The Death of Hierarchical Folders
8th Jun. 2005
This is a must read for anyone interested in information architecture.
"Hierarchical Folders have dominated info organization since they first appeared over 40 years ago. But in industry after industry, a strange thing is happening: hierarchy is under severe attack, and even dying out."
Read: Google's War on Hierarchy, and the Death of Hierarchical Folders. Found via Webword.
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