Comments on: New USAToday.com has launched http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/ Where TV Finds the Future Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:36:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: imageshack http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-1256934 imageshack Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:05:23 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-1256934 i think you can publish this news on homepage now . i think you can publish this news on homepage now .

]]> By: John Icard http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-420070 John Icard Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:17:21 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-420070 Are you really serious about wanting comments? Are you really serious about wanting comments?

]]> By: John Icard http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-420064 John Icard Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:15:14 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-420064 If the comments do not meet the "criteria" of the USA Today Monitors, then they are censored. What kind of free speach is that? Either stop all comments or cease to edit comments. Even profanity has a place in free speach! If people do not want to see the thoughts of people that comment, they should not read them. If the comments do not meet the “criteria” of the USA Today Monitors, then they are censored. What kind of free speach is that? Either stop all comments or cease to edit comments. Even profanity has a place in free speach! If people do not want to see the thoughts of people that comment, they should not read them.

]]> By: David Johnson http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-208464 David Johnson Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:54:21 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-208464 agreed, saf, although i would quote Wayne and Garth, "We fear change." and clearly, fear is in play here on the editorial side and leads to wiping out whole comment threads, which i think is a very, very bad decision in terms of both old and new journalism. barney frank told bill maher on friday's real time that it is easy to protect free speech for what we agree with, but we need to protect free speech for the speech we don't agree with... although he chose a more colorful term to describe the latter group. donning my pith helmet and speaking as an anthropologist, change is inherent and unavoidable. in naturally occuring systems, rates of change can be clocked and even predicted. in societies and cultures, you can't stop change, you can only try to manage it. agreed, saf, although i would quote Wayne and Garth, “We fear change.” and clearly, fear is in play here on the editorial side and leads to wiping out whole comment threads, which i think is a very, very bad decision in terms of both old and new journalism.

barney frank told bill maher on friday’s real time that it is easy to protect free speech for what we agree with, but we need to protect free speech for the speech we don’t agree with… although he chose a more colorful term to describe the latter group.

donning my pith helmet and speaking as an anthropologist, change is inherent and unavoidable. in naturally occuring systems, rates of change can be clocked and even predicted. in societies and cultures, you can’t stop change, you can only try to manage it.

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-208250 Safran Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:22:15 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-208250 Every relaunch I've ever done - whether it was on the web or on TV news - had its share of flames, outraged letters and emails, and angry calls to the station. Your established audience will always have its share of malcontents. They are worth listening to - absolutely. But the trick is to hear - as once was the case with a project I worked on in television - if they are the majority or simply a tiny, tiny vocal minority. People hate change. Every relaunch I’ve ever done - whether it was on the web or on TV news - had its share of flames, outraged letters and emails, and angry calls to the station. Your established audience will always have its share of malcontents. They are worth listening to - absolutely. But the trick is to hear - as once was the case with a project I worked on in television - if they are the majority or simply a tiny, tiny vocal minority. People hate change.

]]> By: Swift Loris http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-208010 Swift Loris Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:03:47 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-208010 The redesign is the worst mess I think I've ever seen. They've apparently policed the hate speech on the NAACP president comments thread by removing it entirely. The redesign is the worst mess I think I’ve ever seen.

They’ve apparently policed the hate speech on the NAACP president comments thread by removing it entirely.

]]> By: Rex http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-208006 Rex Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:49:56 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/03/04/new-usatodaycom-has-launched/#comment-208006 I'll slightly retract my previous statements -- the social features feel more integrated than in the original mockups. But they're getting trashed in the comments by their users. Negative feedback is the norm for relaunches, but they're averaging about 90% negative right now. All in all, I like the boldness of several of the features. I'm already wondering how this will work in the long run. The story on NAACP president is full of unmoderated hate speech, and I'm not sure how they're going to police that in the long run. Nice work, and it will be fun to watch how they manage community over time... I’ll slightly retract my previous statements — the social features feel more integrated than in the original mockups.

But they’re getting trashed in the comments by their users. Negative feedback is the norm for relaunches, but they’re averaging about 90% negative right now.

All in all, I like the boldness of several of the features. I’m already wondering how this will work in the long run. The story on NAACP president is full of unmoderated hate speech, and I’m not sure how they’re going to police that in the long run.

Nice work, and it will be fun to watch how they manage community over time…

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