With its 10th anniversary coming this May, ABCNews.com has relaunched with a simple, tabbed design and a short, clean home page. “We think that’s the best way to showcase the signature reporting and storytelling of the team here at ABC News. Terrific content deserves great packaging, and with the new Web site we’ve cleared up a lot of the clutter,” reads the introductory message by Senior Executive Producer Michael Clemente. The new home page features an embedded video player above the fold, but the biggest innovation here is the user feedback controls built into every story. Users can leave comments, contribute facts to the story, submit suggested polls and upload video. The best video, of course, may make it on the air. Also, as part of “Be Seen, Be Heard,” correspondents respond to selected user questions on both the site and ABCNews Now. As always, take a look around, kick the tires and tell us what you think in comments…
The entire home page, top to bottom. (Yes, there’s just one ad.) Section pages are also short and tight, but with a leaderboard ad that occasionally appears along the top.