Comments on: MyESPN Beta: Ajax Portal http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal Cleaning up the web with Ajax Thu, 17 May 2012 07:43:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Shaun http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal/comment-page-1#comment-137158 Shaun Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:27:30 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=1691#comment-137158 Actually the more I play around with it the more I don't like it. My issue is that it's hard to stay focused and read the thing. I have a large monitor, but every module is that same color, and the text just blends into each segment. I do like they large number of themes they have, maybe a different theme would help in this regard. Actually the more I play around with it the more I don’t like it. My issue is that it’s hard to stay focused and read the thing. I have a large monitor, but every module is that same color, and the text just blends into each segment. I do like they large number of themes they have, maybe a different theme would help in this regard.

]]> By: Shaun http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal/comment-page-1#comment-137147 Shaun Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:18:55 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=1691#comment-137147 I like it ... but I could do without the HUGE banner right at the top of the page. I have no issue with advertising, but that banner is huge and is right in your face. I like it … but I could do without the HUGE banner right at the top of the page. I have no issue with advertising, but that banner is huge and is right in your face.

]]> By: Bill Snebold http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal/comment-page-1#comment-135835 Bill Snebold Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:14:07 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=1691#comment-135835 Functionally doesn't work in Safari Functionally doesn’t work in Safari

]]> By: José Jeria http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal/comment-page-1#comment-134785 José Jeria Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:29:51 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=1691#comment-134785 They seem to have some problems now? Fails in IE and Firefox They seem to have some problems now? Fails in IE and Firefox

]]> By: Jorge Falc̣o http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal/comment-page-1#comment-134143 Jorge Falc̣o Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:25:56 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=1691#comment-134143 JavaScript - 483 kb (20 Files)! JavaScript Р483 kb (20 Files)!

]]> By: Dez Smith http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal/comment-page-1#comment-133900 Dez Smith Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:57:28 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=1691#comment-133900 I love ESPNs willingness to explore new uses for web-based technologies. From the updating scoreboard, to being one of the first major sites to run with standards, its fun to watch what they're going to do next over there. As for MyESPN, while it's well-executed, the quantity of information presented is a bit overwhelming. I have all my local teams up on the page, and while I can tell it to not display stories for each one, I'd rather they give me the option to make it a little more like the "quick" my espn they have on the right sidebar of most pages and only display one-line headlines. Overall though.. good work... I love ESPNs willingness to explore new uses for web-based technologies. From the updating scoreboard, to being one of the first major sites to run with standards, its fun to watch what they’re going to do next over there.

As for MyESPN, while it’s well-executed, the quantity of information presented is a bit overwhelming. I have all my local teams up on the page, and while I can tell it to not display stories for each one, I’d rather they give me the option to make it a little more like the “quick” my espn they have on the right sidebar of most pages and only display one-line headlines.

Overall though.. good work…

]]> By: Scott Schiller http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal/comment-page-1#comment-133894 Scott Schiller Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:55:49 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=1691#comment-133894 They were also an early adopter of XHTML/web standards, a nice thing to see on a major web site, and (if I recall correctly) sIFR and related Flash text replacement techniques. They were also an early adopter of XHTML/web standards, a nice thing to see on a major web site, and (if I recall correctly) sIFR and related Flash text replacement techniques.

]]> By: Robert Buffone http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal/comment-page-1#comment-133866 Robert Buffone Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:32:49 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=1691#comment-133866 Site looks great! Espn has been in the Ajax world for a long time, I can remember when they first integrated it online, they changed their scoreboard page from using "meta refresh" to real-time update via Ajax. I believe this was in or around 2002, maybe before. It would be great to see a write up of their usage of Ajax over the years. Site looks great! Espn has been in the Ajax world for a long time, I can remember when they first integrated it online, they changed their scoreboard page from using “meta refresh” to real-time update via Ajax. I believe this was in or around 2002, maybe before. It would be great to see a write up of their usage of Ajax over the years.

]]> By: Scott Schiller http://ajaxian.com/archives/myespn-beta-ajax-portal/comment-page-1#comment-133865 Scott Schiller Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:32:38 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=1691#comment-133865 The flexible (scaling) image is great, very nicely done. The site scales down to fit within an 800x600 resolution as well which is excellent, and the user can change their font size. (And there's only one table that I saw inline in the markup! ;)) Nice work! The flexible (scaling) image is great, very nicely done. The site scales down to fit within an 800×600 resolution as well which is excellent, and the user can change their font size. (And there’s only one table that I saw inline in the markup! ;)) Nice work!

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