OT: The 'New' ESPN Website Is A HUGE Failure

LowFatMilk

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It's like a crappy blog site.

You have to search for the national sports news you want to read about.... ...which means you already know the news in the first place.

COMPLETELY SUCKS!!!!

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I know Rivals is related to Yahoo... ...so I'll just mention their new format in passing.....
 

BobbyBoucheer

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Originally posted by LowFatMilk:

It's like a crappy blog site.

You have to search for the national sports news you want to read about.... ...which means you already know the news in the first place.

COMPLETELY SUCKS!!!!

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I know Rivals is related to Yahoo... ...so I'll just mention their new format in passing.....
I agree. Some people change **** because they think they have too. This new layout is ugly and not as user friendly as before. Quite shocking from ESPN, they usually are on top of this kind of thing and rarely misstep this badly.
 

GoWVU

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You're dead on target...

I think this garbage redesign is the last straw that will push me off their site for good.

The college football page now takes more clicks to get to the content you want. I used to be able to click on the Big 12 blog directly from the "Blogs" pulldown menu. Now that pulldown menu disappears as soon as you move your cursor, so the only way to reach the Big 12 blog is to click the national blog first and THEN click on the Big 12 blog.

Another complete failure is on the MLB scoreboard page. It is now blank, and the calendar doesn't work. The only way to read box scores or recaps is by clicking on each game individually from the banner scoreboard at the top.

The old format displayed ALL of the day's games on a single page, where you could quickly see winning and losing pitchers, saves, and home runs along with quick headlines for each game without leaving the scoreboard page. It was a great one-stop clearinghouse where you could rapidly catch up on all the storylines from games that day. For example, because of the terrible new format I had no idea Boston had 2 players hit 2 HR each on Opening Day whereas under the old format that would've stood out immediately to anyone clicking on the scoreboard page.
 

LowFatMilk

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To clarify...

--Every website format change gets completely TRASHED in the short term. ..it just does. Readers/posters typically adapt and accept.

--ESPN's has been going long enough (without any improvement) to know that it does, IN FACT, suck.

--Remember the HUGE failure from THE OTHER WVU SITE (now owned by FOX) ? They failed BIG TIME... ...went back to the old format... ...and then re-launched (with less programming issues) while COMPLETELY IGNORING customer complaints about the new site. Dumb.

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Hope that doesn't happen here.
 

Phil1972

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So many website redesigns these days are absolute failures. I don't know how may sites I stopped visiting because I can't stand the visuals and navigation issues.
 

Papillion

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Re: You're dead on target...

Have you checked out CNN's site? It's absolutely hideous. And not user friendly at all. And the real issue with a lot of these big, commercial sites is they are so loaded with adware that it's becoming unbearable to visit anymore. You start to read something and the screen keeps shifting up and down because giant ads are loading and unloading. It's becoming all crap anymore.
 

torontoeers

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Re: You're dead on target...


Originally posted by Papillion:
Have you checked out CNN's site? It's absolutely hideous. And not user friendly at all. And the real issue with a lot of these big, commercial sites is they are so loaded with adware that it's becoming unbearable to visit anymore. You start to read something and the screen keeps shifting up and down because giant ads are loading and unloading. It's becoming all crap anymore.
Yep agreed unbearable...try and click on anything and oh damn! Didn't want the herbal magic weight loss pills advert! Arrrggghh!!!
 

LowFatMilk

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Re: You're dead on target...

Originally posted by torontoeers:

Yep agreed unbearable...try and click on anything and oh damn! Didn't want the herbal magic weight loss pills advert! Arrrggghh!!!
But really... ...it's adware that's specified for each person for a reason. Just sayin'


When I visit all the ads are about breast reduction surgery....
 

torontoeers

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Re: You're dead on target...


Originally posted by LowFatMilk:
Originally posted by torontoeers:

Yep agreed unbearable...try and click on anything and oh damn! Didn't want the herbal magic weight loss pills advert! Arrrggghh!!!
But really... ...it's adware that's specified for each person for a reason. Just sayin'


When I visit all the ads are about breast reduction surgery....
Lol...i'm 175 lbs soaking wet!

I do agree with your OP...I have to jump through hoops to get my baseball or hockey team (meaningful) info...and it seems cheap...
 

LowFatMilk

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Re: You're dead on target...

Originally posted by torontoeers:


Originally posted by LowFatMilk:

Originally posted by torontoeers:

Yep agreed unbearable...try and click on anything and oh damn! Didn't want the herbal magic weight loss pills advert! Arrrggghh!!!
But really... ...it's adware that's specified for each person for a reason. Just sayin'


When I visit all the ads are about breast reduction surgery....
Lol...i'm 175 lbs soaking wet!
That's SO HOT !!!!

...are you picturing me ??
 

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Re: You're dead on target...

Originally posted by Papillion:
Have you checked out CNN's site? It's absolutely hideous. And not user friendly at all. And the real issue with a lot of these big, commercial sites is they are so loaded with adware that it's becoming unbearable to visit anymore. You start to read something and the screen keeps shifting up and down because giant ads are loading and unloading. It's becoming all crap anymore.
Yep, Titty-Bars, Pole Dancers, and European Women Dating Sites keep popping-up when I visit that site......
 

torontoeers

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Re: You're dead on target...


Originally posted by LowFatMilk:
Originally posted by torontoeers:


Originally posted by LowFatMilk:

Originally posted by torontoeers:

Yep agreed unbearable...try and click on anything and oh damn! Didn't want the herbal magic weight loss pills advert! Arrrggghh!!!
But really... ...it's adware that's specified for each person for a reason. Just sayin'


When I visit all the ads are about breast reduction surgery....
Lol...i'm 175 lbs soaking wet!
That's SO HOT !!!!

...are you picturing me ??
NO!...but knew I'd pique your interest with that little salvo...