+ Abstract of question On your Intranet, is all the content in HTML-based web pages or is much of it in user-created formats (i.e. Word documents, PDFs)? How ...
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Alastair Campbell
alastc
Nov 5, 2001 6:05 pm
... You mention that you know all users have a certain set-up and connection, is it a good connection? The only downside I can think of in this situation is...
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nets@...
netsonli
Nov 5, 2001 6:56 pm
... Most intranet search engines can handle Word and PDF, though it's kind of a pain to do so. I also happen to think it's nice to read HTML instead of waiting...
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Bill Miller
wmtjmiller
Nov 6, 2001 1:29 am
... Jeff One of our Intranets contains a lot of Word and Excel documents, but we are not in the process of converting some of these to HTML because constantly ...
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Plumb, Julie
julie.plumb@...
Nov 6, 2001 12:34 pm
Hi Jeff, I'm on my second Intranet now using a mixture of HTML and user-created formats. It's pretty easy to set up a shared drive on NT or Novell, and give ...
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Kim Ashley
kimazoid
Nov 6, 2001 10:01 pm
... Regarding the lag time in opening documents in user-created formats vs. HTML - I've watched users of our intranet hover their mouse over a link, figure out...
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shiv@...
shivbirsingh
Nov 7, 2001 6:29 am
Hello, I've been a lurker here for the last week or so and have enjoyed reading the posts. Thank you! Before I ask my question, here's a quick introduction....
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Simon Grant
asimongrant
Nov 7, 2001 8:53 am
... What is the rationale behind the user segments? Or, why is there a need for 18 different views? The thinking behind that might lead towards answers for the...
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shiv@...
shivbirsingh
Nov 7, 2001 9:24 pm
Hi Simon, Its because there are disparate business groups with different information needs (both in terms of the actual information and the types of...
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Hassan Schroeder
laughingandj...
Nov 8, 2001 1:57 am
... Having always felt that maintenance was 95% of running a Web site, I'll jump in here :-) ... Yikes! *the* admin? I guess that depends on the volume of new...
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laura_melcher@...
laura_melcher
Nov 20, 2001 9:54 am
I'm new to the group but will jump right in on this one ... as an intranet content manager, I have share Hassan's sentiment on the single-admin concept....
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Jeff Lash
jefflash
Nov 28, 2001 7:52 pm
I'm assuming most of those have heard about the report that came out last week, but for those who haven't, check out -->...
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shiv@...
shivbirsingh
Nov 29, 2001 6:22 am
Hi Laura, Yes, we're exploring multiple administrators as that's key to the success of this initiative. Needless to say that it opens up a slew of...
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mike.steckel@...
Nov 29, 2001 10:15 pm
I have only seen the Alertbox article, but am now interested in the NN group report. At first, I was a little disappointed that he didn't give many specifics ...
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laura_melcher@...
laura_melcher
Nov 30, 2001 12:43 pm
Thanks much. Sounds like you're on the right track as far as user group definition. We're just beginning that process, and no one's looking forward to it! As...
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Hassan Schroeder
laughingandj...
Nov 30, 2001 11:51 pm
... Having just skimmed the full (111 pages!) report, mainly reading the first few pages on each entry and each "lessons learned" section -- What?! "round up...
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laura melcher
laura_melcher
Dec 1, 2001 1:47 pm
Jeff, if you've had more time to delve into the report, do you still think it's worth the purchase? (And Hassan, if you've now read it more thoroughly, does...
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Chris Ruegsegger
techfuzz
Dec 3, 2001 5:38 pm
What kinds of content and resources do you have on your company's Intranet or have you added to a client's Intranet that is NOT standard or commonplace? Also,...
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shivbirsingh
Dec 11, 2001 6:51 am
The truth is that in this specific case, we haven't done a good job (at least not yet) of educating the client about web writing/usability/IA. There have been...
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laura melcher
laura_melcher
Dec 12, 2001 11:44 am
Thank you. I'm starting to realize that it's important to offer content training in several ways (quick reference and a more indepth course) and to incorporate...
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shotburn16
Dec 13, 2001 2:18 pm
could anyone please tell me how you search and navigate in an intranet system ?...
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Paula Thornton
paula.thornton@...
Dec 13, 2001 5:41 pm
You get help. If I had the challenge, I'd partner with the former metacode team now at Interwoven (responsible for metatagger)....
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nets@...
netsonli
Dec 13, 2001 10:57 pm
... It's not that different from public web sites, although there are issues of security and access control. There's been some useful info posted on...
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Chris Ruegsegger
techfuzz
Dec 14, 2001 8:53 pm
We have a standing philosophy that all everything on our Intranet server is public and anyone in the company can access them. Items which are linked from our...
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Jeff Lash
jefflash
Dec 20, 2001 5:18 am
Okay, probably not the best choice for a subject line, but... Recently, I've heard a lot about how usability is important (obviously) and intranets are...
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Boersma, Peter
pboersma12
Dec 20, 2001 9:52 am
... [snip] ... They are not hiring, but they outsource. We are getting hired by more and more companies and government agencies to redesign their intranet. ...
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Paula Thornton
paula.thornton@...
Dec 20, 2001 6:06 pm
Peter said: "but they outsource...more and more companies and government agencies" Peter, were you addressing the European market or do you do business in the...
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kimazoid
Dec 20, 2001 6:20 pm
What's happening in my company is that I've had a "closet" interest in user experince for several years, and have been evangalizing the concepts to management...
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Boersma, Peter
pboersma12
Dec 21, 2001 2:41 pm
... I was addressing the Nothern European market (specifically The Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Finland, where we have offices). The current situaton on ...
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Maria Arbusto
marbusto
Dec 22, 2001 2:09 pm
I will be out of the office starting December 22, 2001 and will not return until January 3, 2002. If you have an urgent problem, I can be reached on my mobile...
