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Internet Technologies

former_student
former_student Posts: 509 Forumite
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Hi

I am creating some storyboards for a business website and I am currently doing some brainstorming on the issue.

What would users consider to be the most important Internet technologies involved within a business web site?

Thanks
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  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    tcp/ip perhaps?
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    Social networking....:rotfl:
  • mr_fishbulb
    mr_fishbulb Posts: 5,224 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    former_student wrote: »
    What would users consider to be the most important Internet technologies involved within a business web site?
    Depends what the aim of the site is.

    E-commerce needs good security technologies.

    News sites need to have flash videos nowadays.

    Social networking need the ability to update the page without reloading (JSON AJAX).

    A site for a basic business just needs to be clean and easy to navigate.
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    E-commerce ;)
  • redux
    redux Posts: 22,993 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Is the site mainly for sales and marketing, customer support, or just a vague presence the firm thinks it should have?
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    E-mail ;) ....
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,421 Forumite
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    busenbust wrote: »
    E-mail ;) ....
    busenbust wrote: »
    E-commerce ;)

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  • dgerati
    dgerati Posts: 33 Forumite
    The anal IT man in me wants to say all of those (apart from TCP/IP) are web technologies, as opposed to Internet technologies.

    But I wouldn't want to confuse matters...
  • busenbust
    busenbust Posts: 4,782 Forumite
    EULA (just to really confuse matters ;)
  • dgerati
    dgerati Posts: 33 Forumite
    Technologies / functionality behind business website:

    - contact forms
    - e comm
    - payment gateways
    - content management
    - newsletter / marketing distribution
    - support / discussion boards
    - Intranet
    - booking systems

    Depends on the business really.
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