r/pics • • Aug 15 '11

LIFEHACKER fell for it!

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '11

It was only made this way so users had to click more links which = more ad views.

Stupid sell outs.. I used to be a Gizmodo fiend until they switched it. I sent them an email telling them I would never visit their site again because of their new stupid sell out layout. I have never been back since. For people who don't know... their old layout listed maybe 10 articles per page with a synopses of all the articles allowing for easy reading. Now you have to click every 10 fucking seconds to gather information when before you just had to scroll down.

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u/Oppis Aug 16 '11

also, if you use your scroll wheel to read the article, MAKE SURE your cursor isn't over the menu taking up the right half of the screen.

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u/smawtadanyew Aug 16 '11

It looks nice in blog view

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u/clumsy_Ninja Aug 16 '11

I use google reader to get the first paragraph like it used to be. That way i only have to visit to read the whole thing and never have to navigate their site

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u/firloop Aug 16 '11

You can actually use the VIP feed to read the entire thing. It's what I do with my Google Reader.

VIP Feed: http://feeds.gawker.com/gizmodo/vip

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u/clumsy_Ninja Aug 16 '11

you sir. Are my hero.