[Sigia-l] question(s) about faceted metadata for use in an extranet...

[donnamarie at oneimage.com]

oops! on rereading my response, I realize that I was totally misunderstanding
your approach - please ignore my previous comments, and I promise not to post
again before I have finished my first cup of coffee!
  Thanks
  Donna Fritzsche

On Thu, 07 Nov 2002 09:39:23 -0500 donnamarie at oneimage.com wrote:

> 
> Hi Jason,
> One downside of the file method you mentioned
> is
> that it would not be very extensible.  I'm not
> sure what the objectives of
> your project are, but the number of metadata
> attributes that you may wish to
> use can grow fairly quickly and I can't imagine
> a file method that would
> accommodate more than a few (of course, I might
> be totally misunderstanding
> your approach!)
>     Good Luck!
>         Donna Fritzsche
> 
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 18:19:29 -0800
> Jason.Karls at EddieBauer.com wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I'm working on an extranet project that would
> > have users posting 'final'
> > content/images that would then be viewable in
> a
> > web interface.
> > 
> > There are discussions on my team that would
> > have two methods of posting to
> > this extranet.
> > 
> >      1) all the attributes are tied directly
> to
> > file via an established
> > folder hierarchy and a strict naming
> convention
> >      and/or
> >      2) the attributes are defined via a web
> > form where users enter them
> > and save them as a project
> > 
> > We've done some of the pros/cons and are in
> the
> > process of determining
> > which may be best.  Of course all this info
> > winds up in a DB that can be
> > viewed/sliced anyway the user wants (web
> > interface), but I'm really trying
> > to find the easiest way that posters will be
> > able to feed the sucker!
> > 
> > So, my question to the list is:
> > 
> >      Has anyone found that web forms are
> > positive/negative for adding new
> > items to an extranet
> >      What are your thoughts/experience tying
> > the attributes directly to a
> > file in an existing folder structure and then
> > building the web interface
> > around that
> > 
> > Let me know your thoughtS!  Feel free to im
> me
> > on messenger @
> > jason.karls at eddiebauer.com  (oh no--be gentle
> > w/ the spam ;)
> > 
> > -jason
> > 
> > 
> > ___________________
> > Jason Karls
> > Interface Designer
> > Eddie Bauer
> > voice: 425.755.6511
> > 
> > 
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