Omeka is a website that offers a free option for publishing a small online exhibit/archive. While scrolling through Omeka's decent number of plug-ins (basically additional features one can incorporate into their online exhibit), I notice a few basic ones that any person working within Omeka would most likely use. A couple examples of these are the Image Annotation and Image Resize plug-ins. Images are a given when it comes to attractive and interesting web pages, and they must be annotated and resized. Otherwise, I am interested in using the Neatline plug-ins, specifically NeatlineTime, for my group's project.
NeatlineTime allows the user to make a timeline in Omeka. Since my group is going to analyze changes within Playboy throughout the 1950s and 60s, a timeline would greatly benefit our project. While I'm not sure how extensive this plug-in is, it would be neat if we could incorporate the covers of the magazines into the timeline. This would be a quick and easy way for viewers of the timeline to compare the covers and really see the points my group decides to focus on. Even if we cannot use images, text in a timeline would still work to better our online exhibit. Timelines make a web page more interesting for the viewer and help to direct viewers by focusing on the most significant points/changes within a topic. At least, I'm excited when I see a timeline! They are visual and help contextualize (often a significant amount of) information.
I like Neatline too and the way you describe it's advantages is very clear and convincing.
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