New York Times Seeks a 'Blog-Like' Approach
Monday, April 03, 2006
Today, The New York Times released a new redesign of their website, announced by Leonard M. Apcar, editor in chief of the NYTimes online edition. Many people have been commenting that the design is based on weblogs, and others are saying that bloggers have something to learn from the new Times redesign. One of the noticeable changes in the design is the fact that it makes use of large monitors by being able to expand indefinitely. The space provided by the new design allows them to better place advertisements as well as more content.Many blogs have been experimenting with this new design layout - having the columns expand as large as the screen resolution can go to make reader easier on the eyes. However, according to Anil Dash at Six Apart, other popular newspapers have had their websites redesigned based on blogs, such as the recent redesign of the New York Magazine. It's exciting to see that weblogs influence popular websites, because it shows that popular web services pay attention to blogs.
I for one enjoy the new look at the New York Times website, unlike some people. I think that it presents information in a simple and easy to read manner that many will enjoy. I'm just hoping the NYTimes will come out with some great weblogs that we can all read!
