Designing news lists

By Kristoffer Bohmann, Bohmann Usability

Jens Hofman Hansen suggested that I change the way stories are separated in this list of stories you are reading right now.

Before: August 23, 2001 - Link

Now: August 23, 2001

Dates are important to tell news list / weblog readers how often new stories are posted on the site. Usually users return more often to sites with frequent updates.

The link was added to make it possible for users to email the story to a friend or business associate. This feature is for expert users who know how to copy a URL and include it in an email. Novice users will only see the story and ignore what they can do with the link. As intended.

Kristoffer Bohmann

Designing news lists

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