Story Capsules Revisited

Figure 1: A new approach to the story capsule for Netscape can be found on the hometest3 page.

We're constantly working to improve the new Netscape experience for our members. If you head over to the hometest3 page, you'll find a new look for the site that we're seriously considering. As you can see in Figure 1, we've changed the story capsule format as well as the appearance of the Netscape Anchors Recommend... section. The pictures are slightly smaller, so that the page loads more quickly. The title exists on its own line and is linked to the permalink page for the story. The channel is highlighted in all caps at the beginning of the summary, linking to that channel page. The View link lets you view the site in our framed Navigator interface. Discuss shows you the number of comments and links to the comments on the permalink page. The Source link takes you directly to the submitted story and off of Netscape. And then of course, you will see the age of the post followed by the name of the member, which links to the member's profile page.

We also have changed the way the Top Netscape Contributors and the Tracker display in the righthand column of the site.

Let us know what you think about this new look for the story capsule. We'll take your comments into consideration, tweak it a bit more, and barring any blatant deal-breakers, we'll be launching this new story capsule in the near future.