LO1 Itunes

a). Itunes purpose is a downloading website for music. This means that it allows the audience to purchase and then download from there website. This is a common type of websites as it provides the audience with the ability use materials offline that would have only originally been available online. Itunes is very similar to other websites in this respect, for example Napster. Napster also allows online content to be downloaded and similarly to Itunes Napster specializes in music.

b).  A user in iTunes would normally go there to find music they like, however there are other uses that they iTunes downloader store offers for example movies and television. The main way to traverse through the iTunes site is to use the search bar which will then take the user to a page with everything related to the search.

c).  The music and media wanted is usually very easy to find as iTunes offers lots of ways to get to the media. the first way is the many different sliders on the homepage ranging from recent releases to album compilations. However if this isn't what the visitor wants to look at they can simply select a genre from the drop down box on the right hand side of the screen then the visitor can browse their favourite genre of music or film and then if the viewer is searching for a song they heard on the radio then it is likely that song will be on iTunes top ten songs chart.

d). The iTunes website has many different features, one being a navigation bar which allows the visitor to view a certain section or category of something wether it be genres or age, this denotes that the producer of the website is trying to expose the visitor the as much purchasable content as possible. Another feature is the top charts section as it show the visitor whats new and trending, this section is on the homepage which tells us that the producer is really looking to promote the newer songs. Another feature is the search bar which allows the user to sift through everything on the site and find a specific item that they are looking for, this denotes that the website wishes to be as easy and convenient as possible.

e). The website is beneficial to the visitor as it allows for the p-urchase and download of music, films and television. The website is benefical to the producer as it allows apple to expand there business through new forms of media. This expansion is a huge part of apples income as it has a huge target audience and consumer base.

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