Newsweek.com has left the MSNBC.com nest, and is now going it alone. The new site is clean, easy-to-navigate and a much better fit for the newsmagazine content type than the more daily news-focused MSNBC framework. The magazine’s popular Conventional Wisdom Watch is now up front and above the fold, with arrows to switch between items. The content is smartly organized by theme, and video, photos and audio are given big play. The Top Ten strip along the bottom of the site features the most popular items, and a simple slider allows you to change the metric from past 12 hours to past 7 days. Throughout the site, a “clip this” icon appears, allowing you to embed or link the material to a variety of platforms - including Google, Facebook, MySpace etc. Flash flipper lets you go back to covers for the past 2 years or so - and click to read the cover story. Overall, the site is packed full of new ideas and widgets - and is now easily one of my favorite national news site designs.http://www.lostremote.com/2007/10/18/newsweekcom-goes-it-alone-off-msnbc-platform/
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