ZDNet gets a facelift, and I don't like it
I've blogged before about how much I like ZDNet, with its emphasis on blogs as purveyors of tech news, with a page that no longer exists (but does redirect you) that until a few days ago would display the last five or so posts for each and every blog. Now the whole thing looks as boring as every other enterprise-aimed news site, and I think we all know what I'm talking about. The redesigned ZDNet site is missing all the blog names, all the photos of the bloggers ... all of their entries ...
The worst thing: I can't easily see what all of my favorite bloggers are doing -- and I do have quite a few ZDNet favorites.
I know I often hate things that are new, but am I wrong here?
To see the brouhaha for yourself, go to Larry Dignan's post announcing the change and the voluminous comments that follow. At least they made it easier to see all the comments at once. (Ed Burnette tipped me on how to do this in the old style, and it's just easier to see in the new design, a sign that the ZDNet people did a few things right ... but overall I'm astounded).
Comments
OK, now I'm on Day 2 of the new ZDNet, and I can find plenty here to read. I'm still wondering why the best parts of ZDNet were eliminated, but the great writers I've come to rely on are still there ... just in a less friendly format.
Posted by: Steven Rosenberg
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March 5, 2008 3:25 PM