Posts Tagged ‘msnbc.com’

MSNBC.com page goes through ‘time warp’

Browsing MSNBC.com this afternoon brought back a sense of deja vu; one of the stories featured on the site’s main page appeared on the site’s old template for an unknown reason.

Update: MSNBC.com has fixed this and the page is now displaying on the Elkhart Project’s standard layout.

MSNBC.com adds ad options to video player

MSNBC.com has added advertising preferences to some of its online video clips, giving users the option to see fewer ads or shorter ads, as shown above.

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MSNBC adds social media toolbar to some stories

We noticed MSNBC.com has added a floating social media sharing toolbar to some story pages.

The toolbar provides one-click access to share content via Newsvine (an MSNBC-owned property), Facebook, Twitter and via e-mail.

MSNBC upgrades online video player

MSNBC has unveiled some upgrades and a new look to the embedding and sharing portions of its online video player.

The new tools allow users to embed video clips at different sizes and adds integrated Twitter, Facebook and Newsvine sharing tools. Users can also trim clips to custom lengths using sliders similar to those seen on Hulu.

The size options provide a good level of flexibility for bloggers and other online publishers who may require a certain size to fit their layouts.

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New CNN.com adds some clutter, emphasizes photos better

The new CNN.com rolled out over the weekend, but today seems to mark the site’s official debut.

In this incarnation, CNN has stayed on the simpler side of news site design, though this version is a bit more cluttered than the old site.

One of the most significant change is the switch to a bold read header bar with reversed CNN logo that is centered rather than left aligned like logos on many sites. This header sometimes seems a bit distracting since its visual weight is increased by the use of such a bright color across the entire page.

I’m glad to see CNN kept the “story highlights” bulleted summary of stories, though its new location on the left column is a bit hard to find at a glance.

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MSNBC.com revamps stock quote pages

MSNBC.com is touting a new look to its stock quote pages, a change the site says is “long overdue.”

The new pages include expanded stock quotes, charts, company profiles, financial information and analyst ratings, according to the site’s announcement.

The new layout includes a tabbed panel that displays a wide range of information, ranging from current quotes to historical data and a company profile (see Google’s page for an example).

Despite the new design, MSNBC.com’s stock pages still lack the sleek look and cool features that many other sites offer, such as Google Finance, which features a helpful interactive stock chart that pairs news stories with historical data.

MSNBC acquires hyperlocal news site EveryBlock

MSNBC Interactive has announced its second acquisition, purchasing EveryBlock, a site that, in a limited selection of cities, provides local news that’s drilled down to the block level.

In 2007, MSNBC purchased Newsvine, an interactive, community-driven news site that still operates independently and powers several features on the main MSNBC.com site.

MSNBC needs to update Hardball homepage

Looks like the “Hardball” graphics makeover hasn’t hit the Web site yet.

MSNBC draws 19 million online viewers for Jackson memorial service

Msnbc.com had an impressive number of live streams during yesterdays Michael Jackson memorial service. Over 19 million people streamed at least part of the service, beating Msnbc.com’s previous record set during the Inauguration.

Msnbc.com shattered its online video stream record yesterday with nearly 19 million total streams from its coverage of the Michael Jackson memorial service. The new milestone surpassed the site’s previous video stream record set during the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. Msnbc.com also experienced a massive spike in traffic with a record-breaking number of page views and video streams to the site’s popular Entertainment Section. Consumers were engaged with NBC News’ and MSNBC’s compelling video content, spending an average of 12.1 minutes per visit viewing Michael Jackson-related video.

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MSNBC using docked navigation widget for multi-faceted storytelling

MSNBC.com’s Elkhart Project series, which is following the Indiana town as it struggles with the recession.

On the inside story pages of the site, MSNBC has started placing a navigation widget that allows users to jump between the text, photo and video elements that make up the story.

More details and another view of the widget after the jump.

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MSNBC.com partners with Newsvine for ‘Elkhart Project’

MSNBC.com is using Newsvine, which it acquired in 2007, to power a long-term blog-style feature on the Indiana town of Elkhart as it deals with the recession.

It’s an effective way to present an interesting approach to coverage. The site itself is closely tied to Newsvine, with the the global navigation of its parent site appearing along the top. The body area, however, looks more like the newer style of MSNBC.com blogs.

‘Today’ debuts new site, adds KLGandHoda.com

NBC’s “Today Show” has a new Web site, dropping the standalone look it had been using in favor of the standard MSNBC-branded site look.

The new site featuers the familiar MSNBC.com layout with a “top stories” area, a tabbed “more” box and sections that allow users to control the number of stories that appear in each. The header’s flowing gold and orange hues match the show’s on-air look.

While this new look is more uniform with the MSNBC.com brand, it’s not quite as engaging as the old design, which used a more cohesive look.

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