DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERNET AND INTRANET

Consider these aspects and how they are very different between an Internet presence and
a corporate intranet.

Aspect	Internet	Intranet
Business Goals	Communication, support marketing, sell products.	Broad goals including but not limited to communication of information accurately while improving staff efficiency.
Audience	External users with a limited understanding of the organization.	Internal employees with a good understanding of the organization.
Efficiency	Pages must display in reasonable time frame, however, messages and graphics may purposely be introduced to make a point even though the pages are delayed in being presented.	The primary goal of the site is to improve staff efficiency. Unnecessary content deters from productivity.
Size and Content	Small to medium with minimal changes to the content, possibly weekly or monthly on an actively changing site.	Medium to Massive with content changing hourly.
Content	Narrow, centered around key products and services.	Broad, varied types and content focused on the tools needed to perform their job.
Presentation	Appearance or Pizzazz is very important.	Consistency is more important than appearance.
Authors	Often centralized.	Often decentralized.