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CommentMonday, April 16, 2007

USA Today Networked A Big Month

3 Comments

By Susabelle (WPN reader) - Tue, 04/17/2007 - 10:22

HATE the new USAToday "look"

I HATE the new look and have said so to USAToday. I just want to go read my news, in out, done in 20 minutes. But no, I have to wade through their convoluted system of getting to news, and then I've got the stupid comments thing flashing at the top (uber-annoying, I don't want to hear people's opinions on ever story I'm reading or I'd be over at MySpace). I just want to easily get to and read the news stories that interest me the most. Right now, every page is like an ADD-induced dream, I have NO idea where to focus my attention and can't find just a simple link to stories, it's on the left, it's on the right, it's across the top, flashing on the bottom.

And don't even get me started on the "Man living with wolf" movie promos going on on almost EVERY page right now. Yeah, I REALLY want to see a man gnawing on raw meat when I'm trying to enjoy my coffee and bagel for breakfast.

Ick.

By jeffman 3 (WPN reader) - Wed, 04/18/2007 - 17:42

new usa today look

Oh come on now. You can't follow this website? Please. My apologies, but it doesn't speak well for you that you can't navigate this site well. It's really not as hard as you seem to make it out to be. The links are right there! Point and click; it's Internet 101, my friend. Maybe is just the way things are today: everyone has to have everything laid out for them perfectly, and if not, they are thrown completely out of their comfort zone.

By Susabelle (WPN reader) - Thu, 04/19/2007 - 08:50

it is an inconsistent thing

I can't follow it because it lost its consistency.

Used to be that the same block of links appeared at the top of every page. That is gone, now, when I click on an article, the only way to get out and find the next stuff I want is to back up, rather than to just click "life" or "tech" or "news" at the top.

The lack of consistent look is really the biggest problem here. I never know where I'm going to end up when I click on a news story. I miss that consistency.

I don't want to hunt around for things, I only have limited time to goof off and read news and etc., and I just want to get in, read the stuff I want to read, and move on to other things.