"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/15/2013 at 12:23 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
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In case you guys don't hit Gawker, their !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! included Nick Denton's email about the changes. I thought you might be interested. Email after the jump.
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From: Nick Denton
To: The Staff
Subject: 2014 template
Congratulations to all — especially Tom, Etele, Joco, Lauren, Diego and the others in the product team on this project. And to those in Sales who have navigated clients through the transition. (Seems very smooth so far, partly because the ad units remain much the same.)
This version brings back one of the most popular features of the 2011 design, the persistent list of headlines. That will encourage more circulation from post to post without requiring readers to always go back to the front page. (They are more likely just to click away.)
The sidebar headlines, more moderate images and the inclusion of related links on all stories: together this makes for a denser page. Readers have more options and are more likely to see something that grabs their eye.
All sites on the Kinja platform are also now able to republish external stories with their own introduction. That will help with repurposing stories from other Gawker Media sites, from satellite Kinja blogs and from the archives. This is what front.kinja.com has been testing the last few weeks. The functionality is now universal.
Plenty remains to be done. For example, image annotation may be a couple more days. But the system will apply to every large image in a post, not just the lead image. There are sure to be bugs. Please send in any you notice to [internal bugs email]. And we intend to make more use of any space to the right of the content column, for additional related items on the front and for annotations on inside pages.
However, the most important feature of this template is that — after some tricky balancing between user and advertiser needs — it's done. This template will last us, with minor modifications, through to the end of 2014.
Once we're through the fixes, we'll be able to focus better on further improving the discussion interface. That's our top priority. More (rather exciting) news on that soon.
minardi
> ttyymmnn
08/15/2013 at 12:28 |
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That is one guy that doesn't have any clue about user interface.
"Readers have more options and are more likely to see something that grabs their eye."
Quite the opposite, nothing comes out 'cause there is too much. User will just walk away.
Old sales guy mentality. There is still white empty space there. Can we put something in it?
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> ttyymmnn
08/15/2013 at 12:33 |
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In case you guys don't hit Gawker
I would hit Gawker.
...with a stick.
It's out of reach, though.