master.
The Art of Hypertext is not simple. It is a very critical component of a blog. In fact, there should be some sort of blogging award for most dexterous usage of hypertext.

the differences between hyperlink and hypertext.

Hypertext most often refers to text on a computer that will lead the user to other, related information on demand. Hypertext represents a relatively recent innovation to user interfaces, which overcomes some of the limitations of written text. Rather than remaining static like traditional text, hypertext makes possible a dynamic organization of information through links and connections (called hyperlinks). Hypertext can be designed to perform various tasks; for instance when a user "clicks" on it or "hovers" over it, a bubble with a word definition may appear, a web page on a related subject may load, a video clip may run, or an application may openHyperlink is a reference or navigation element in a document to another section of the same document or to another document that may be on or part of a (different) domain.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org

Hypertext and Hypermedia are new ways of presenting and browsing through information. They have been made possible by electronic technology, and need a computer to work. They are revolutionary in that they enable us to absorb information in a more natural way than with paper-based books and pictures.

Hypertext is text which contains links to other texts. Hypermedia is hypertext which also contains other media, such as graphics, sound, and video. Both these terms were coined in 1965 by Ted Nelson, a visionary guru of hypertext.

ABOVE: A map of a hypertext web of interconnected articles. Each box represents an article, with elements of that article inside. The starting point is at the top right. You can jump around between articles any way you want.

The importance of hypertext and hypermedia has to do with the difference between linear and non-linear thinking. You may have heard about the difference between our left brain and the right brain. Researchers have discovered that for most people, the left brain controls logical thought processes, like math calculations, while the right-brain is where we do our intuitive thinking, such as when we draw, paint or play music. Depending on our characteristics, each person generally favours one side of the brain over the other.

Hypertext and Hypermedia allow us to do left-brain things in a right-brain way. Because we use both sides of our brain together, not only are they more fun, they also let us use our full mental capacity.

The World Wide Web uses both hypertext and hypermedia to build text and graphical pages that can be read by anyone with a suitable Internet connection and reader software. Using a desktop computer and a modem, you can feast on up-to-the-minute information from sources all over the planet, quickly coming up to speed on the state of any art or science. Or, you can become an information publisher, at a very reasonable cost.

DEFINITION OF HYPERTEXT AND HYPERMEDIA.

• Hypertext - Hypertext is basically the same as regular text - it can be stored, read, searched, or edited - with an important exception: hypertext is text with pointers to other text. The browsers let you deal with the pointers in a transparent way -- select the pointer, and you are presented with the text that is pointed to.
• Hypermedia - Hypermedia is a superset of hypertext. Hypermedia documents contain links not only to other pieces of text, but also to other forms of media - sounds, images, and movies. Images themselves can be selected to link to sounds or documents. This means that browsers might not display a text file, but might display images or sound or animations. Hypermedia simply combines hypertext and multimedia.

Some examples of Hypermedia might be:

• You are reading a text on the Japanese language. You select a Japanese phrase, then hear the phrase as spoken in the native tongue.
• You are viewing a company's floor plan, you select an office by clicking on a room. The employee's name and picture appears with a list of their current projects.
• You are a law student studying the California Revised Statutes. By selecting a passage, you find precedents from a 1920 Supreme Court ruling stored at Cornell. Cross-referenced hyperlinks allow you to view any one of 500 related cases with audio annotations.

HYPERMEDIA AND HYPERTEXT.

HYPERTEXT.

qHypertext is basically the same as regular text - it can be stored, read, searched, or edited

qhypertext is text with pointers to other text.

qThe browsers let you deal with the pointers in a transparent way -- select the pointer, and you are presented with the text that is pointed to.

nHypermedia

qHypermedia is a superset of hypertext.

qHypermedia documents contain links not only to other pieces of text, but also to other forms of media - sounds, images, and movies.

qImages themselves can be selected to link to sounds or documents.

q This means that browsers might not display a text file, but might display images or sound or animations.

qHypermedia simply combines hypertext and multimedia.

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3 interesting malaysian learning initiatives in a swoosh.

CerdikNet

CerdikNet is the result of an effort made by teachers in Kuala Lumpur to assist primary and secondary students to explore their subjects through interactive and engaging online learning activities (e.g. English activities). Also, you can try out the online learning activities without needing to login. Thumbs up for that!

EDUWEBTV

Alright, if you can't speak or understand Malay, this site might be... but wait! Here, you will find more than 1400 short videos that give you a glimpse into the wonders of Malaysia and education, and of course free tuition to many subjects. Although, you might not understand the Malay language well, I am certain you will learn a lot by simply watching some of the videos here. If you are a Malaysian reading this (post), then just forget or ignore what I just wrote. In short, a great site to get someinsight (at least visual!) into the Malaysian education system. Yes, we have a lot of bright and happy kids here, like anywhere else in the world.

iBoxX IPTV

Yes, now you can even get tutors at your command in your home TV. Alright, this one is not free. And I usually do not promote anything that cost anything in any of my blogs. So, the reason I am bringing it up here, is that Malaysia (and Singapore of course!) are kind of fanatic about after-school tuition, and believe it or not, it is aRM 5 Billion Ringgit (approx. 1.5 Billion US Dollars!) market here (in Malaysia).

So, no wonder some innovative dudes are trying to capitalize it using digital media, too. However, it would be wonderful if every single primary and secondary student in Malaysia got equal, fair and open access to quality online tuition for free, breaking down the barriers that favors too much the rich, or people that can afford it.