[Websg Meetup] IDA website revamped

[Redha]

So strange cos i've just read this blog entry last week
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000797.html

On 26/02/07, Vanessa Tan <vantan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I wrote in to the Feedback Unit 2 years ago about how most Govt websites
> can't be accessed without a 'www'. I got an automated reply. Wrote in to the
> new REACH and they said they'd note my comments. No changes yet...
>
> For my own agency I specially requested all our web addresses to work, with
> or without the 'www'. Have to make this 'www' issue very clear when
> registering new domain names as it doesn't always occur to our IT people.
>
>
> On 26/02/07, jim <cynics at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> 4) If you type the URL without the 'www', you can't access the site.
> >
> > This is a common problem with most .gov site here...can't they set
> redirects ... or something ?
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2/26/07, Vanessa Tan <vantan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just got wind of IDA's revamp: http://www.ida.gov.sg/
> > >
> > > My initial feedback:
> > >
> > > 1) They're still using tables and font tags.
> > >
> > > 2) Visually, it's more text-heavy than the previous site.
> > >
> > > 3) Navigation wise, it feels more well-organised than the previous site.
> The previous site redirected to something like www.ida.gov.sg/marketing ...
> I know that their Mktg Dept handled the website but the rest of the world
> didn't need to be redirected to the Marketing folder.
> > >
> > > 4) If you type the URL without the 'www', you can't access the site.
> > >
> > > 5) They seemed to have complied with the Govt Web Interface Standards in
> terms of layout, which is good since they're the ones who wrote it :)
> > >
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