Consider the evidence: first they publish Janet Street Porter's absurd diatribe against blogs, in which she asks us all to "Blog Off". And now they've redesigned their website - and cut all the links to articles. As Matt Wardman writes:
I really, REALLY, REALLY hope I’m wrong, but it looks as though the redesign of the Indy
About 20 links I’ve put in in the last 7 days no longer work.
If they have done that without redirecting, they will probably be dropped from the roundup.
Please could others blog about this - it is serious.
Links to columns appear to still work.
So why have they done this? It seems absurd to delete all the links to pages that have ever been made by anyone anywhere across the internet. Surely the whole point of having a web presence is so that people can link to you? Why else would anyone bother?! And, surely, any web developer worth his pay cheque would be able to maintain the original links as active? The only conclusions that can realistically be drawn is that either the Independent hates blogs or are idiots. Or both.About 20 links I’ve put in in the last 7 days no longer work.
If they have done that without redirecting, they will probably be dropped from the roundup.
Please could others blog about this - it is serious.
Links to columns appear to still work.
The thing is, the Indy's new website isn't even pretty. In fact it's down-right ugly. It is cluttered, confusing, and what the hell is with that mustard yellow colour scheme?!
The Independent: Blog haters.
