NTL reshapes it's homepage
 

NTL seems to be attempting to re-design the ntlworld.com site, I've just seen a post on another forum with these links on and a quoted email from a member of the trials group about a vote on the new design.
Here are the 3 designs on offer
http://www.ntlinteractive.com/ntlwor...01/home_01.jpg
http://www.ntlinteractive.com/ntlwor...02/home_01.jpg
http://www.ntlinteractive.com/ntlwor...03/home_01.jpg
So, do we like the new designs? Personally I'd rather they sorted out their support for customers and staff but if they want to jazz up the site a bit then fair enough ;)
Which design do you prefer??
BTW I've allowed multiple selections in the vote just to confuse things :p:

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=246152

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:shrug:

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working fine from here....

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personally I prefer 3.

but my order of preference would be:
3
2
1

ik

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Number one for me, seems the cleanest and easiest to navigate. Reminds me of the yahoo site :p

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Is it just me though or have they gone a bit tellytubby in design 1??

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1 Looks the best IMO

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We've just had the trials chappy in work asking opinions from the staff about the website and also I'm on the trials so I'll be having a look and voicing my opinion.

:wavey: to Steve if he browses the forum

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I like design 1 the most.

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Number 1 for me, but I thought that we were not supposed to talk about trials info and stuff. :shrug:

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It's already been posted on another forum with a much larger user base than here but the CF team are aware of the thread and are ready to pull it at the first sign of a complaint from NTL officialdom ;)

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Regardless of whether it has appeared elsewhere, this is a privately invited trial. If someone has chosen to go public in breach of their triallist agreement, so be it - but I personally feel it should not be for this site to perpetrate publicising what is currently a closed trial.

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I think they should lose the Latin, personally :)

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Why not?

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lol.
just noticed that. are ntl going to provide an on-line latin course? :cool:

i prefer the 3rd design, more colourful. and it's easy to distinguish between the different sections of the topics. :)

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I preferred 1, and disliked 3 - isn't choice grand :)

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Loving Choice 3, but they arent that bad at all; i will be happy with using any one of those, but with numnber 3 on top :)

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there are 4 links in the opening post, 1 of which is to a forum where the thread starter saw the information, the other 3 are linked directly to an area which is only supposed to be viewable by Trailists (using a code) that are taking part in a closed trail. the 3 links are not supposed to be viewed any other way, not to members of the public.

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The problem is that NTL have such busy looking sites that it is hard to find what you are seeking.I think they need to try and make it easier to find things rather than confuse with too many colours and boxes.

Less is more should be their motto(well when it comes to their website at least).

:)

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well said miss, and that is basically what I said to them.

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So far I have considered this to be a rhetorical question, and therefore not worthy of a response. However the thread is ongoing - so:

Lets say for arguments sake you have a closed area for certain invited subscribers only as a spin-off for this site - do you really want that publicised elsewhere and put into the public domain?

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Surely the point is that maybe the public who actually HAVE to use NTL's site should have some input into the discussion.Goodness knows they don't seem to have asked us thus far.If they had I suspect they would have been told that virulent green and purple on a white background are a great turn off in a web site.AT least when it comes to signing up for services that dark blue is much better on the eye.

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Absolutely - so everyone now is expressing a preference - 1, 2 or 3. I am sure they are not interested in whether you prefer blue - ntl are purple/green branding, and are just trying to sort out the best way of presenting this. Ask a million customers - you will get 2 million preferences.

The whole point is - when you are invited to state a preference, please do. If you are not involved in a trial, please wait until you are.

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Actually I have not stated a preference,I've merely stated thus far that NTL have a tendency to go for overly complicated web pages and judging by the links they aren't going to change that anytime soon if that is the choice on offer for discussion.

So when I am allowed to offer an opinion it will be too late anyway.However if I can perhaps proffer my opinion NOW to those in the trial MAYBE there will be common sense prevailing after all.

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? No-one is accusing you of stating a preference. You have already offered an opinion. If you wish to be involved in a trial, you are welcome to apply to have your opinion and preferences counted.

Meanwhile, those of you not included in the trial can state a preference or opinion here, which will not be counted.

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Maybe I missed the point somewhere along the line, but I'm not expecting any of our opinions (from this vote) to be counted by anyone. As far as I can see it was just harmless internal vote to see which one people on this site liked. :shrug:

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No, you are absolutely right, Paul. In which case no-one here is going to be disappointed then.

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Can I just remind everyone that if they have a problem with this or any other post/ thread on the forum all they have to do is report it, state their reason for asking that it be removed to the team and more often than not the team will act to close and remove any thread that may cause problems or offence. :)
Anyway, the topic in hand.....
I can understand people getting annoyed that confidential information gets sprayed about certain sites but this is not a matter of state secrecy and nothing we post on the new design is going to influence the decision unless a trialist that posts here is willing to take on the views of people here and integrate them into his/ her own choice.
I take it from your posts that you are a trialist Nikko? If so are you upset that priviledged information is posted here or is it just that you don't think we should be allowed a sneak preview of a site that may well not look like any of the screenshots when it is finished?? Let's face it, things get added and removed depending on the feedback given so the 3 screenshots may not even be relevant in a couple of days time.
There are often screenshots leaked of new sites or sometimes even links to sites that are still in testing, more often than not though the un-official feedback proves just as useful as the expexted feedback from the people on the trials team. It just depends on whether someone is willing to take that feedback onboard and filter it into their own.
These are just my own personal opinions which are only valid to me (others are free to have their own thoughts, opinions etc of what I have written ;) ) .... just like my opinion of the new site design :D

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Although I voted for 3, it really does not mean anything, because the powers that be will choose their fav anyway.

And a lot of people may not frequent the page anyway, so does it matter? it is only an opinion!

Is it supposed to be secret information? maybe the latin means something! :D

ik

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I agree with Choice 3. Much Much better

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Just to clarify a couple of points around the redesign. Firstly, I am disappointed that someone felt the need to place the links on here when all trialists agree to a non-disclosure agreement.

However, I am so pleased so many of you want to take an interest and want to pass comment on the new designs, the reason you will not have seen the designs is that we only sent them to our 2000 trialists, as we are able to then manage their views whilst taking a good sample of our customer base's opinion. If any of you would like to complete a structured survey around the 3 designs before Monday Evening, please pm me and I will send you the link to our recruitment page and the survey.

Bumpy

ntl trials team

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AFAIK, the thread starter simply found the links et al in the public domain. Whoever posted them where he first saw them has presumably broken their NDA, but no one here has.


Thanks for the info, & for asking for people to complete your survey :)

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This is not about blame, but purely to explain to your members some background behind what we are doing. This forum has given us support in the past with other trials and is a good tool for communication. Just did not want people to think they were being left out.

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Thanks for your explanation, & the kind words. I hope people here take up your offer for the survey :)

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Just wanted to add a little to this discussion since the subject of who was asked has come up.
We (ntl Trials Team) have always openly invited anyone who wished to take part in our trials to volunteer by providing their details at http://www.ntlworld.com/data-feeds/editorial/microsites/trials/ .

Everyone asked to feedback on the new potential designs was recruited from our existing triallist database (made up of people who have volunteered via this link or who have already taken part in trials in the past and I reiterate our invitation to all. If you want to be considered for future trials or similar surveys to this one, just sign up via the link.

Pointy ;)

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Thanks PM-Nice to see you back. :)

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all 3 give me a 'not found'

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That will be because the trial will have finished, so the pages will have been removed.

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True ;)

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Can you give us any indication as to the next step? What happens now?

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All feedback is being reviewed at the moment and a new design will be chosen soon.
Personally I have no idea at present when the new design will be launched.

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OK thanks for that! :)