In this feature, we examine another important consideration that is unique to intranet Web design. It's a catchy Cole Porter tune with some pretty corny lyrics . Let me surf through the wide open pages that I love, Don't fence me in. Creating the proper separation between internal and Internet content poses many difficult problems for the Web designer. Consider these specific points.
Most intranets exist to serve the mission of an organization.
Of the millions of URLs available on the Web, its likely that a skilled researcher could find a few hundred or even a few dozen of the most relevant external sources that would serve the basic needs of the community. Here you effectively become a reference librarian, winnowing out the sources most likely to answer people's questions. If the links have been chosen well, intranet users will either return to these pages repeatedly or will bookmark the ones most useful to them. Either way, the user benefits and the design shines. Over time, you can collect feedback from the community to remove unpopular references and to add new, better ones.