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C-Span RNC and DNC Sites Look Snazzy

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Long the butt of insomnia jokes, C-Span, the cable television non-profit, has launched a new Web site that is actually – well – not boring.

Featuring the typical red, white and blue political look, the Web site manages to integrate YouTube and Qik videos and offer a roundup of relevant Twitter tweets.

There are actually two sites.  One for the DNC and one for the RNC.

Access to major political blogs such as Politico, The National Review, Gawker, etc is available.  You can also search for political blogs based on state.

Live streams (in case you’re having trouble sleeping) are only a click away.

When companies like C-Span and AARP can roll out pretty nice looking Web sites, you start to realize that the Web has been embraced by just about everyone.  Evolve or die.  It’s nice to see there are still a few dinosaurs out there.

Facebook Facelift Set for June ’08

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Facebook, which has become increasingly cluttered over the past year, is prepping for a major facelift, set to go live next month.

According to Facebook staffers, user profiles will be “cleaner and simpler.”

Mark Slee, the site’s product manager who is overseeing the changes says:

“Change is difficult for our users, even positive changes…But we are pretty confident that we can walk everyone through this so they will be engaged with the changes and enjoy them.”

I won’t lie, I welcome the changes.  As someone who openly has never embraced the social network, and seldom logs in, I have often found myself lost.

In June you can expect new tabs at the top of your profile page that will help people navigate around personal information in an easier fashion.

This isn’t reconstructive surgery, it sounds more like a Botox injection.