There are some SEO disadvantages to having people go to both www. and
non-www. sites since google etc sees them as separate sites, however this
can be resolved on the server side by Url redirection/rewriting rules. So
the best practice should be to have both working via DNS and have
appropriate rules on the web server to make one of them primary.
-Vivek
On 7/12/10 10:20 AM, "Brian Hoort" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I remember a time in the early nineties when "www." was practically required
> on all URLs. E.g. http://www.msu.edu, not http://msu.edu. These days
> sites almost universally work with or without it. I notice that the MSU
> home page works both ways, as does my college and department sites, and all
> corporate sites I can think of. Interestingly the MSU Library still
> requires this. http://lib.msu.edu does not work.
>
> In general, what is the feeling out there on this? From a usability
> standpoint, do you think this is just webmaster preference, or is this
> considered "broken" these days?
>
> Brian Hoort
> Computer Service
> Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
> Michigan State University
> 517-355-4701
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> Skype: brian_hoort
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