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Faster than Drudge and HuffPo. -- MartinezReport.com --
1 posted on 05/19/2012 3:43:36 PM PDT by Melvin Martinez
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The colors are terrible.

It is so much easier to read black and white. RED and BLUE are the worst color choices.

TO MUCH ALL CAPS. A Sans Serif font is not good for reading.

It looks like a Powerpoint slide.

Let me know when you change things.

There are many references, one of my favorites is Designing the User Interface by Ben Shneiderman.

BTW I am a User Interface expert. You can contact me off line if you would like a professional opinion and improvements. I could with you coder to build a better User Interface.

32 posted on 05/19/2012 4:58:20 PM PDT by Crazy Jim (There are known unknowns and then there are unknown unknowns. - Donald Rumsfeld)
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Suggestion: change the links so they open in a new browser page.

Google News did this recently and it certainly simplifies things.


34 posted on 05/19/2012 5:01:01 PM PDT by upchuck (Need is not an acceptable lifestyle choice; dependent is not a career. ~ Dr. Tim Nerenz)
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Yer site looks good Melvin. I have it bookmarked.


35 posted on 05/19/2012 5:04:20 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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I like it how you have Al Jazeera english news looking gooddd so far


36 posted on 05/19/2012 5:06:12 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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Bookmarked, thanks.


37 posted on 05/19/2012 5:07:06 PM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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Thanks.


38 posted on 05/19/2012 5:08:11 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Melvin Martinez; Crazy Jim; upchuck

Well, I like it.

I think you’d be well served to listen to Crazy Jim and upchuck, a few minor tweaks could help.

I’ve bookmarked your page and look forward to frequently checking it.


40 posted on 05/19/2012 5:08:33 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1215 of our ObamaVacation from reality [and what dark chill/is gathering still/before the storm])
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At first sight-I like it and will be checking in daily.

Good Job

43 posted on 05/19/2012 5:14:28 PM PDT by Larry381 ("Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.")
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Why is this [BLOGS, SITES, AND COLUMNS] not alphabetical ?

I'll give ya some exploratory hits, but warily, as I'm already sensing some agenda or other in play re your listing scheme for the above.

In the meantime, might wanna tread carefully around here, lest you win a new hat   ;-)


44 posted on 05/19/2012 5:50:02 PM PDT by tomkat (:^)
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Nice job! I’ll be back.


45 posted on 05/19/2012 5:56:51 PM PDT by JPG (Don't just talk about it, make it happen.)
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News looks god Melvin.....but the blue and red colors have got to go...too distracting....I’d just keep it clean and crisp with black.


49 posted on 05/19/2012 6:14:26 PM PDT by caww
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Looks good - and hopefully without the Romney shilling.

I’m never setting electron on the Drudge Report again, after seeing him in action this primary season.


50 posted on 05/19/2012 6:18:58 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (A conservative voting for Romney is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders)
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I don’t see any point in going to Drudge, or Martinez, or any other site, because the moment something is posted there, it will be posted here.


52 posted on 05/19/2012 6:42:40 PM PDT by real saxophonist (The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal. -USMC bandsman in Iraq)
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Looks good Melvin. Keep it fresh and keep it focused and I will do what I can to spread hyperlinks to relevant pages to bring awareness to the presence of an alternative to Drudge. Nice start, now let’s see what you got!


54 posted on 05/19/2012 7:12:06 PM PDT by RobertClark (Be prepared, be polite, be professional and have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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Looks real good. Bookmarked.


55 posted on 05/19/2012 7:33:05 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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I like it. Bookmarked to check daily...


56 posted on 05/19/2012 7:54:44 PM PDT by Always A Marine
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Went back for a 3rd look. So far, so good. I noticed the welcome absence of those ridiculous puff pieces that Drudge likes so much.

Bookmarked.


63 posted on 05/19/2012 10:55:27 PM PDT by expat1000
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To: Melvin Martinez; Colofornian

Not a bad idea: a couple of suggestions, though:

1) There is no rule saying you have to copy the Drudge format. You should have your own style (IMHO). For example paper.li has a very easy-to-use style.

2) You may want to reconsider some of your references:

- Craigslist as a reference? A reference for what? picking up a wh0re?

- Joseph Smith...prophet of restoration? Piece of advice: that will turn a whole lot of folks off.

Your site...your business, but the above might help you out a bit.


64 posted on 05/20/2012 3:03:02 AM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good-Pope Leo XIII)
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Much better after “polarization”.

I would suggest a Serif font though.

Use red sparingly if at all. For a mission critical interface red is only used for life and death items.

BTW the goal is not to look like anyone else, it is to follow good user interface design principles. A good interface is a good interface.


65 posted on 05/20/2012 3:44:52 AM PDT by Crazy Jim (There are known unknowns and then there are unknown unknowns. - Donald Rumsfeld)
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