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12/24/2003

The ugly underbelly of the web

Filed under: General — @ 3:27 pm

The longer I work with large corporate intranets, the more I am amazed at how ugly they are. Ugly in that special Internet sense: they use unusual authentication schemes, have plain weird URL design, the list goes on. I particularly find the URL design annoying: in an intranet redesign, you’re often required to recombine existing stuff, but if pages don’t have unique URL’s you’re kinda stuck. What was ever wrong with giving every destination page a unique URL?

2 Comments »

  1. Oh yea! You’re damn right! When i compare the site of my company with its intranet resourses i just CAN’T understand why not hire the same team which made internet site for intranet design?! I understand that the design of our corporate web-site isn’t perfect but design of our intranet is just HORRIBLE!!!
    Oh… I just can’t understand it…

    Comment by alex-and-r — 12/25/2003 @ 2:09 pm

  2. Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it..

    Comment by Jacob Sarah — 2/27/2004 @ 2:39 pm

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