Everything about Hypertext
Text with references (links) to other text that the reader can immediately access
Hypertext is text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices with references (hyperlinks) to other text that the reader can immediately access. Hypertext documents are interconnected by hyperlinks, which are typically activated by a mouse click, keypress set, or screen touch. Apart from text, the term "hypertext" is also used to describe tables, images, and other presentational materials with integrated hyperlinks. Hypertext is one of the key underlying concepts of the World Wide Web, where Web pages are often written in the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). As implemented on the Web, hypertext enables the easy-to-use publication of information over the Internet. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: HypertextA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A Low-Cost, Open-Source Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading System for a Remote Community Using the Internet-of-Things, Blockchain, and Hypertext Transfer ProtocolInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Internet for DummiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Hypertext: An Introduction and SurveyCited 1,671 times
- Go sideways: History of hypertextA closely related topic
- Go sideways: HypermediaA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Digital graphics, text, and other media in which a reader may access related media through embedded hyperlinks.
Noun A digital document containing hyperlinks through which a reader may access related media; a hypertexted document.
Noun A text which alludes to, derives from, or relates to an earlier text (a hypotext).
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Hypertext: An Introduction and Survey
gIBIS: a hypertext tool for exploratory policy discussion
The Dexter hypertext reference model
Cognitive load in hypertext reading: A review
HDM—a model-based approach to hypertext application design
Finding facts vs. browsing knowledge in hypertext systems
The art of navigating through hypertext
Hypertext Learning Environments, Cognitive Flexibility, and the Transfer of Complex Knowledge: An Empirical Investigation
🆕 Influential since 2022
A Low-Cost, Open-Source Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading System for a Remote Community Using the Internet-of-Things, Blockchain, and Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Patterns of reading behaviour in digital hypertext environments
Examining adults’ web navigation patterns in multi-layered hypertext environments
Blockchain-Based Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading System Using Open-Source Angular Framework and Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Mind wandering during hypertext reading: The impact of hyperlink structure on reading comprehension and attention
📚 Books worth reading
The Internet for DummiesJohn R. Levine, Carol Baroudi · 1993
Creating Web pages for dummiesBud E. Smith, Arthur Bebak · 1996- 📕Writing SpaceJay David Bolter · 1990
HTML for the World Wide WebElizabeth Castro · 1996
HypertextRay McAleese · 1989
HTML 4 for dummiesEd Tittel, IDG · 1998
HTML 4 for the World Wide WebElizabeth Castro · 1998
HTTPClinton Wong · 2000
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