Both papers relaunched
their websites today with limited public access for a short period. They have new architecture - layout and technology - rather like a high end version of The Guardian online styled to be more like The Times newspaper. I'm assuming they have also been very influenced by mobile device and iPad layout. I know it's day one - but it's not performing very well, there is far too much on the page and it's very tech heavy - too much motion and video - and most of the drop down menu buttons are failing. I lost half of the page after refresh and couldn't get it back. They also have a very large, memory hungry image at center page - hardly good for revenue. Quite a few of the simple embedded graphics are fuzzy or low quality - not what I'd expect for such a huge investment.
You will only be able to view the page for a short period - then it goes over to £1 per day subscription - which is a huge risk - and will dictate how news services on the internet develop over the next few years.
Personally - it's nothing revolutionary - and I'm more interested in function and suitability that being impressed by technology - the perverse thing is that no matter how clever, technologically advanced or animated a news site gets, it's still not as good as a low tech printed page. Mind you - you need to make your own mind up about that one.
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