NewsBusters Design Improvements

June 29th, 2011 8:12 AM

You may have noticed it already but in case you haven't, push reload on your browser. We've implemented some long requested changes to NewsBusters tonight including the much-requested "wide screen" format that expands the left side of the page to fit your browser window width.

Also included in the fixes:

  • Easier to tell the comments apart from each other
  • Snazzier buttons on the comment action buttons
  • Slightly larger font size for all text elements
  • Our popular "Editors' Picks" feature has returned right below NewsBusted
  • Border on sharing tools at the top of each article
  • Bigger thumbnails for blog posts on the homepage
  • If you are a registered NB member, indicators on homepage to help show you how many comments there are on particular pieces and whether or not someone has posted a new comment since you last read the page (this count is delayed a bit to help the server not get overloaded)

Tell me what you think of the changes. I think we've gotten most of the popular requests in this NB update. There are going to be a few additional changes as well in the coming days to make it easier to find videos.