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We drastically changed the homepage of our weekly newspaper site (http://uweekly.com) and shifted it to a stream that combines, stories, comments and site activity. The past 2 months has seen a increase in uniques, but also a sharp dropoff in return visitors. We've had a tough time finding the right balance between fresh content and the stories from the paper. These are some great insights from Rob that will help us tweak this formula.
In retrospect, my choice of words was pretty harsh. A few people posted similar observations on the thread without attacking. Thanks for pointing that out and I will try to add some substance if/when I critique in the future.
I've seen live journal entries evolve into weblogs, wordpress templates, tumblers, and now apparently blogazines. One glance at iampaddy and i noticed enough characteristics that made me immediately think of dcurtis. Dcurtis probably took some inspiration from Jason Santa Maria (who started the current blogazine craze) but made it his own distinct design. iampaddy has some work to do before he can say that. Yes, the guy is creating stuff, but that doesn't give him a free pass on criticism. Without criticism how will he improve? He can go to his parents for blind encouragement.
Snooze. Paddy here has a good point, but his delivery is a cheap rip off of Dustin Curtis's "custom design every entry" blog. And his design skills are sub-par at best. Throwing paragraphs around with absolute positioning is in no way groundbreaking.