Comments on: Dawn.com Beta Barely Worth the Effort http://aleembawany.com/2008/08/28/dawn-com-barely-worth-the-effort/ tech, web and the rest Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Wajid http://aleembawany.com/2008/08/28/dawn-com-barely-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-31860 Wajid Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:31:47 +0000 http://aleembawany.com/?p=109#comment-31860 <p>Azeem I totally agree with you on everything and my blood starts boiling looking at anything Geo/Jang/The News. Their online presence reflect the aesthetics/skill level of their web team. But I would slightly disagree with you on Dawn. There is always room for improvement on the technical side no matter how sophisticated the design is, but their layout seems pretty clean to me. I find it easy to look for information and to be honest Dawn is the only website I am hooked to since past few months. I am not sure if it was horrible/extremely buggy before that. I think they are doing a good job with both their news site as well as the blog site. And I'll be a happier reader if they address the problems you guys have been pointing out.</p> Azeem I totally agree with you on everything and my blood starts boiling looking at anything Geo/Jang/The News. Their online presence reflect the aesthetics/skill level of their web team. But I would slightly disagree with you on Dawn. There is always room for improvement on the technical side no matter how sophisticated the design is, but their layout seems pretty clean to me. I find it easy to look for information and to be honest Dawn is the only website I am hooked to since past few months. I am not sure if it was horrible/extremely buggy before that. I think they are doing a good job with both their news site as well as the blog site. And I’ll be a happier reader if they address the problems you guys have been pointing out.

]]> By: Kamran http://aleembawany.com/2008/08/28/dawn-com-barely-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-25180 Kamran Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:23:22 +0000 http://aleembawany.com/?p=109#comment-25180 Heyy! Last time i was on your blog was for ajax tutorial ages ago! That was via google, and now again via google, i find you for dawn beta. I think the issues that you point out are quite right but then I hope the dawn people would fix these things asap. I ain't even sure if they care much about how the code looks from the inside. They just seem to be wanting to put all their effort on the UI - which still has issues , some of which you pointed out. Heyy! Last time i was on your blog was for ajax tutorial ages ago! That was via google, and now again via google, i find you for dawn beta. I think the issues that you point out are quite right but then I hope the dawn people would fix these things asap.

I ain’t even sure if they care much about how the code looks from the inside. They just seem to be wanting to put all their effort on the UI – which still has issues , some of which you pointed out.

]]> By: AO http://aleembawany.com/2008/08/28/dawn-com-barely-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-24876 AO Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:52:26 +0000 http://aleembawany.com/?p=109#comment-24876 My two emails to the DAWN webmaster and letters to the editor since discovering their glaring redesign, but no response: Aug 20: The DAWN website has remained a pioneering news source for Pakistan. The outstanding feature of the website is the straightforward interface with no frills to detract from the contents. This in itself is a strong visual identity of DAWN, and reminds one of the print version. The new beta version jumps on the 'modern' design bandwagon, and end up resembling any other news website. The elegance of the current Internet Edition will be sorely missed. Sept 18: As a concerned reader, regarding my previous email on your upcoming redesign, please do have a look at this website regarding the redesign of the World Street Journal website http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/09/all-the-internet-news-looks-the-same.php My two emails to the DAWN webmaster and letters to the editor since discovering their glaring redesign, but no response:

Aug 20: The DAWN website has remained a pioneering news source for Pakistan. The outstanding feature of the website is the straightforward interface with no frills to detract from the contents. This in itself is a strong visual identity of DAWN, and reminds one of the print version. The new beta version jumps on the ‘modern’ design bandwagon, and end up resembling any other news website. The elegance of the current Internet Edition will be sorely missed.

Sept 18: As a concerned reader, regarding my previous email on your upcoming redesign, please do have a look at this website regarding the redesign of the World Street Journal website http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/09/all-the-internet-news-looks-the-same.php

]]> By: mak http://aleembawany.com/2008/08/28/dawn-com-barely-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-24265 mak Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:16:51 +0000 http://aleembawany.com/?p=109#comment-24265 Keep in mind this is the Beta version!! Keep in mind this is the Beta version!!

]]> By: Aleem http://aleembawany.com/2008/08/28/dawn-com-barely-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-23428 Aleem Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:59:36 +0000 http://aleembawany.com/?p=109#comment-23428 Qadir, Dawn is one of the better sources of information and it's my primary source. My entire family subscribes to it and has done so for years. The point of contention is not Dawn, it's Dawn's new website. Whoever was incharge of building dawn.net did a downright horrible job. Most of what I have written still applies to the new website and I don't see much improvement to be honest. I stand by what I have written. Qadir,

Dawn is one of the better sources of information and it’s my primary source. My entire family subscribes to it and has done so for years.

The point of contention is not Dawn, it’s Dawn’s new website. Whoever was incharge of building dawn.net did a downright horrible job. Most of what I have written still applies to the new website and I don’t see much improvement to be honest. I stand by what I have written.

]]> By: Qadir http://aleembawany.com/2008/08/28/dawn-com-barely-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-23427 Qadir Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:44:58 +0000 http://aleembawany.com/?p=109#comment-23427 You forgot to update this post as dawn.net is going through quite a change everyday. I also think the need for a simple systematic code is remains much desired but its becoming a much better site than any other in Pakistan. Even the feeds you are taking in on your Pakistan news are mainly coming from there:) You forgot to update this post as dawn.net is going through quite a change everyday. I also think the need for a simple systematic code is remains much desired but its becoming a much better site than any other in Pakistan. Even the feeds you are taking in on your Pakistan news are mainly coming from there:)

]]> By: jesus http://aleembawany.com/2008/08/28/dawn-com-barely-worth-the-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-22803 jesus Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:49:06 +0000 http://aleembawany.com/?p=109#comment-22803 you were spot on in your criticism. you were spot on in your criticism.

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