New SuperSpade Feature: Website Previews
December 5, 2006
Today, I am rolling out the first of many design changes on The SuperSpade.
Our goal here is to create a great online discussion and participation experience where we can debate issues and brainstorm solutions to problems. In order to make this experience the best that it can be, this site must grow.
Actually, the first change was the addition of categories. Today’s change is visual. It allows users to see previews of all of the sites that we link to for our news stories. All you have to do is move your mouse over a link, and you’ll see a popup with a picture of the site. Try these:
The New York Times
The Washington Post
Black At Michigan
Try it and let us know what you think or if you have any problems with it. We’ll be adding more to make The SuperSpade a better place to read and participate.
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Nice! I assume that the purpose is to let folks see the site before they decide if they want to visit it. It looks cool, but I’m wondering if you think it will prove useful. From my perspective, I don’t think a picture preview would influence my desire to click a link, since what I really want is the information. What do others think?
Thanks Bus Chick for the comment and feedback. I agree that the goal should be the info at the link and not simply what the linked page looks like. I think that this will make it easier for people to recognize the places where we do link to sites outside of our own, and in those cases, give people a sense of what they will see when they get there.
We will see how useful it is. If I get bad feedback, I can try something else. Thanks a lot for participating on our site.