[Sigia-l] global navigation meta navigation

[Stew Dean]

Hi Jan,

Isn't it always the case - we all understand the concepts but the names are 
never the same.  By meta navigation I first thought  you meant contextual 
navigation - that is the 'see also' and 'related' links that make a site 
easier to use as well as area specific navigation that you need for sites 
above a certain size. I call the site map,  search and help (does a web 
site really need a help option?)  links that are usually at the top right 
and in the footer (terms and conditions, privacy, about us stuff)  'overall 
navigation'.  As with most stuff I do it's grown out of having to do it 
many times over and think of a name for it.  I was calling it Uber 
Navigation till some said they didn't like the sound of that.

Cheers

Stewart Dean
User Experience Consultant

At 08:32 02/06/2005, Jursa, Jan (init) wrote:
> >Meta navigation usually refers to items like contact, help, search, or
> >shopping cart -- nav items commonly appearing at the top right of many
> >sites.
>
>Yes, that's what the term is used for by the marketing people in the
>company i work for. :-)
>Which drives me nuts. Isn't that exactly what should be called global
>navigation?
>
>Meta navigation, I think, must be understood like a navigation of a
>navigation. so in a faceted navigation, for example, the facet could be
>called meta navigation....?
>
> > I've never heard the term meta navigation. What is it?
>
>You know, I want to write a little paper about the right terms used in
>context with navigation. so our marketing people stop confusing
>everybody with bad wording. having googled for meta navigation (I never
>use it myself) I was irritated how many people use it for what I thought
>of as global navigation.
>
>Cheers,
>Jan
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