Comments on: 10 Best Intranets of 2006: Nielson Normal Group http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/20/10-best-intranets-of-2006-nielson-normal-group/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:38:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Perry Hewitt http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/20/10-best-intranets-of-2006-nielson-normal-group/comment-page-1/#comment-1456 Perry Hewitt Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:39:45 +0000 http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/20/10-best-intranets-of-2006-nielson-normal-group/#comment-1456 Haven't read the full report, but am pleased to see others using an intranet wiki as a way to catalog/cut through jargon. I've built intranets within education and technology firms, and their heavily reliance on internal lingo is daunting. While it's touted as an onboarding tool, I sense there are as many established employees using it to find out how others are using the same terms... Haven’t read the full report, but am pleased to see others using an intranet wiki as a way to catalog/cut through jargon. I’ve built intranets within education and technology firms, and their heavily reliance on internal lingo is daunting. While it’s touted as an onboarding tool, I sense there are as many established employees using it to find out how others are using the same terms…

]]> By: Shiv Singh http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/20/10-best-intranets-of-2006-nielson-normal-group/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 Shiv Singh Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:24:43 +0000 http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/20/10-best-intranets-of-2006-nielson-normal-group/#comment-1426 I must admit I wasn't too excited about the Neilson Norman Report this year. I liked the examples and there are a lot of useful tips in it but I felt it lacking in its methodology and some of the conclusions. I wrote a long blog post about it here if anyone is interested. http://www.theworkplaceblog.com/2007/01/dont_buy_jacob_neilsons_new_re.html I must admit I wasn’t too excited about the Neilson Norman Report this year. I liked the examples and there are a lot of useful tips in it but I felt it lacking in its methodology and some of the conclusions. I wrote a long blog post about it here if anyone is interested.

http://www.theworkplaceblog.com/2007/01/dont_buy_jacob_neilsons_new_re.html

]]> By: Zia http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/20/10-best-intranets-of-2006-nielson-normal-group/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 Zia Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:53:20 +0000 http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/20/10-best-intranets-of-2006-nielson-normal-group/#comment-1421 Why is it that there are so few visible examples of cool intranets? Clearly, the companies themselves may want to prevent competitors from seeing how they design their internal collaboration sites but it would seem that a more open "show-and-tell" approach would benefit one and all. Why is it that there are so few visible examples of cool intranets? Clearly, the companies themselves may want to prevent competitors from seeing how they design their internal collaboration sites but it would seem that a more open “show-and-tell” approach would benefit one and all.

]]> By: Paula Thornton http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/20/10-best-intranets-of-2006-nielson-normal-group/comment-page-1/#comment-1420 Paula Thornton Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:11:23 +0000 http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/02/20/10-best-intranets-of-2006-nielson-normal-group/#comment-1420 Of most significant value, this report gives you access to the necessary 'design patterns' that we are often looking for, for deep analysis. Public access to the intranet designs of major companies is not easy to come by. That alone makes the price of admission well worth it, but I also recommend buying the electronic license and sharing it liberally inside your company (for those in larger organizations). By doing so you can then reference it liberally to reinforce your points (more added value). Of most significant value, this report gives you access to the necessary ‘design patterns’ that we are often looking for, for deep analysis. Public access to the intranet designs of major companies is not easy to come by. That alone makes the price of admission well worth it, but I also recommend buying the electronic license and sharing it liberally inside your company (for those in larger organizations). By doing so you can then reference it liberally to reinforce your points (more added value).

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