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Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Jalopnik's new format design
Well, there is that elephant in the room. I really can't stand the new format. Haven't posted a comment there since the change. You can still read/view it in the classic style by adding "ca." in front of jalopnik. But it's just too tedious. Apparently, I'm not alone. By the way, the uber-commentariat at Gawker have fled en masse and set this up.
Here are Jalopnik's Sitemeter stats:
Here are Jalopnik's Sitemeter stats:
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Holy crap! That's a huge drop. I wonder what it'll take to get all those readers back or if they can get them back at all.
I remember reading all the comments complaining about the new format and the response was usually a standard "get used to it, we're not going back". Way to listen to your audience...
@F1O: Their response to our feedback has been very disappointing. I used to spend A LOT of time there.
"Home of the world's most self-aggrandizing commentors" ha!
Interesting link here suggests that the drop off can be explained by sitereader not being able to register visits properly due to the new layout...
http://crasstalk.com/2011/02/how-much-damage-was-done/
I'm a starred commentor on Jalopnik, and have also rarely commented since the change. I'm honestly not resistant to change, but the site is now un-navigatable and responses to comments virtually impossible to track or view - in short it's a step backwards and a failure on all fronts.
I completely agree on the change in Jalopnik's format. It used to be one of the first destinations that I would peruse daily, but the new format is counter intuitive.I gave up trying to post any comment. I still have the site in my favorites hoping that they wise up and switch back. I also agree with "Alan". I am not resistant to change, but do not understand a change from an easily navigatable site to an unruly mess.
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