[thelist] database central
rudy
Rudy_Limeback at maritimelife.ca
Thu Dec 7 11:32:13 CST 2000
> When did databasecentral.com get bought
> and redesigned into an icky, icky portal?
hi david
"DatabaseCentral.com was acquired by TechTarget.com
in July 2000 and now forms the basis of searchDatabase.com's
extensive library of Web Links."
--
http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/searchDatabase_Meet_the_Editorial_Team/0,281937,,00.html
> Why do companies feel the overwhelming need to
> break perfectly good interfaces? grrr...!
pressure from the marketing dept? absence of a usability dept?
propeller-heads running amok, i.e. utter and complete corporate domination
by the technology dept?
lest you think i'm kidding, i can't come up with any other reason that
adequately explains why when techtarget also took over whatis.com they
proceeded to invalidate millions of bookmarks around the world by
implementing a new url scheme based on some lame-ass content management
system that generates file names like
http://whatis.techtarget.com/WhatIs_Definition_Page/0,4152,212307,00.html
i guess we can't complain too much, though, because in both of the
abovementioned sites, the content is all still there (as far as i can
tell)
rudy.ca
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