I want my MTV
MTV’s Web site is sweet. They just released a fast, clean, HTML+CSS site, a wonderful change from their Flash based behemoth, which really was a technical wonder, but really hard to use. I am totally digging the new version. Mad props to my favorite designer/dev, Dan Cedarholm, for leading the team into the new millennium. Read Dan’s writeup here, and read MTV Labs’ writeup here.
Now, if only they could get their TV content to be just as sweet…
Purevolume, then Virb, now MTV… hey, MySpace, you paying attention? Anyone? Anyone? Didn’t think so…
I can’t imagine MySpace making the switch, for a couple of reasons. They are on top now, and most of their customers are satisfied. You witnessed this at the HS Retreat that we played, and I think understand it now. Also, the transition would be impossible. It’s easier for sites like ESPN or MTV to make they change because they control all of the content. Sites with user content like Virb and PureVolume started out as compliant CSS sites. Making the switch, especially when the initial design is as horrific as MySpace’s, has got to be practically impossible. The cost is prohibitive, and they would probably infuriate most users if they wake up to find their giant, non-scrolling background and 400 quizzes are no longer in place.
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