New BBC homepage
The BBC website is one of the most popular in the UK, possibly the most popular, so it is always a bit of an event when they launch a new homepage. In fact, the new version is in beta testing mode, which is probably a wise move considering that the website is ranked 41st in most visited websites worldwide.
I quite like the new version and it includes the bright colours and large font sizes that people come to expect these days. Dare I say web 2.0 here?! The new homepage also includes drag and drop content 'panel' customisability, which is similar to that used by iGoogle in recent years, and slide down functionality for editing the 'panel' groups.
The new homepage is centred on the screen which is a small but long overdue improvement in my view. I'd prefer a different font to Verdana though but that's my predjudice. Another new feature is that the user can change the colour scheme by clicking on the links under the featured image at middle right but is this just a bit of a gimmick?
Finally, there is a very nice live clock at top right. This reminds me of one of the old BBC TV identities, some years ago now.
I look forward to using the new homepage over the next few weeks.
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