YouTube Facelift Tweaks Increase User Engagement
Back in January, we talked about YouTube getting a makeover. A month later, Google is slowly rolling out this new layout, which is much cleaner than what you might be used to. A few notable features include: New playlist interface – the playlist has been redesigned to behave more like your average media player. You [...]
Read MoreBossip’s New Design Steps it Up
Moguldom Media Group‘s flagship site, Bossip, recently launched a new design in early December 2009. Sporting a lighter backdrop and a sleeker version of their logo, the new design features more space for advertisements, as well as sections for highlighted articles. These subtle changes help shift the feel of the site to reflect an online [...]
Read MoreE Tu Essence?: An Exercise in Bad Site Design
As I write this, I feel like a gossipy girlfriend. You know, the one that’s talking bad about you and your momma ‘n them behind your back – the only difference is I have the balls to say it to your face as well. I also feel betrayed by my hero and am in mourning [...]
Read More12seconds Complete Redesign
I guess the 12seconds team felt that adding Twitter replies and DM’s to your feed wasn’t enough. They also didn’t think that upgrading the site to update in real-time was good enough. So, they have completely redesigned 12seconds.tv….all of it. The new layout is simpler, cleaner, and brings the focus back to the actual content. [...]
Read MoreHoney’s Sweet New Redesign
Nokware talked last month about Honey Magazine’s latest incarnation as a web-only publication with a substantial $10 million investment behind it. The site recently went live and is currently in beta. The new Honey Magazine site design shuns the familiar brown and orange of previous site designs and went for an edgier, darker look with [...]
Read MoreTheRoot.com’s New Redesign
TheRoot.com, covered before here on Black Web 2.0, rolled out their new design this week. According to managing editor Lynette Clemetson, the site’s new look and feel is designed to make it easier to find content sections, writers, and topics. The Root released a link to the new design (accompanied with a five question survey) [...]
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