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this is a bit O/T, but I've been asked to develop a portal-type site (think my.yahoo or excite) and I'm wondering if there are any portal sites out there designed entirely using web standards.
I think Lycos and Wired are, right?
Are there any other sites out there?
Thanks!
Modo.
Have you looked at cssvault.com? Good site for web design ideas.
-Chris
ESPN.com is a big one.
But not a good one:
"You must be using a standards-compliant web browser.
Your current browser is: Netscape 4.x or less.
98.4% of our audience uses a standards-compliant web browser, but you appear not to be using one. We want to help you remedy this situation and improve your experience on ESPN.com and the rest of the internet.
Click one of the download links on the left to freely upgrade your browser, or read on for more information on why you got to this page."
Then use your older browser to view the "lite" page they suggest:
lite.espn.go.com/
Netscape 4 is absolutely ancient (June 1997 - before HTML4 for even released) and it does not support modern web standards (it barely understands any CSS and what it can understand it gets pretty wrong).
But not a good one:
I disagree.
They did a great job of using CSS to layout a very busy site, which is not easy. Granted they used an absolutely positioned CSS layout.
As far as NS4 not being able to view the site correctly, if your using a non-standards compliant browser, you're probably not too concerned with how Web pages look anyway, so seeing a non-styled page is very acceptable.
my 2 cents,
-Chris
If it was denying access completely then it would be bad, but as its telling visitors whats going on, why they're there and how to remedy the situation, then its good idea.
An unstyled page could lead to people simply being dismayed whereas giving them the option of 'espn lite' is a better alternative.
having said that espn lite looks s**t in netscape 4.08
I noticed this one: suicidegirls.com
I like the design (and the content ;)
Modo.
