Comments on: Bravo To USATODAY http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/ Startup and Technology News Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:12:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: TechCrunch: Demand Media Buys Pluck for $75 million at Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-2016024 TechCrunch: Demand Media Buys Pluck for $75 million at Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:08:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-2016024 [...] of products that brings social networking features and blog content into big publishing sites. USAToday is a high profile [...] [...] of products that brings social networking features and blog content into big publishing sites. USAToday is a high profile [...]

]]> By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Quick Hits — March 5, 2007 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1958173 e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Quick Hits — March 5, 2007 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:28:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1958173 [...] tries to turn into a social network, with commentary by TechCrunch and Micropersuasion. Reuters is also jumping on board the Web 2.0 train by launching a [...] [...] tries to turn into a social network, with commentary by TechCrunch and Micropersuasion. Reuters is also jumping on board the Web 2.0 train by launching a [...]

]]> By: USAToday’s Social Network Experiment May Not Be Paying Off | Tekjuice.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1560566 USAToday’s Social Network Experiment May Not Be Paying Off | Tekjuice.com Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:50:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1560566 [...] USAToday relaunched its site in March as a social network around news, I and others thought it was big [...] [...] USAToday relaunched its site in March as a social network around news, I and others thought it was big [...]

]]> By: USAToday: Relaunch As Social Network May Not Be Paying Off http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1558945 USAToday: Relaunch As Social Network May Not Be Paying Off Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:22:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1558945 [...] USAToday relaunched its site in March as a social network around news, I and others thought it was big [...] [...] USAToday relaunched its site in March as a social network around news, I and others thought it was big [...]

]]> By: Startup Meme » ABC News Gets a Web 2.0 Make Over http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1355567 Startup Meme » ABC News Gets a Web 2.0 Make Over Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:57:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1355567 [...] digest information. Previously USA Today took a giant leap forward by transforming itself into a social network, but the bar has been raised further by Topix.net which is now a socially editable online news [...] [...] digest information. Previously USA Today took a giant leap forward by transforming itself into a social network, but the bar has been raised further by Topix.net which is now a socially editable online news [...]

]]> By: ‘McPaper’ to ‘McWeb2.0′: USATODAY Goes Social | Marketing Pilgrim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1329999 ‘McPaper’ to ‘McWeb2.0′: USATODAY Goes Social | Marketing Pilgrim Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:26:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1329999 [...] the new design (239 as I’m writing) are overwhelmingly negative. Although some people, like Michael Arrington, like it (and some think they didn’t go far enough), for the most part USATODAY readers [...] [...] the new design (239 as I’m writing) are overwhelmingly negative. Although some people, like Michael Arrington, like it (and some think they didn’t go far enough), for the most part USATODAY readers [...]

]]> By: Steven http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1240082 Steven Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:36:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1240082 i prefer a single fixed price/song - just like apple’s why should popularity of a song affect price/download? doesn’t make sense to me http://www.ppt-to-flash.net i prefer a single fixed price/song - just like apple’s
why should popularity of a song affect price/download?
doesn’t make sense to me

http://www.ppt-to-flash.net

]]> By: Information Architects Japan » iA Notebook » USA Today: Mission Accomplished http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1180370 Information Architects Japan » iA Notebook » USA Today: Mission Accomplished Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:30:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1180370 [...] everyone - even for us -, no one can seriously find a good word about USA Today’s redesign, unless they’re drunk or paid to do so. Yes, it’s good to be positive, and certainly, to open up is a necessessary and obvious step [...] [...] everyone - even for us -, no one can seriously find a good word about USA Today’s redesign, unless they’re drunk or paid to do so. Yes, it’s good to be positive, and certainly, to open up is a necessessary and obvious step [...]

]]> By: mugile http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1156342 mugile Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:22:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1156342 the ability to leave comments on the website is not there for all pages. the web site is soooo slowwwww...........(i would suggest akamai or similars) Guy the ability to leave comments on the website is not there for all pages.
the web site is soooo slowwwww………..(i would suggest akamai or similars)

Guy

]]> By: Visions Of Sugar Plums at Tried It Myself! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1148023 Visions Of Sugar Plums at Tried It Myself! Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:17:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1148023 [...] Blogroll“, featuring blogs that provide commentary on a variety of topics. USA Today has been reported to have revamped their website to accommodate Web 2.0 interaction with their readership. Blogs and [...] [...] Blogroll“, featuring blogs that provide commentary on a variety of topics. USA Today has been reported to have revamped their website to accommodate Web 2.0 interaction with their readership. Blogs and [...]

]]> By: Mike Rundle http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1148019 Mike Rundle Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:16:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1148019 They added social features but forgot to hire *designers* to work on the site, it looks absolutely terrible. Does anyone actually think it looks as good as the recent work done for <a href="http://nytimes.com/" rel="nofollow">NYTimes.com</a> or <a href="http://nymag.com/" rel="nofollow">New York Magazine</a>? They added social features but forgot to hire *designers* to work on the site, it looks absolutely terrible. Does anyone actually think it looks as good as the recent work done for NYTimes.com or New York Magazine?

]]> By: Mindspeakr http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1147294 Mindspeakr Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:04:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1147294 Mike - didn't I see you at NY Times/Khoi Vinh's presentation at FOWA where he said NY Times plans to roll out their own social features in the next couple of months? While I think USA Today's initiative/NY Times plans are encouraging, they miss a big point. Internet users don't want to be owned by one source and they turn to multiple sources to get their news. The Internet and search made that a lot easier, undermining the traditional media business model. Most readers are not going to have the time or inclination to belong to multiple social news networks. They need to be able to move between and interact among all of their sources with ease with a neutral platform that rewards those who create best of breed content. Mike - didn’t I see you at NY Times/Khoi Vinh’s presentation at FOWA where he said NY Times plans to roll out their own social features in the next couple of months? While I think USA Today’s initiative/NY Times plans are encouraging, they miss a big point. Internet users don’t want to be owned by one source and they turn to multiple sources to get their news. The Internet and search made that a lot easier, undermining the traditional media business model. Most readers are not going to have the time or inclination to belong to multiple social news networks. They need to be able to move between and interact among all of their sources with ease with a neutral platform that rewards those who create best of breed content.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1146095 Patricia Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:55:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1146095 I thought this was a helpful article too. I love reading USA Today online but always hated the old format. I thought this was a helpful article too. I love reading USA Today online but always hated the old format.

]]> By: Spike http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1145917 Spike Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:38:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1145917 From a design perspective, it's sub-standard. Scanability is non-existent, with no quick way to digest the page at a glance. On closer inspection, I discover the dynamic lead on the left, which has a staggered load that I have to wait for. The colored squares mean nothing to me, unless I study the top menu and their relationships and only then after regular usage will I remember them. Next to the headlines, readers can vote, but don't need to be logged in or even read the story? What's the point of that I have to wonder? Kudos to them for embracing new web practices, but as with 99 percent of the web, the design leaves a lot to be desired. From a design perspective, it’s sub-standard. Scanability is non-existent, with no quick way to digest the page at a glance. On closer inspection, I discover the dynamic lead on the left, which has a staggered load that I have to wait for. The colored squares mean nothing to me, unless I study the top menu and their relationships and only then after regular usage will I remember them. Next to the headlines, readers can vote, but don’t need to be logged in or even read the story? What’s the point of that I have to wonder? Kudos to them for embracing new web practices, but as with 99 percent of the web, the design leaves a lot to be desired.

]]> By: RawGutts http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1144280 RawGutts Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:30:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1144280 This site does look good. I am betting the people who are bitching on the site are the folks who call the help desk 20 times a day. The same people who really don't have a clue how to operate the computer, much less browse the internet. This site does look good.

I am betting the people who are bitching on the site are the folks who call the help desk 20 times a day. The same people who really don’t have a clue how to operate the computer, much less browse the internet.

]]> By: BK http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1144197 BK Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:24:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1144197 Great overall concept, but gzino has a really good point. The main problem with this is that USA Today isn't the NY Times or the Washington Post or the LA Times or even the Wall Street Journal. Because of USA Today's position as "America's newspaper," it is often the newspaper equivalent of a Shirley Temple -- goes down easy without much bite. When a newspaper with the best writers and more focused viewpoints follows suit, I think the potential for interesting thread discussions would be huge. And hopefully, the USA Today experiment will be enough of a success that this concept will spread. Also, it would be interesting if newspapers could incorporate a Netflix-style method of informing you of the "most popular" articles. That is, Netflix will recommend films based on recommendations of *other people like you.* So if you don't really care to read about Dwayne Wade's latest exploits, you wouldn't have to; same thing if you wanted to navigate straight to sports instead of world market reports, etc. Great overall concept, but gzino has a really good point. The main problem with this is that USA Today isn’t the NY Times or the Washington Post or the LA Times or even the Wall Street Journal. Because of USA Today’s position as “America’s newspaper,” it is often the newspaper equivalent of a Shirley Temple — goes down easy without much bite. When a newspaper with the best writers and more focused viewpoints follows suit, I think the potential for interesting thread discussions would be huge. And hopefully, the USA Today experiment will be enough of a success that this concept will spread.

Also, it would be interesting if newspapers could incorporate a Netflix-style method of informing you of the “most popular” articles. That is, Netflix will recommend films based on recommendations of *other people like you.* So if you don’t really care to read about Dwayne Wade’s latest exploits, you wouldn’t have to; same thing if you wanted to navigate straight to sports instead of world market reports, etc.

]]> By: Kinsey Wilson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1143526 Kinsey Wilson Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:25:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1143526 Appreciate the encouragement from Mike and others. This is just the start of what we hope will be a continuous development process. The purpose of this initial redesign is to delivering a quicker, more informed news report by combining our own reporting with surveillance of other news sources and contributions from readers. With time, there will be refinements in the design and plenty of new features. In the long run, though, the real test will not be whether we can incorporate the latest social media tools, but how we use these tools to transform the way we practice journalism and serve our readers. The hard work begins today. Kinsey Wilson, Executive Editor, USA TODAY. Appreciate the encouragement from Mike and others. This is just the start of what we hope will be a continuous development process. The purpose of this initial redesign is to delivering a quicker, more informed news report by combining our own reporting with surveillance of other news sources and contributions from readers. With time, there will be refinements in the design and plenty of new features. In the long run, though, the real test will not be whether we can incorporate the latest social media tools, but how we use these tools to transform the way we practice journalism and serve our readers. The hard work begins today. Kinsey Wilson, Executive Editor, USA TODAY.

]]> By: Steve Robson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1143090 Steve Robson Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:42:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1143090 Features look great but as Gzino says communities focus around narrow breadth and deep guage. USA Today would be better off creating niche channels feeding off the main site, channels in which the communities can develop and thrive. Features look great but as Gzino says communities focus around narrow breadth and deep guage. USA Today would be better off creating niche channels feeding off the main site, channels in which the communities can develop and thrive.

]]> By: gzino http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1139379 gzino Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:50:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1139379 I don't see it. Their content is anti-community: wide breadth, shallow depth. Communities focus around narrow breadth, deep depth. Glad they added the features, but features don't create communities. I don’t see it. Their content is anti-community: wide breadth, shallow depth. Communities focus around narrow breadth, deep depth. Glad they added the features, but features don’t create communities.

]]> By: PR2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1139221 PR2.0 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:38:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1139221 <strong>USAToday.com Socializes News...</strong> USAToday.com took a step in the right direction, paving the way for traditional media to follow. Are they too early? No! Are they too late? No way! Could they do more? Yes...absolutely. But, at this point, this is a promising glimpse of how all ne..... USAToday.com Socializes News…

USAToday.com took a step in the right direction, paving the way for traditional media to follow.

Are they too early? No! Are they too late? No way! Could they do more? Yes…absolutely. But, at this point, this is a promising glimpse of how all ne…..

]]> By: Don Wilson http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1139206 Don Wilson Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:37:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1139206 This is definitely the future of news. And I like it. This is definitely the future of news. And I like it.

]]> By: Peter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1138441 Peter Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:33:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1138441 Here's what would be the ultimate - publish stories online a few hours before pressing the print edition, and allow users to push stories up to the front page. That way editors couldn't bury stories. The Washington Post, for instance, used to regularly print scandalous front-page 'news' that talked about Iraq having weapons programs - all the info was from named and unnamed 'government officials, a CIA asset named 'curveball', etc. The Mike Allen pieces that debunked all the neocon claims of WMD existence in Iraq were all buried in the back of Section A - with A22 coming to mind. So, sensational and false allegations on the front page, hard factual reality-based reporting on page A22. That was up to the editors to make that call. If it was up to citizens, we might not be in Iraq right now. Here’s what would be the ultimate - publish stories online a few hours before pressing the print edition, and allow users to push stories up to the front page. That way editors couldn’t bury stories.

The Washington Post, for instance, used to regularly print scandalous front-page ‘news’ that talked about Iraq having weapons programs - all the info was from named and unnamed ‘government officials, a CIA asset named ‘curveball’, etc. The Mike Allen pieces that debunked all the neocon claims of WMD existence in Iraq were all buried in the back of Section A - with A22 coming to mind. So, sensational and false allegations on the front page, hard factual reality-based reporting on page A22. That was up to the editors to make that call. If it was up to citizens, we might not be in Iraq right now.

]]> By: Brian P Halligan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1137735 Brian P Halligan Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:25:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1137735 I think there is an opportunity for an enterprising startup to create a big business creating a system that allows traditional publishers with no online presence (or a 1-way web presence) to move to a model like USAToday is doing. Think of your local newspaper. They have virtually no web presence. The system would have the following features: an online traditional article publishing system, built-in seo features, the "community building" features, and a better system than Google Adense which allows them to serve ads based on content AND user profile data collected through cookies and partnerships. If you built or mashed-up a system like this, you could build a great business. I think there is an opportunity for an enterprising startup to create a big business creating a system that allows traditional publishers with no online presence (or a 1-way web presence) to move to a model like USAToday is doing.

Think of your local newspaper. They have virtually no web presence. The system would have the following features: an online traditional article publishing system, built-in seo features, the “community building” features, and a better system than Google Adense which allows them to serve ads based on content AND user profile data collected through cookies and partnerships. If you built or mashed-up a system like this, you could build a great business.

]]> By: Velioncho http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1137476 Velioncho Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:01:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1137476 It is really "bravo". I looked at business, tech categories. It is really good, I like it. Atleast, this would encourage (rather force) other newspapers to follow the same and some interesting things will happen in the online news...Good for the readers. Thanks for the post, Mike! It is really “bravo”. I looked at business, tech categories. It is really good, I like it.

Atleast, this would encourage (rather force) other newspapers to follow the same and some interesting things will happen in the online news…Good for the readers.

Thanks for the post, Mike!

]]> By: nerd-in-residence http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1137336 nerd-in-residence Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:49:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/04/bravo-to-usatoday/#comment-1137336 <strong>USA Today Web Redesign Attracts a Lot of Attention...</strong> If you're looking for my personal blog, it has moved to www.naivemelody.com. This site now houses my PR blog. You will only see this message on your first three visits to this site. Thanks! Any social media news that’s making waves tends to d... USA Today Web Redesign Attracts a Lot of Attention…

If you’re looking for my personal blog, it has moved to http://www.naivemelody.com. This site now houses my PR blog. You will only see this message on your first three visits to this site. Thanks! Any social media news that’s making waves tends to d…

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