Content is King
As was mentioned, sites that are easy to navigate, and effortless, gain respect for their 'fluidity'. Causing people to struggle while navigating is a quick way to loose people's interest in your information. But when it comes to content, sometimes simplicity, even seemingly anachronistic simplicity, gives way to the content. My submission for the week is The Drudge Report - the place to go for news fast.
http://drudgereport.com/
To say that The Drudge Report is bare bone's design would be an understatement - but what makes the site useful is the mass of content, and how quickly it is updated. Drudge has many employees and bots that scower news sites for breaking coverage, and they often beat the major news sources (CNN, MSN, BBC) to the punch.
-Paul Symons
posted by ne0tr0pic @ 1:46 PM
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If I didn't know what DR was, I think the design would hurt the credibility of the news source.
Well, Drudge actually has been topping the online news charts - I think that people are intelligent enough to figure it out. Plus, it's basically a portal, the credibility of the news reports is authentic because it links to Reuters, CNN, etc. etc. etc...
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