Thursday, September 15, 2011

Response to Article

As I read through this article I noticed some things that I, personally, do agree with. When a reader goes to an online news source they are usually looking for quick, accessible, "popular" news.
Thus, websites do need to take into account a way to navigate around these new trending things. I believe that these ways listed in the article are catching on more and more everyday and that they are helpful tools for the public when visiting a site with a "most popular" component.
For me, I would have to say the point that really is critical is showing how many people have viewed a story. Despite the fact that this could be a falsehood in some areas, such as people viewing more than once or only a select group viewing multiple times, I believe that knowing how many views something has is a helpful tool in deciding whether or not the story deserves your attention.
Overall this was a good piece and made solid points.

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