Saturday, January 21, 2012

My Favorite Websites and Least Favorite Websites

When I want to read the latest news online the two most popular newspaper sites for me al.com, which is the state of Alabama's news website, and the nation wide popular paper USA Today.
I like al.com because of its local news and up to date events that are taking place here in the state. News from political issues to the latest on college and high school sports. The make up of the page is not my favorite but it is not difficult to navigate through the website.
When I want to read about news on a national level I like to visit the USA Today website. The site is made with a very easy way to navigate through and locate different sections of the paper with its color coated sections.
One newspaper website that I am not such a big fan of is the New York Times. While this newspaper is indeed popular across the nation, I find it mostly good for only reading about politics. The majority of the topics on the main page are about politics while other news events are given a smaller space.
One general website that is a favorite of mine is the ESPN website. Sports are a favorite of mine and ESPN is the "World wide leader in sports" so it only makes sense. They always put the biggest sports event on the main page and the rest of the main page is broken in to sections that's very easy to navigate through. I also like the poll question of the day located on the main page, which is always an interesting way to compare your views on a sports topic with other sports readers from across the country.
Last but not least, one website that I can't stand as of now is Twitter. Maybe it's because it hasn't grown on me or maybe it's just that I really don't understand the point of reading what somebody says they are doing every five minutes. I have an account on Twitter but I also have only 11 followers. I guess no one is interested in my very seldom tweets. I also find it hard to manage my tweets and re tweets and other various options on the site. The site really doesn't explain, at least not to me, how to use the different features and what each one does. Maybe one day I'll understand it, but as of now Twitter is my least favorite website the I use.

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