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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
[...] the online version of the newspaper is too...busy. There's just too much stuff on a web page that is vying for my attention. Somehow, I don't feel as in control. I feel rushed somehow, and I'm tired of being rushed.
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I noticed this today while thinking about it more.
I was at the Business landing page for thestar.com, and there were over a dozen articles: just a bunch of headlines plus partial lead sentences. They were all screaming "click me." Then you have the side bars with all the other navigational junk you can click.
So I could, I suppose, click on each article and read them. But it's the organization of this that slips between my fingers. Do I use multiple tabs? Do I click back and forth? How do I know if I haven't missed any of them? It all seems too randomized and amorphous. At least you know the newspaper won't change on you unless you turn the page, fold it, write on it, or start clipping articles.