We have it on our Corporate intranet but it doesn't take up much real estate. I agree with Jeffrey that what you described is a failed implementation. We provide local weather based on their office location detected via their IP range.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffry Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 11:50 AM Subject: RE: Intranet apps > At 09:49 AM 03/08/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >Not to ruin the party or be overly nosey, but please don't put local weather > >information on your corporate intranet, that's just plain wrong in so many > >ways. > > I don't understand what is so wrong about it, however your description > below is obviously a flawed implementation. I see no reason why you can't > get local weather based on the user's sign in. ( New York people see New > York info, Chicago people see Chicago info, etc.. ) > > > > When I worked for a global company based in Minneapolis, I would login > >to their corporate intranet and 70% of the page was the local, Minneapolis > >weather forecast. I'm sure the intentions were good, but everyone from New > >York, Chicago, LA, UK, etc would get a nice big browser full of "26 and > >heavy snow" each time they needed information about the actual company. It's > >probably good to let people stick to their own sources for weather > >information (morning news, newspaper, weather.com, etc), and keep the > >intranet specific to the actual company. > > > >Adam. > > > > > -- > Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Need a Web Developer? Contact me! > AIM: Reboog711 | Fax / Phone: 860-223-7946 > -- > My Books: http://www.instantcoldfusion.com > My Band: http://www.farcryfly.com > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
