Re: UKNM: More webwashing

[Stefan Magdalinski]

"Bunder, Leslie" wrote:

> 

> But looks like dejanews has also brought back its old look on the

> original address of www.dejanews.com

> 

> Over the weekend and today, the old look site was back at

> www.dejanews.com while the new look site is at www.deja.com.

> 

> Maybe, they want to see how many people will bother with the old look

> and use it instead of the new look???

> 


Given that probably a very large percentage of their userbase probably

have www.dejanews.com bookmarked, I can see a flaw in this methodology.


somebody else said:

> >

> >Of course, they added banners as they went along, but recently they

> >underwent a complete face-lift on the site. It seems to have crossed the

> >line that seperates info sites with an acceptable number of banners from

> >banner sites with a bit of info at the bottom of each page. Before the

> >re-design it looked fairly okay, ie: nondescript as a text-based info site

> >should be, plus a couple of easily-ignorable banners. Now it just looks

> >shite.

> >

> >This is what happens when web designers assume users don't mind ads.

> >


rubbish. This is what happens when ignorant marketing types get control.


:)


stefan

> >Just my 2d.

> >

> >Charlie.


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