Linking to Other Sites

I believe linking to other sites is a good idea. Creating more opportunities for the readers to be informed will help broaden their knowledge on the subject and also keep them wanting to come back to the orginal website, knowing that it will direct them toward beneficial information in vast amounts. Also, if websites are linking to others, the chance that their website is being linked on alternative webiste is a high possibility. Having alternative links about relative subjects will also give the reader the ability to have the options to have knowledge about different points of view and give more information on the subject. With the direction the industry is heading, convergence is playing a big factor. By mainstream websites using other links, I believe this is heading the direction of convering. I also believe that mainstream websites, such as NBC, linking to their local affilates is very beneficial because it will make it easy for a reader to go from national news to local news. I don't believe that websites would lose internet traffic because people will naturally go to the usual mainstream website, knowing they will be getting a plethora of information will want them to come back more. It could potentially increase the use of the use of the mainstream website.