RCL Post #2: Internet News Source

As I said in class, I rarely go online specifically to look for news, but if it is present on a site I would visit anyway, I will read what interests me.  This is why Buzzfeed is the internet news source I have chosen, because I visit it the most.

Buzzfeed is a website that has many entertaining articles that are not related to news, but also mixed in are many current news articles.  Since I visit Buzzfeed anyway to browse for entertainment, I usually stumble upon a few news related articles.

Visuals: Each article on the website is accompanied by a title and a picture.  The posts themselves also include many pictures, and since I am looking for quick information, this is to my benefit.  The visual aspect of the site allows for quick absorbing of information.

Featured:  On the home page of the website, all of the recent articles are accompanied by a decently sized, attention getting picture.  I usually read articles based on how interesting the picture/title combo is.  The featured article takes up the entire top of the page, and it is about a 50%/50% split on when the article is news related or not.

Navigation:  At the top of the screen, no matter which page of the site you are on, is a scroll bar of all of the most recent articles, represented by a picture and title.  This allows me to navigate the current articles very easily, and I usually open up about 10 new tabs from this bar of articles that interest me.

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