Someone working the New York Giants CMS got a little trigger happy, prematurely publishing a congratulatory Super Bowl message on the Giants website. Oops is right.
Let this be a reminder to us all to double check those workflow states.
Enjoy the big game tomorrow. My official prediction: Patriots 34, Giants 24.
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It would be interesting to know if they even utilize workflow. Probably not, given the mistake. J Boye suggests that this is a feature that everyone wants, but no one ever uses:
http://jboye.com/blogpost/8-cms-features-customers-want-but-never-use/
I personally maintain that adoption is more important governance. Workflow complicates website management and potentially threatens adoption. When adoption is threatened content stagnates. This feels like a bigger risk than accidentally publishing a message prematurely.
However, perhaps the Super Bowl victory message would be the exception.
Thanks Gabe. Sounds like the kernel for another blog post: Does CMS regulation threaten “free-market” content growth.