[IMC-US] website ideas

[max]

as long as we're getting really ahead of ourselves, I have an idea for a
totally new design for the US-IMC.  I would personally like to see the
indymedia layout evolve towards a denser and more packed look.  I'm
actually taking visual cues from websites like cnn.com, msnbc.com, and the
like.  not so much the colors and sensationalist design, but how they have
the one 'most recent' story big with a picture, then older stories along
the right, and then older stories by topic at the bottom.  we could still
include the syndicated newswire, other IMC lists, and the usual stuff, but
we could also make the site more user friendly and have a section for
resources and other places to get info, and stuff like that.  when I'm back
at a decent computer I'll put together a prototype design and people can
give feedback.

max


>> i would hope that part of the design of a website like this would also
>>  be an opportunity to take into account searching and making it not
>> about information overload but about users finding the information
>> that most meets their need.  this kind of filtering has been talked
>> about in multiple places over the years.  i think this website could
>> really do some innovative design in this area.
>
> Even though this issue may be a bit premature to discuss, I would
> strongly encourage potential us-tech people to examine both
> news.google.com and slashdot.org for ideas about how IMC software can
> be improved for use at the national/international level. news.google is
>  probably the best news syndication site on the internet and slashdot
> has a very mature and effective moderation system (plus its engine is
> open source). Once the US IMC gets rolling, we should have a serious
> software brainstorming session before anything gets implemented
> (including both tech and non-tech people). But like I said, I'm
> probably jumping the gun since we haven't even finished the proposal
> yet. I'm just too damn enthusiastic I suppose :)
>
> Ryan Smith, Tennessee IMC
>
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