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- False Twin Links
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Two links with similar wording, so that it seems as if they would
lead to the same thing -- but they don't.
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(No click: "I've already been there.")
- Non-Identical Twin Links
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Two links with very different wording, so that it seems as if they
would lead to two different things -- but instead, they go to exactly
the same thing.
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(Click: "Hey! I've already been here!")
- Mystery Link
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Obscure words (often just one word) or a cryptic image, so that the
user doesn't know what to expect.
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(No click: "Huh? I'm not going there.")
- Trick Link
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Text or an image that raises a false expectation or fails to
indicate that something out of the ordinary will result.
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(Click: "No! I didn't WANT to download a file!")
See also Ten link
rules.
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primary threads:
When hypertext is better
Components defined
Building hypertexts: Process
The control paradox
top page:
Hypertext
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