2 posts tagged “chelsea”
Well, it's been a while since I've written last, and I'm feeling a bit cantankerous at the moment. I've had mono for the past week, and I'm bored out of my mind. How much resting does one need? I can't go back to work, I'm tired but I can't sleep, I've watched more tell than I've thought possible, and my couch is permanently molded to my body contour.
I guess I should be happy. Republicans lost control of the House and Senate which means the States actually have a government body based on the principles on which it was founded--three separate but equal powers who all equally distrust each other for separate reasons. Thanksgiving was good, the Christmas season has been pushed on us as quickly as retail giants can without starting it before the turkey's in the oven, we've had our first snowfall, and Chelsea's still running strong through their fixtures. What more can a guy want?
No more mono!
What's the deal with the lack of properly implemented RSS integration on UK website properties? BBC has RSS icons across its site, but they didn't actually integrate RSS auto-discovery into their homepage. If they did, modern browsers and RSS readers could easily grab the content which encourages return visits and site loyalty. US News, The New York Times, CNN and ESPN all have it done right. OK, yes, BBC does have RSS integrated on subsection homepages (see the Sport and News sections for example), but that isn't obvious to visitors and RSS readers unless they dig deeper which assumes that they have the time and interest to do so.
So, why do I care about UK sites? Well, anyone who knows me knows that I'm a big Chelsea fan. It kills me that the official Chelsea team and the English Premier League websites, which provide lots of interesting news, analysis and interviews, don't offer RSS at all. I actually want to know what Jose Mourinho has to say this week. I shouldn't have to wade through a tangle of links to find it. And while I'm talking about the Chelsea website, I must point out that it is absolutely horrible. Whoever designed it should be ashamed! The slash page (they sometimes even have multiple splash pages) does nothing for the site. There's absolutely no value added. The whole thing really looks like it was put together in 1998 and hasn't been touched (other than content changes) since. Even Charlton's site looks better!
Wake up UK and get your content syndication and site information architecture act together!
