Wednesday, June 22, 2011

New Vatican Website: Hit or MIss?

Actually I was not a fan of the old Vatican website and frankly I don't see the improvement in the new one.
I've often gone away from the Vatican website not finding what I want and searching elsewhere.

That's a shame because I know that the information must  be there... somewhere. I do want the Vatican website to be a place of frequent visits from Catholics an non-Catholics alike.

Matthew Warner has a nice critique of the new Vatican website.

The New Vatican Website Redesign Is…

...frustrating. Not only because it is frustrating to use, but because I simply don’t understand the reasoning behind the design. I’m quite sure I’m missing something.
I know they have unique challenges that no other website in the world has - technically, culturally and theologically. I want to be charitable. I just don’t get it. You can view it here: Vatican.va
They are guilty of at least 2 of the 7 deadly sins of parish website design (which also apply to them) and a long list of venial ones.

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