So we've all had a couple of months now to get used to the new official site.
Not looking for 'its rubbish' replies, as i doubt very much the general disdain for the FLinteractive site structure has changed in any way.
But would be interested in views on whether people have started to get used to it, are using the site more, the same, less etc.
As an aside, for January so far we've seen a 175% increase in traffic in January on this forum compared to September. We're are a chat board whereas the OS is a news and information site, so there is no comparison, but i wonder whether they see such a similar spike in reaction to events like we have seen on here.
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Now they seem to have the mobile version up and running I'll probably use it a bit more.
And while we're commenting why is the Eccleston story still not on the proper OS?
Does what it says on the tin and getting used to the navigation, but this is always my first port of call, several times a day!
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don't really use it any more/less than I used to
Only joking, I look at it once a day just out of habit, however if I want to know anything to do with CAFC I look on here because there is always someone in the know or who has posted the info from the web site.
Plus you do not get the banter on the web site that you do on here.
I find it very user unfriendly although I'm prepared to concede that there might be an element of computer illiteracy on my part!
I've got used to the ads a bit and don't really notice them too much.
But it's a horrible awkward site to navigate round ....... really puts me off.
All very strange so rely on getting ifo from Into The Valley or here
Same here ... but as a positive it is now much faster and far less prone to crashing at peak times. In fact, so far I have not failed once to access it whch is a great improvement.
I only use the new site to find the link to 'Player' or look up the fixtures. The articles are short and it's better to come on here or search something else on google.
Twitter is king though
After Parkinson’s sacking last week, it seems just to keep an eye on here first, as it was an hour after SSN reported the sacking, when it appeared on the Official site
While it appears that there are still as many written articles as before (and written to the same standard) there now seems to be far more interviews and videos than before.
I've not signed up for CAFC Player but I'm tempted as all the key keys stories seem to have a recorded interview which I would definitely watch if I was signed up.
Layout isn't as good but we knew that. Content is king and the written content doesn't seem to have suffered at all.
Twitter is better knew about Matt Fry the night before the club said anything
apart from the problems stated above on the new o/s, one problem i think is that all new articles seem to go up with about half hour of each other. they are no-longer spread throughout the day like on the old one, they all seem to come up quickly together and its easy to miss articles on there.
That's because no-one else is using it due to it being rubbish - sorry, no good.
That's a bit like going to watch 3rd division football solely because there will be no queues to get in
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Im not a fan of the layout and rarely went on the old one.
I get the fixtures from the BBC and Sky
I only ever went on to get the phone number for when I wanted an additional ticket but I've got organised and put the ticket office in my phone now
Mobile version also works on Android.
As a side i think it looks more modern and up to date , if a little impersonal , always look at it for tables and match fixtures.
Don't like the look of charlton player , it looks a bit botched together , and not as slick ( particularly as you have to pay for it)
I miss 'Your Views' and log onto CL far more now.
Was quite disappointed that Parkinson's dismassal was confirmed on a number of other sites before it appeared on ours. If the club wishes to issue a statement relating to anything from new products in the club shop to the dismissal of a manager, it should do so in the first instance through its own media outlet and not by leaking the news to some hack at Sky Sports. Hopefully it was a one-off, but I thought it was extremely unprofessional.
Seem to be using CL a lot more than previously, to the point where I got a ticking off at work about it before Xmas! Expecting a similar reprimand for excessive use of the Bournemouth Echo Live Blog this month!