BehindNYNews 143 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 KGO has the first roll out. Check it out! It also includes a new Mobile Website. http://abc7news.com I like it a lot, beats any other O&O website, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 One word: Beautiful. At least compared to the old site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 I like the "Map My News" feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNewsCoverage 257 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Wow, very nice layout. It's a lot less cluttered and disorganized than their old sites, which I like. Hopefully more o&o's will switch to this look shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvjay 6 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I love the new look!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesapeakeTV 310 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Very, very impressive! Their old layout was outdated 5 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5279 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I still like they outgoing layout more than any other station group sites, but this is very well-done. It definitely uses the ABC News website as its inspiration (if not it's direct structure), and that's not at all a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 border-box sizing. fonts in ems. REALLY well-planned and well-executed responsive design. SOMEBODY FINALLY GETS IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTSC1980 98 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 ABC FINALLY DID GOOD THINGS. NICE LOOK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Why does that look reminiscent of the Scripps design from earlier this year? Most things look pretty much laid out the same way from what I can tell. :huh: It can't just be because it's responsive can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1341 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Oh, wow. That looks FANTASTIC. Also, look at the URL! abclocal.go.com is GONE! :awesome: border-box sizing. fonts in ems. REALLY well-planned and well-executed responsive design. SOMEBODY FINALLY GETS IT. wral.com is pretty good, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 It's a much needed improvement over their previous websites which look like they might of been high tech in the late '90s. And it's a much needed start for ABC and Disney to finally get off the failed Go.com web portal/sub domain (but then again NBCNews.com still has many pages that are on an msnbc.msn.com sub domain but MSN.com was a more successful portal.) For some reason this design reminds me of the current websites of NBC O&O with just a white background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1151 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 This looks really good. Very polished and really improved. I can't wait for WPVI to get the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 This is a mostly good design. My only complaint is that there is not any dead space on the sides so it makes it look cluttered. If they added some dead space to the sides (like this webpage you're on now), it would look so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 This is a mostly good design. My only complaint is that there is not any dead space on the sides so it makes it look cluttered. If they added some dead space to the sides (like this webpage you're on now), it would look so much better. I disagree. I think it looks much better full screen rather than with dead screen. I don't think it looks cluttered at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I disagree. I think it looks much better full screen rather than with dead screen. I don't think it looks cluttered at all. You're probably viewing it on your phone or I-Pad. In that instance it looks great. But on a full screen computer, no. Needs to be some dead space. Otherwise it would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 You're probably viewing it on your phone or I-Pad. In that instance it looks great. But on a full screen computer, no. Needs to be some dead space. Otherwise it would be perfect. I've actually looked at it from all 3.. seriously though, we can agree to disagree but I like the fact that they have removed the dead space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 802 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 The look is nice, clean and sleek. It not over powering or clutter so it nice...Other groups need to follow suite i.e. Sinclair, Media General (Lin TV I like there look), Raycom and Nexstar ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrelevator 28 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I think CBS Local Media could learn a thing or two from ABC. ABC did a fantastic job with these sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNewsCoverage 257 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I think CBS Local Media could learn a thing or two from ABC. ABC did a fantastic job with these sites. I agree, CBS Local's o&o sites are very weird and the light blues just don't work. They really need an upgrade. WCBS' website's logo is pitiful, the actual gold CBS 2 Logo that is used on air is almost no where to be found. But back to ABC, to respond to sanewsguy, having dead space at the ends would look weird. It works fine with the old websites but it would look weird with the new design. Just my honest opinion. On a somewhat unrelated note, I notice that when I view the "abclocal.go.com" website, the CBS eye pops up in the preview icon in the tab and I'm using google chrome as my browser. Does anybody else notice this or is this my computer thinking ABC is CBS? And then afterwards, when I view WABC's main page, the ABC logo is back. This is probably a stupid question, but I was just wondering if anyone else has this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1341 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 It's not happening to me. I think your computer has a bias against ABC. Or towards CBS. Take your pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 WTVD posted a story letting viewers know that the switch will be made soon... http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=resources/inside_station&id=9531709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1341 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 The comments on that page are amusing. "Wral screwed up their website! I hope wtvd's will be better!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 The comments on that page are amusing. "Wral screwed up their website! I hope wtvd's will be better!!!" I actually agree with those comments. WRAL half-assed their new site. The KGO one is far superior to that. I guess I'll just have to get used to it with out the dead spaces. May have to change the size of the window to give it some "cushion" so it's not filling the entire screen. Talk about overload... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1341 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I actually agree with those comments. WRAL half-assed their new site. The KGO one is far superior to that. I guess I'll just have to get used to it with out the dead spaces. May have to change the size of the window to give it some "cushion" so it's not filling the entire screen. Talk about overload... I'm curious as to what makes you say they half-assed their site. Layout? Colors? Fonts and font sizes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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