AOL’s Truveo, which touts itself as the 2nd largest video search engine both in the US and worldwide, has relaunched its site for 17 countries. The company says the update makes it easier than ever to find video on the web.
Twellow Gets a Makeover
Twellow has undergone a big redesign, and now has a cleaner look with a convenient tabbed browsing format.
If you are unfamiliar with Twellow, think about it as a yellow-pages service for finding people on Twitter. You can search for things or browse the directory to find people who tweet about the topics you are interested in. This is a Murdok service.
Whitehouse.gov Gets a New Media Makeover
At 12:00 Eastern Time when Barack Obama officially became the President of the United States of America (by rule of the Constitution), Whitehouse.gov transformed into its new version. And it’s got a heavy emphasis on new media.
Yahoo.com Makeover Begins
Three days ago, Yahoo’s official blog encouraged its readers to "start wearing purple." Early this morning, the company began heeding its own request by unveiling some new Yahoo homepages. Test versions present a purple corporate logo along with (arguably more important) things like a fresh layout and new features.
Dilbert Receives A Mashup Makeover
Lots of fun with Dilbert and Web 2.0 thanks to a site update gives visitors the ability to rearrange and rewrite the foibles of everyone’s favorite cubicle dweller.
BBC.com Gets A Makeover
Today the BBC unveiled a new look to the BBC News website. It’s a refreshing update. I visit very few websites these days and BBC News is one of them (it’s actually the home page in my browser).
Google Japan Gets Makeover
Google Japan probably isn’t a site you visit on a daily basis. You might want to make a special stop this once, though, because it’s undergone a mildly interesting change.
Maps Get A Makeover At Local.com
One week ago, Local.com declared that it had secured a patent “For [An] Ad-Supported 411 Local Search Model,” and the company’s stock skyrocketed as a result. Today’s announcement, which involves “Enhanced Interactive Mapping Capabilities,” is less likely to produce that effect, but it’s still interesting.
Expect Google Webmaster Tools Makeover
The official Google Webmaster Central Blog says within 6 weeks, an overall overhauled Webmaster central – both its Content and Organization will be unveiled.
Usability Makeover – Twiddy
With just a shade under 50 submissions for the first round of the Usability Makeover Series, I had a hard time with the selection process. I ended up selecting Twiddy Outer Banks Rentals because I could tell they had already put a lot of effort into establishing user trust and usability. I think with a few tweaks the site could go from medium usable to extremely usable.