Introduction to HTML Accolades

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Since its debut, Introduction to HTML has garned a good deal of praise from publications, organizations, and users alike. Frankly, I've been a little surprised.

This page includes a small selection of comments and reviews of this tutorial. I've created the page for two reasons: the first is so that prospective readers can get an idea of what others have said about this tutorial, and the second is a desire to brag a little. Hey, I'm human.

Last updated: 24 April 1997

Reviewers have said...

MacWorld
The Best Mac Web Sites, August 1996 issue
"For .... specific information on Web publishing, you can't go wrong at .... http://www.cwru.edu/help/introHTML/toc.html .... Case Western's Introduction to HTML covers everything from tags and text structures to anchors and images."
-- Excerpted from the on-line article
Point Communications Corp.
"Top 5% of the Web" Award and inclusion in The World Wide Web Top 1000
"No fancy stuff; just the basics that every college student or Net beginner will need to prepare a first Web page. It's well-organized, and the outline format is handy for quick reference ..... Sure, you can buy a book or an HTML authoring program, but why pay the money when this is free for the reading?"
-- Excerpted from the on-line review
The Mining Company
"The most basic, and friendliest, guide around."
-- From the Personal Web Pages Internet Resources page
America Online's Webdiner
"Blue Plate Special" for Thursday, 29 August 1996
"This excellent HTML tutorial exploits the advantages of the hyper-text medium to create a really effective learning environment."
-- Excerpted from the August Blue Plate Specials
i-net
Funky Rating: [out of five, presumably. -E.]
"The tutorial opens with the motto: "Trust us: it's cool". For once the boast seems almost appropriate. This tutorial covers the basics .... The lessons are thorough with lots of practical examples .... Verdict: This tutorial makes the grade."
-- Excerpted from i-net's Site Guide
iGuide
Overall Rating:
"Take this online tutorial for a manageable introduction to HTML that even an impatient technophobe can understand."
-- Excerpted from the on-line review
The Art of HTML
Overall Rating: Five out of five
"This superb interactive tutorial.... is a great place to start your HTML 101 education.... The language is friendly, and the pages are well laid out. The interactive quizzes are a neat touch. Highly recommended."
-- Excerpted from the on-line review
"Interface"
Newspaper column by Timothy D. Smith
"Jammed with info and presented in a manner that you wouldn't normally associate with CWRU-- the site is non-collegiate user-friendly-- Meyer's 'Introduction to HTML' serves almost every need you might have."
-- Cleveland Free Times, 14 August 1996 (p.16)
Miscellaneous Awards and References

Bizbilder's Red Brick Pick of the Week, 7 March 1997
The Online Classroom, 2nd Edition by Eileen Cotton (EDINFO Press, 1997)
PC World: "Web Publishing Made Easier" (November 1996 issue)
WebWorld (November 1996 issue)
IEC Corp. "NetGiver" Award, 30 September 1996
PCWeek: "PCWeek Navigator" (July 29, 1996 issue)
ComputerWorld: "How to create a Web site" (June 24, 1996 issue)

Readers have said...

"Overall, wonderful job! This is the best HTML tutorial I've seen anywhere on the net."
-- Gerald Oskoboiny, HTML Writers Guild
"....you have provided one of the clearest and easiest tutorials I have ever seen. It took me no time at all to follow it. I certainly will give credit to you anytime I speak to students of HTML."
-- Dennis Bialaszewski, PhD., Indiana State University
"I really appreciated your tutorial. I've been in the IT field since 1962 and this is without a doubt the best technology explanation I have ever seen."
-- Gary Rosensteel
"Just finished your HTML tutorial and wanted to say thanks for such an informative and useful URL.... Congrats on the Top 5% award, you earned it!"
-- Phil Blais, Senior Engineer, ITT Industries
"I am about as computer illiterate as a person can possibly be, and I found this guide absolutely incredible. I have looked all over the place trying to find something I could understand and would actually help.... In less than 2 hours I had read through everything, and actually understood it!"
-- Kendall Stewart-Meno
"I am a technophobe and I could still understand it."
-- Cameron Ely
"Absolutely terrific tutorial. I haven't seen anything else that explains things so clearly and simply.... I really feel like I learned a lot in a brief time."
-- Gary Kiefer
"It is great! It is just long enough and detailed enough so that you get a good sense of HTMLing before your brain overloads. Well done."
-- Jan Murphy
"I've read books, surfed the Web and listened to experts. But I didn't really get it until I stumbled on your site. Taking the quizzes and doing the exercises really made a difference. Thanks!"
-- Jim Burns
"I enjoyed your [tutorial] so much. It was informative, inspiring, and humorous."
-- Craig Barr
"Your tutorial is excellent .... Very clear. Concise. Precise. Strunk & White would be proud."
-- Cendra Lynn
"[The] friendly, light-hearted approach took away the fear of approaching something new."
-- Kate Klema
"Best thing on the Internet. Truly the Website of the Gods."
-- Chris Rohde
"This web-site is exactly what I was looking for: a layman's guide to getting started in HTML. Surprisingly easy to understand. Excellent work."
-- Ken Ryzner
"Great Site! I was very impressed with this site over all the other similar sites because everything was in plain english. As someone just getting started on HTML, this was a fantastic starting point."
-- Bill Raymond
"I must say, I am very impressed. I'm a Ph.D. student in English, so pay a lot of attention to clarity of language-- thank you for doing a good job explaining what can be complicated material."
-- Beth Tollers
"I have been researching HTML tutorials for some months in preparation for my own courses on the subject, and this is the first one that has used language I could relate to."
-- Tanya Yatzeck
"They do say that electronic media can never completely eliminate the need for hard copy material but please accept my sincere congratulations: You actually came quite close to it."
-- Sumeet Bansal
"It's WEB-O-RIFFIC!!!!"
-- Dave

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