Comments on: ABCNews.com to update its redesign http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/ Where TV Finds the Future Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike Escutia http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-574456 Mike Escutia Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:16:37 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-574456 I like it... <em>except</em> for the black background on the header and main navigation. It's too dark and colorless. I like it… except for the black background on the header and main navigation. It’s too dark and colorless.

]]> By: Eric http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-572680 Eric Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:54:40 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-572680 Looks like the new look is live. It still seems a bit crunched/cluttered, but it's a hell of a lot better than it was. Looks like the new look is live. It still seems a bit crunched/cluttered, but it’s a hell of a lot better than it was.

]]> By: Swift Loris http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-571985 Swift Loris Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:56:11 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-571985 Ditto, adm. I can read a lot faster than I can watch. Give me some basis for deciding whether it's worth spending the additional time on a video, or forget it. Ditto, adm. I can read a lot faster than I can watch. Give me some basis for deciding whether it’s worth spending the additional time on a video, or forget it.

]]> By: Michael Gay http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-571743 Michael Gay Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:29:31 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-571743 Wow, doesn't that new look have a strong similarity to cnn.com? Big picture, long headline list, watch video images above a square ad... Wow, doesn’t that new look have a strong similarity to cnn.com? Big picture, long headline list, watch video images above a square ad…

]]> By: adm http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-571622 adm Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:14:01 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/11/16/abcnewscom-to-update-its-redesign/#comment-571622 "More content for you to grab and go with" and "a greater emphasis on video" are in opposition to each other, aren't they? Esp. if they mean streaming video. The quickest way to get information and to "grab" it -- whatever that means -- is to get it via text. I know this is an unpopular idea these days, but I really prefer the main stories on a news site to be text-based, with the *option* for video. Unfortunately for me, CNN goes in the opposite direction, putting up all those video links when all I really want is a quick textual run-down. “More content for you to grab and go with” and “a greater emphasis on video” are in opposition to each other, aren’t they? Esp. if they mean streaming video. The quickest way to get information and to “grab” it — whatever that means — is to get it via text.

I know this is an unpopular idea these days, but I really prefer the main stories on a news site to be text-based, with the *option* for video. Unfortunately for me, CNN goes in the opposite direction, putting up all those video links when all I really want is a quick textual run-down.

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