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geographer47
Nov. 21, 2006, 11:02 a.m.Others have suggested it before, but I think Netscape should seriously consider an International channel. I'm sure there are some of us who would like to hear more from the rest of the world. It's definitely an undercovered area. Plus, Internet usage is growing faster out there than in the U.S. Make a little bit of Netscape user-friendly to internationals and they will come. It seems to me like a win-win scenario.
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baud58
Nov. 21, 2006, 11:14 a.m.Netscape needs to pull it's e-mail back from aol!
I have used netscape for years but I am really thinking of finding something different!!!
Not all of the web page is bad just some.
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baud58
Nov. 21, 2006, 11:37 p.m.I had used aol along time ago it was bad then it don't seem to be much better now.
there needs to be a way to get the real news not just a rehash of the cnn & fox jammed down your throat so called reporting.
I like the idea of letting users being able to let everyone know what is going on in their part of the world.
Go back to the old format but add some of the good parts of the new!!
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1-2-Oscar
Nov. 21, 2006, 12:24 p.m.Calacanis sought two disparate (and perhaps incompatable) objectives at once--he wanted to move Netscape to the "cutting edge," and he wanted to attract masses of users.
The masses are not now and never will be on the cutting edge. They are not comfortable there. They continue to use "outmoded" technology and "dated" approaches to the internet because that is where they are comfortable.
Jason Calacanis thought he had it all figured out, so he didn't need to listen to his critics--especially those outside his narrow technical parameters. But what Netscape really needs to create is a comfortable place for its users, and if those users continue to be older and more settled in their ways, then it should be a relatively stable and conventional format. That said, Netscape also needs to be in a position to incorporate new technology and offer improved tools to those very same users, as well as to attract an new generation to the site.
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1-2-Oscar
Nov. 21, 2006, 12:24 p.m.What makes the most sense to me, then, is a Netscape which more closely resembles the discarded news portal, but with additional "channels" to incorporate "social" inaction and technical improvements. As more users adopt these features, then they can be moved over to the "mainstream" channel.
It's almost too simple.
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Russencrantz
Nov. 21, 2006, 2:59 p.m.I kinda agree with baud58.
I would have to believe that netscape traffic has declined, not because of a change in format, or becasue of a change in content, but rather because they moved the popular free email accounts to AOL.
Netscape.com is no longer the best way to get to our email, and the AOL homepage provides news and other tidbits much the same way netscape.com once did.
I imagine many who once had their homepage set to netscape.com have switched it to AOL, where they can sign into their email without having to redirect.
I'm guessing that the damage is done, and any lost traffic would be near impossible to regain. The only logical market would be a new one.
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mozzer
Nov. 21, 2006, 3:39 p.m.Everything's fine!
But keep in mind, I came from the outside, and didn't experience having my beloved (old)Netscape ripped to shreds and replaced with a digg clone.
Overall, it's not really the site but the community that brings me back here. I've met a lot interesting and intelligent people during my stay. The old netscape was hiding a very stimulating group of individuals, and for that reason, I applaud the format change.
Tweak whatever you feel necessary, but don't drive away your core users, they are what gives this site its unique flavor.
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tehranchik
Nov. 21, 2006, 9:18 p.m.Go Moz ! I agree. I very rarely used the netscape homepage before it became what it is now. I have really enjoyed the change. I think that prior to last year it was just like anybody else. Now you've got this unstoppable urge to compete with Digg. CK was correct in his comment at the bottom the the story----forget Digg and do your own thing!!!!!! There are many of us that have become part of an online community. We like to check on each other, tease, argue, you name it. It's the people that keep us all here.
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jdlasica
Nov. 21, 2006, 6:09 p.m.For those interested, I have a video interview with Jason Calacanis taken less than a week before he resigned. He talks about his vision for Netscape and the growth of social news sites:
http://www.archive.org/download/JDLasicaNetscapech
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michaelgoonan
Nov. 21, 2006, 6:20 p.m.I think that the layout needs a complete overhaul. While I really like the ability to comment and vote on stories, the whole site just seems so "thrown together" and not very well organized.
I say completely redesign the site in a way similar to the old homepage that we had before. Where the "top stories" window was, put the anchor picks, and then at the bottom of the page, the "voted by you" news. Put the channels in the sidebar as they were, and, please, bring back the "fun & games" channel. That was a big draw to people with the "block breakers" and the like. Now that it's not there you've left a lot of people disappointed.
Basically what I'm saying is, keep the new netscape idea, with commenting on stories and stuff, but use the old Netscape design.
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spectrum
Nov. 21, 2006, 7:11 p.m.I used the old netscape for years. I was well pleased with it. I am old and did not understand the new format at first but after using it for a while I have found it vastly more informative and entertaining. I suppose now they are going to change again and further confuse me. Maybe I will look over this digg portal. I have not tried it yet.
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tehranchik
Nov. 21, 2006, 9:23 p.m.I joined Digg---I've gone maybe 3 or 4 times. It's ok. The content is different cause the posters are much younger. I much prefer Netscape.
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Hobe
Nov. 21, 2006, 7:26 p.m.Sters.. Good Post 'Bring back the old format!'...
michaelgoonan... Excellent Post... well presented...
This is exactly what the Netscape Management should read and
as a result, conduct a serious review...
I have suggested in the past that Netscape Management contract outside auditors and It experts to review the new failing system and report the good aspects as well as the areas that do not allow the new system to be successful.
The old Netscape System was Superior compared to this Failing Redesign...
Sincerely,
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goaliejerryy
Nov. 21, 2006, 10:02 p.m.This site sucks.
Sorry, it's just true. It's boring. And irrelevant. I don't need some jackasses telling me what is important news - I like to decide for myself, thank you. Especially when half the stories of late are being pushed by political wackos. I get it, Bush is god/stupid. Democrats are good/evil. Republicans are corrupt/correct.
Just go to a traditional format, listing current and relevant headlines from around the world. Whenever I do happen to browse these comments, it's the same 7 a-holes yelling at each other. If I want politically charged discussions, there are far better places for me to go. Just give me good headlines.
I just don't like the "voting" because, as I said, a lot of people are stupid, half of all people have IQ's below 100, and while that may be elitist thinking on my part, I just don't need other people telling me what they deem important.
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cfinke
Nov. 21, 2006, 10:37 p.m.> half of all people have IQ's below 100
And half of all people have IQ's equal to or greater than 100. :-)
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mhutch1
Nov. 21, 2006, 10:28 p.m.Add me to the un-hip legion who wants an improved version of the old Netscape format. The only thing I would add to the excellent postings by goaliejerry, hobie and others is that in the name of building a "community," the new Netscape is selling out the real community we all belong to--the one where "news" is not just whatever I vote on, and where the highest goal in life is not to be entertained every waking moment. There are important issues in the world, and statistics show that fewer people are reading newspapers and watching televison news programs. Those people are, however, increasingly on-line, and I'm in favor of having a real news headline dangled in front of their eyes when they begin to surf, not just the latest diatribe being pushed by "luvmyprez" or by the hipper-than-thou offical Netscape posters.
Hey Netscape, how about considering your social responsibility along with your bottom line?
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tehranchik
Nov. 22, 2006, 1:55 a.m.Why don't you submit the stories you want to see. That's what this is all about. Users submit.
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