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By: Talking Biz News » Wired magazine set to relaunch web site

Talking Biz News » Wired magazine set to relaunch web site — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:47:00 +0000

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By: Markus Goebel

Markus Goebel — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:53:04 +0000

It’s so long ago that I read Wired’s websites on a daily base, back in the days when they still were two: Wired and Hotwired.

Meanwhile so many new and interesting news websites have started, like Techcrunch, which attracted my attention.

The new Wired design looks great. I’ll see if I find a story that’s interesting to me.

By: Jay Adair

Jay Adair — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:47:35 +0000

I don’t think it’s a conflict to post two opposing Wired stories, one pro and one con, I think that’s what you call a balanced view. I like the new look.

By: andz

andz — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:29:57 +0000

I can take better photos with my SE K800i cell phone

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:09:02 +0000

Wired has long since needed a revamp of their online property. With the exception of the occasional in-depth journalism or interview, it’s hardly cutting-edge anymore. I cancelled my free subscription long ago - reading the print version has almost no value and like most CondeNast publications, it’s become one big advertising billboard. Is Wired aware of their current status? If so, that’d probably explain why they’re now starting to print cover headlines ABOVE the masthead. That’s usually a pretty good sign of the lack of value of your magazine’s name when it takes second billing to the month’s cover story. I’m also not at all impressed by Mr. Dadich’s interior redesign. The lack of magazine flow and coherence feels as if it was based on a hyperlink architecture. Small tidbits are sprinkled over, under, and in between articles. CondeNast should hire Tyler Brule - that’s a guy who knows how to design a good magazine.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:28:23 +0000

I like the online version of that magazine moreso than the print. The print edition kind of gives me a headache. I’m glad to see the redesign. It’s been forever for them.

By: mathew

mathew — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:50:42 +0000

That first screenshot looks like a giant leap backwards. Four columns? Headlines with no summary? Where did they get their web designers?

By: Dave G

Dave G — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:32:20 +0000

Wow - you deleted my original comment. I know it was a bit sarcastic…but it was not anonymous…what gives?

By: heri

heri — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:25:10 +0000

design looks cool, it really make the content shine!

By: ¥€$

¥€$ — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:06:10 +0000

Cool , if you could write another article when the new version is online (for my RSS reader) Thanx Mike!

By: StartUpCrunch

StartUpCrunch — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:14:51 +0000

It was just last week you were denouncing wired for hammering digg?

now your covering them to the tune of 3 pages of editorial for what amounts to having a facelift at 40. Whats the story? Cause this is not it….

By: Don Wilson

Don Wilson — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:42:45 +0000

Design looks sick, really looks like a magazine website now. Looks like they’ve figured out what CSS is, also!

By: visible.mobi

visible.mobi — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:38:38 +0000

the design looks better than before…

By: Debbie Davies

Debbie Davies — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:44:10 +0000

Personally the masthead would make me suspicious that editorial content was disguised advertising. It tells me the site is not getting the clicks it needs.

By: Agloco Viewbar

Agloco Viewbar — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:16:03 +0000

Wired could do much better when it comes to content. I have free subscription but the magazine comes across as if its too focused on technology that basically attarcts teenagers.

By: whoopee

whoopee — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:04:31 +0000

a big yawn and a big who cares. wired should do the noble thing and admit the obvious - it has become was it always derided…boring, overcommercialized, and overdone.

i’m willing to bet the mag still dedicates 50% of editorial content to gadget guides. i think they managed to promote the motorola razr in like five separate places in one issue. but wait, they reissue the same crap product placement in a special standalone gadget guide.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:48:36 +0000

Looks nice. Now if they could just redesign their content.

By: Jason Cartwright

Jason Cartwright — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:45:21 +0000

Its been a long time since the last redesign. I remember when Wired was the posterchild of a CSS layout.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:26:03 +0000

I think it looks great, although I always find it amusing when a site redesign is news

I don’t get their current site design… they had the same design for what, 4 years at least? Then they have the (current) interim one that’s been around for a very short amount of time, now it’s going to be replaced. I really liked the old design but it is time for change, definitely. It was starting to feel old.