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Irish Independent Online

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  • 06-02-2013 2:44pm
    #1
    ROS123
    Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭


    What has happened to the online version, is this an improvement ?
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    #2
    ThisRegard
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    Nope, I was in the middle of reading it, it hung, I refreshed and was greeted by some ugly looking thing.


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    jack presley
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    ROS123 wrote: »
    What has happened to the online version, is this an improvement ?
    Until they stop sourcing the majority of their stories from news agencies and don't distinguish which ones are actually Irish and therefore deserve to be in the 'National News' section, probably not.


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    #4
    Tefral
    Registered Users Posts: 4,318 ✭✭✭Tefral


    They obviously decided to make the site look like their written content.. Pure Shíte


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    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Good to see they're still calling that Northern Irish city 'Londonderry' (current story about Presb. Minister in breaking news section)


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    ThisRegard
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    jack presley wrote: »
    Good to see they're still calling that Northern Irish city 'Londonderry' (current story about Presb. Minister in breaking news section)

    That story came direct from the Belfast Telegraph. Same company though, and their site looks as equally bad with the new update.

    There's been discussions about the print media having to adopt to the online culture and possibly even create paywalls in order to survive. They'd really want to rethink things if that design is the route they're going with.


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    #7
    Plazaman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,012 ✭✭✭Plazaman


    Probably some techno coding mc scripting upgrade to let the page load quicker.

    I know computers me.


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    #8
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    it does'nt open for me anymore in FireFox? what the craic with it?


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    #9
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,714 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Icky!

    Me no likey. looks like someones blog page

    YAK


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    #10
    Morag
    Registered Users Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Morag


    Oh gods a Woman Section... FFS


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    #11
    kc66
    Registered Users Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭kc66


    Looks terrible, too many stories being thrown at the reader on the home page and the font looks crap. Some CSS problems in Chrome too, stories overlapping.


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    ThisRegard
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    Morag wrote: »
    Oh gods a Woman Section... FFS

    It was always there online.


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    #13
    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,322 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Does it automatically debit your credit card every time you link to it?


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    ThisRegard
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    super_furry wrote: »
    Does it automatically debit your credit card every time you link to it?

    Only if you're a charidee.


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    #15
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,955 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    Wow...big design mistake. It looks like the cheap site of an unreliable news blog now. Maybe its in keeping with their move towards the more tabloid side of things.


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    Morag
    Registered Users Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Morag


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    Wow...big design mistake. It looks like the cheap site of an unreliable news blog now. Maybe its in keeping with their move towards the more tabloid side of things.

    I think it's to be more mobile/tablet friendly, it looks awful.


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    #17
    PhlegmyMoses
    Registered Users Posts: 11,906 ✭✭✭✭PhlegmyMoses


    That font is awful, particularly when bolded. It looks low rent.


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    #18
    lotusm
    Registered Users Posts: 313 ✭✭lotusm


    it was grand the way it was... if it aint broken dont fix it....
    I always found it an excellent website being clear and concise... is there a link to complain directly to independent.ie:rolleyes:


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    ThisRegard
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    lotusm wrote: »
    I always found it an excellent website being clear and concise... is there a link to complain directly to independent.ie:rolleyes:

    No, I've asked for a story to be corrected, it's still incorrect and nobody has replied to either of email addresses I mailed. I also rang and got put through to a mailbox, only to be greeted with the message that the person hasn't enable their mailbox ffs.


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    #20
    sumeas
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭sumeas


    First impressions I think the layout is ok, not a big fan of the font style. The old site was v slow to navigate I thought, will surely have bugs for a short while,


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    #21
    ThisRegard
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    Bugs may be gone after a while, but the look will always be there unfortunately. The old site was easy to navigate.


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    #22
    Seedy Arling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,002 ✭✭✭Seedy Arling


    Looks like something from the late nineties.


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    #23
    hardCopy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    Very slow and looks cat.

    It actually looks worse than BreakingNews, and that's been awful for a long time.


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    #24
    ssaye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭ssaye


    Make-It-Stop Five!


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    #25
    Stheno
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    Looks awful, really disimprovement


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    #26
    lotusm
    Registered Users Posts: 313 ✭✭lotusm


    Makes the Irishtimes.com look good in comparison....:D


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    #27
    Ava_e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭Ava_e


    Yeah, it just needs to die. In every format.


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    #28
    sumeas
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭sumeas


    Ye are a critical bunch, tbh it matches its content


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    #29
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    PhlegmyMoses wrote: »
    That font is awful, particularly when bolded. It looks low rent.
    Indeed, that's what struck me initially. Looks amateur.

    One would think that a traditional newspaper might appreciate the importance of decent typesetting.


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    #30
    Nulty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    The RSS feed is gone. :mad:

    Anyone find it?

    What's this newsletter bull****?


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    #31
    PhlegmyMoses
    Registered Users Posts: 11,906 ✭✭✭✭PhlegmyMoses


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    Indeed, that's what struck me initially. Looks amateur.

    One would think that a traditional newspaper might appreciate the importance of decent typesetting.
    if they fix the font the site would look okay, tbh, especially for mobile devices. That's how important a good font is.


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