And yeah, it seem kinda simple, yet usually the most enduring truths are the simple ones that are easy to grasp and implement.

I’m amazed at how many orgs. are *still* too self-centred to understand that.

Just checking in to say that the Web Dogma are still alive and well. Many more translations since we last corresponded, including Croatian and Bulgarian.

Frankly, I’m amazed at how robust this philosophy has proven to be.

Cheers,
Eric

As an example, I would have never suspected that my Usenet posts about Amiga software would still be around and readable today. I wrote them in October of ’91.

Imagine if I was discussing a personal situation or event. That long lived text could ‘haunt’ me for a while.

If you check out personality tests on the web, I’m flabbergasted by how many actually expect me to tell them who I am — and without even bothering to post a privacy policy. As profiles (Flickr, LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, etc.) become more and more public, I’m tending to get more and more private. I’m not paranoid, just careful — like some radioactivity, online personal info can have an uncomfortably long half-life.

Item 7 — agreed, the clarification you provide above helps.
Item 9 — I’m starting to believe there’s a need to develop and maintain an ‘online’ identity or two, and a ‘real’ identity. The online identities are ultimately disposable… but there is a time when you’d want to use your ‘real’ one online..ie with banking, ordering books, etc.

So the line blurs. Where do you use a ‘real’ identity, and where would you use a disposable one? Fodder for another post, methinks.

Brad

Good questions. Since the Dogma are the guiding philosophy of our own company, we discuss them regularly. Here are some thoughts.

With regards to AJAX etc, a “page” is much more dynamic than it was two years ago. However, as long as things are displayed on a two-dimensional screen, the metaphor seems to work.

With regard to point 7, as long as an on-line app lets you view stuff directly on the screen and not force you to download a pdf, then I’m pretty happy. The point is to let people continue to view and manipulate information within the context of whatever browser or program they are already using.

With regard to point 9, my aim was to prevent companies from forcing people to surrender personal information if it wasn’t relevant to the transaction. Given the current trends, I’d say it is more important today than ever before.

Cheers,
Eric