[Sigia-l] Entertaining discussion on Web4lib

[Tanya Rabourn]

On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, Peter VanDijck wrote:
> And the "Don't put too much semantics in the URL" speech. What will they
> do when (not if) their classification system changes?

So how much is 'too much' and how much is just enough? Are there
some best practices that can be articulated? (Or do you just know
something is too much when you see it?)

This is my list on the topic of URL's, but I'm not sure that they
really address this issue of 'how much.' Mainly concern cleaning
up those CMS produced url nightmares.

Search Engine Optimization
(Mentions amazon's strategy under "Clean Up Your URLs")
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/01/23/index1a_page3.html

How to Succeed with URL's
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/succeed/

URL's URL's
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/urls/

Making URLs accessible
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/us-cranky8.html?dwzone=usability

User-Centered URL Design
http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000058.php

URL as UI
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990321.html

-Tanya
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