The new design for the CNN webpage is much more modern and appealing to the masses. Just as the article said, it has a "fresher" and "tidier" look, using less text and more photography. The website is making the videos one of its main priorities, as it placed the video section right in the middle, focal point of the page. This is a particularly smart move because many people turn to visuals to communicate. Nowadays, there are videos for everything. An easy and obvious example is YouTube. There are countless "how-to" videos that teach you to do everything such as troubleshooting electronics, makeup tutorials and even how to rip a yellowpage phonebook in half.
The old layout was mostly text and upon the first view, may be a bit burdensome for the reader to go through every single link of news. Also, including the big pictures and captures of videos make the readers more engaged and interested in the news story because there is a visual of the actual news. For example, right now the main picture is a collapsed house due to the devastations of the tsunami in American Samoa last month. This story is certainly more interesting because people can see the actual house that was ruined.
I also really like the right hand navigation where you can customize your own settings to get the news that you want. It is a very interactive function and it personalizes the readers experience with the site.
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CNN now looks more like YouTube or some other entertainment or social site rather than news site. For some people who like to spend five minutes to skim through the latest news headlines instead of browsing through news videos all day, increased video content might be disappointing. Anyways, the majority, who prefers rich multimedia content, wins..
ReplyDeleteI agree it is much more modern. The way its designed with the videos and such looks much more interactive than typical newspapers we see everyday. It sure attracts younger readers to possibly want to read the news.
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