Comments on: Tech news needs a new domain; News.com being prepped for general news http://www.pencoyd.com/clock/2008/07/14/news-com-no-longer-just-tech/ A journal from John B. Roberts Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:14:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Jeff Pelline http://www.pencoyd.com/clock/2008/07/14/news-com-no-longer-just-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-70078 Jeff Pelline Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:32:10 +0000 http://www.pencoyd.com/clock/?p=1387#comment-70078 Let it go guys. CNET is a shadow of its former self. Award-winning journalism has been replaced by blogs that restate what others reported and "talking heads" videos. I'm not sure it's even being monitized. The "hangers on" are doing just that – hanging on. How sad. I'm glad to see Halsey getting into bigger and better things: the horseracing business. I miss him. In the meantime, I hope you sold CNET at 13 and bought it back again at 6. Lightening can strike twice. Let it go guys. CNET is a shadow of its former self. Award-winning journalism has been replaced by blogs that restate what others reported and “talking heads” videos. I’m not sure it’s even being monitized. The “hangers on” are doing just that – hanging on. How sad. I’m glad to see Halsey getting into bigger and better things: the horseracing business. I miss him. In the meantime, I hope you sold
CNET at 13 and bought it back again at 6. Lightening can strike twice.

]]> By: Stephen Shankland http://www.pencoyd.com/clock/2008/07/14/news-com-no-longer-just-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-67515 Stephen Shankland Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:24:21 +0000 http://www.pencoyd.com/clock/?p=1387#comment-67515 I hate the subbrand reflection too, and not just because it's Web 2.0 cliche and hard to read. I also find it inconsistent with the nonreflecting redball, so the logo area is inconsistent. Is the ball floating in the foreground? Off the edge of the reflecting table? Bah. If you're going to do Web 2.0 cliches, at least be consistent to avoid undermining the spatial effect reflections can give if done right. (I'm a CNET News employee, and note that I didn't say CNET News.com like I used to.) I hate the subbrand reflection too, and not just because it’s Web 2.0 cliche and hard to read. I also find it inconsistent with the nonreflecting redball, so the logo area is inconsistent. Is the ball floating in the foreground? Off the edge of the reflecting table? Bah. If you’re going to do Web 2.0 cliches, at least be consistent to avoid undermining the spatial effect reflections can give if done right.

(I’m a CNET News employee, and note that I didn’t say CNET News.com like I used to.)

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