Design for a mashup of Wordpress and Google Maps API : case: digital service innovation for Chinese restaurants management in Finland
Weng, Shiying (2009)
Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu
2009
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201305056383
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201305056383
Tiivistelmä
This thesis is based on a digital service innovation project for Chinese Restaurants in Finland using Wordpress and Google Maps API to build a dynamic website. The purpose of this thesis is to make a primary design for the project with a mashup of Wordpress and Google Maps API.
Mashup technology is widely used in website development during recent years. It enables an application or a web page to combine multiple data sources. Besides, as Wordpress is applied as a content management system in this project website, it is convenient for users to update and maintain contents and data on the website. Moreover, Google Maps play an increasingly important role in people’s daily life. Google Maps API makes it free to embed Google Maps in a website with huge functionalities. The mashup of Wordpress and Google Maps API integrates multiple contents and location-based data to meet the users’ needs.
User-centred web design is highly recommended for developing a functional and easy to use website which means users are involved and highly focused during the development processes. Therefore, it’s vital to be aware of what users’ requirements are concerning the website. Case studies are conducted based on two popular websites regarding restaurants management which are eat.fi and yelp.com. The studies aim to find out the strengths as well as the weaknesses of those two sites. In addition, some surveys and observations are taken to prove what users really need. Finally, data is collected and analysed to make the primary design for user interface of the project website.
Mashup technology is widely used in website development during recent years. It enables an application or a web page to combine multiple data sources. Besides, as Wordpress is applied as a content management system in this project website, it is convenient for users to update and maintain contents and data on the website. Moreover, Google Maps play an increasingly important role in people’s daily life. Google Maps API makes it free to embed Google Maps in a website with huge functionalities. The mashup of Wordpress and Google Maps API integrates multiple contents and location-based data to meet the users’ needs.
User-centred web design is highly recommended for developing a functional and easy to use website which means users are involved and highly focused during the development processes. Therefore, it’s vital to be aware of what users’ requirements are concerning the website. Case studies are conducted based on two popular websites regarding restaurants management which are eat.fi and yelp.com. The studies aim to find out the strengths as well as the weaknesses of those two sites. In addition, some surveys and observations are taken to prove what users really need. Finally, data is collected and analysed to make the primary design for user interface of the project website.