Technology As Innovator

VNExpress replicated a Reuters’ survey on “The time when people find themselves most happy” here.

On both Reuters’ and VNExpress’ surveys, men are found most happy going online.

They are actually happy online when they response to the survey more than 2.5 times than women do.

Following VnExpress & VTC, ThanhNien Online - currently ranking 12th in Vietnam on Alexa - has rolled out a new design.

This new portal is built on Microsoft SharePoint 2007. Media is built on Microsoft Silverlight.

Overall, the blue theme is more pleasant to the eyes than VnExpress is. Since content is right on the left, it is easier to zoom in than with VTC.

Technically, the biggest issues with SharePoint is performance and scalability. Do you think ThanhNien would encounter any problems with these?

What do you think of this design?

VNExpress.net, Vietnam’s top online newspaper has a new interface. This new interface is a leap from the traditional 3-columned layout of news site.

Advantages:

• Utilize 1024 width of monitor
• Better information organization

Additional, a glossy design of web 2.0 has also been applied.

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I have the impression that this new layout and design is inspired by the new interface of BBC. Moreover, this new layout is harder to read since the main column is on the far left of the monitor instead of in the middle view as previously.

VNExpress hasn’t provided personalized homepage. Possibly, this poses an investment too large for the return since the need for customization and interaction with information in the majority of Vietnamese readers is not significant.