Posts Tagged ‘intranet’
The other day I got an email from TechWatch that listed the best articles of 2009. One of the articles I hadn’t seen before was called “12 words you can never say in the office.” Thinking it might be a funny read (I’m always up for a laugh), I decided to give it a quick glance. Turns out the article described outdated tech terms you should never use in the office because they will make you seem old. Most of the words on the list made sense and I wasn’t surprised to see them listed. However, the very first one on the list? Intranet!
Needless to say, I was shocked. Apparently the author has revised the article since the original posting back in August 2009 due to reader comments, so I don’t know the original content of that particular section. The author does refer to ”portal” as the new replacement term.
Is this true? Is “intranet” outdated? Have I been living under a rock? In my experience, intranet and portal are still current and are basically interchangeable, both meaning a gateway to specific internal resources from one basic entry point. I’d love to get some comments from everyone else out there – are you still calling your intranet an ”intranet?”
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These kind of surveys are excellent for benchmarking your own intranet and getting a sense for what others are doing that works. Even if you don’t participate, you can still purchase a copy of the report when it is available.
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