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Post number 6460

owillis — Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:55:05 -0800

Amazoning the news It seems weird at first, but maybe I would want to see the news this way... Anyone want to do it? (via nublog)

By: owillis

owillis — Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:32:11 -0800

May be a good extension of the blog as news tool

By: rodii

rodii — Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:10:35 -0800

I like it, but what a big job if it's going to be more than a gussied-up RSS feed.

By: owillis

owillis — Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:35:40 -0800

Is it? You make a post, categorize it - then the database generates it... (thinking out loud)

By: quirked

quirked — Wed, 21 Mar 2001 08:28:28 -0800

Many of the elements mentioned make sense. I don't think those sample pages are necessarily the best layout. Especially since the complete news story is still another click away. Certainly the "related news stories" add a lot of stickyness.

By: daveadams

daveadams — Wed, 21 Mar 2001 09:36:11 -0800

I think the Amazon interface is appealing because there are no ads, or what "ads" there are are for other content on the site that is really related to what you're doing. People actually look at the stuff in the sidebars at Amazon because it's valuable information, not just unrelated advertisements.