Mark Glaser from Mediashift has a good breakdown of the reader reaction to the recent relaunch of the USA Today website. As background, USA Today's new site contains a lot of great social features but longtime site visitors have reacted negatively.
Below is an excerpt of a comment I left on Mark's post:
I think there may be a lesson to be learned though in how to roll these things out....
Continue ReadingWell, it's just about my favorite time of year again…March Madness. I love the games, I love the upsets, I love the drama, and I especially love hearing Dick Vitale's screaming insanity on my TV 24/7.
As an ode to the season, I decided to take some time and check out something that should be on everyone's minds….online bracket builders. ...
Continue ReadingPart 4 of my possibly tiresome campaign site review series finds us staring at the grim, unblinking visage of John McCain! The (mostly) black and white maverick of the campaign design world sure has its share of detractors....
Continue ReadingOne trend to watch this year is the boom in well produced, niche video blogs. The children of Rocketboom.
My favorite example is Wallstrip, a daily video blog that takes an in depth look at a hot stock each day from a sort of layman’s perspective. Using humor, they try to explain in real world terms why a stock is doing so well....
Continue ReadingUSA Today's new website went live this morning. You can read a note from the editors about the redesign here and a breakdown of the new features here.
I like it.
The key here is the social networking component. Users can create profiles that include personal information,...
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