CBSNews.com Relaunches; Still Needs the Traffic Hose
Posted: June 16, 2009
By: paidcontent.org
After pruning CBS’s online news efforts two years ago, the company is now trying to build it back up as CNET’s tech and edit/management integration permeates across the company, and as part of that, it has relaunched CBSNews.com tonight. The new site takes cues from CBS (NYSE: CBS) Evening News’ own design overhaul which rolled out a month ago on TV, and from the previous predominatly white background, has moved to a blended white and grey, with a premium on visuals.
It starts with the main rotating visual carousel of stories, which as a feature is now becoming standard on a lot of general news sites. The site has also added lot more original content from CBSNews reports and columnists and content partners )Politico, CBS MoneyWatch, Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) and WebMD), more robust destinations for each of its news programs, and access to live coverage of breaking news and special events, it says………[read entire article]
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