Monday, February 22, 2010

Week 6 Report

Features I liked and why: From the blogs features revolving Web posts by the editors and other contributors. Most of the time, content is from whatever meme or trending topic is hitting the inter webs today. Notable posts include an analysis of the product placement within Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce's music video "Telephone," which I commented on, as well as George Lois' new book inspired by the collection of his covers currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

The feature is what really updates the Web site and keeps people coming back. Even so, it's not something I would RSS and follow all outside of this project, mostly because I'm not interested in receiving Interview-style celebrity updates all of the time. Furthermore, the blogs differ in editorial tone from the magazine, which is acceptable given Interview's celebrity-on-celebrity formula.

What's not working with the site: Same as last time. However, the Web site is featuring more colorful photography on its revolving slideshow of posts, which helps to balance the stark black and white design of the site.

What's not there that I'd like to see: I'd like to see the commenting area increased a bit, since the size of comments is limited to so many characters, which isn't specified before you submit a comment, potentially cutting off some of your response.

How the competitors' sites compare: Overall, the same. New content is propagated but still appears in the same package. Not much to update here.

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