Under-the-hood changes
Posted on December 4th, 2007 – 7:53 PMBy Will Tacy
The web site you are looking at underwent a radical overhaul today. You may not have noticed any big changes, but that’s a good thing.
As of this afternoon, the site is being produced using new software and is being served from a new location. Most pages won’t look any different, but we’ve taken advantage of the switch to add a few new features we hope will be of value. Among them:
Find contributions from specific reporters and photographers: You can now find dedicated pages for every reporter, columnist, photographer, graphic artist and videographer, featuring all their recent stories, columns, photos, videos, blog posts and audio interviews. Anywhere you see a Star Tribune staff member’s name on an article, photo or graphic, you can click on it to reach that staffer’s page. Or you can use the searchable staff directory.
Email photos, video and more: You can now email any photo, video, audio interview or graphic published on StarTribune.com. Simply click the “Email this” link on any page and type in the email addresses of the people you want to send it to.
The most significant immediate benefit of the change, however, should be seen in the site’s performance. Simply put, StarTribune.com should be far faster than it has been in the past.
We welcome your feedback.
