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Entries for the ‘Site Design & Usability’ Category

Extending your site’s reach not as easy as it looks

Thanks for visiting New Media Bytes. If you like what you see, subscribe to my RSS feed.I’m in the process of updating MLive’s newsletters, and it surely isn’t as easy as it looks.
Contrary to what some believe, newsletters remain a very powerful marketing tool and a great way to get out the news on your […]

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MSNBC redesign nothing new, lacks social features - a misstep?

I visit MNSBC.com multiple times, every day - more than CNN.com and any other news site. I turn to MSNBC to find the top stories in the nation. I look to its producers for their news judgment and their ability to show me the important stories using only a headline.
But I probably only click […]

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Detroit News the best Midwestern news site? MidwestBusiness.com says yes

The Detroit News revamped its website during ONA Conference week, sparking some interest among other Michigan online news producers, and now has grabbed the attention of MidwestBusiness.com.
The Business Technology news site lists the Detroit News’ site as the top online news org in the Midwest, ahead of the Chicago Tribune (9), Indianapolis Star […]

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Chicago Tribune redesign a catch-up - Is that a bad thing?

Poynter’s Steve Klein gives a nearly perfect description today of the redesign at the Chicago Tribune’s web site, stating:
Most news site redesigns these days seem to emphasize interactivity and social media. This redesign seems more traditional (old-fashioned?) in nature. It’s neat. It’s clean.
I agree with the “traditional” tag. Owned by the Tribune company, the Chicago […]

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