FatWallet Redesign is **Now Live**

What has always made fatwallet so wonderful to use was that it was simple and easy to use. I just tried the new beta version it was good but the original version is still better for me.

Stay put

The new site looks nice but I never look at anything but the forums.

It got scary there for a minute. I didn't know how to get back.

Me likes it!!!

The new site looks interesting but as others said, I'll probably stick to the fora for the most part. Please, please don't change those.

GreenTrash said:   I like the beta so far! One thing I've suggested for years that you consider adding is an optional "chat" space for each forum item that wouldn't necessarily have to relate to the deal or even to that product but to things like recommendations of other products that are superior (without regard to price). People could have the option of turning it off entirely as if it was not even there but those who wanted to could engage in a more 'social media'-type mileau.
All common law rights claimed for the idea so contact me first if you want to incorporate it. I have a whole set-up I outlined just for fun.

*blinks*

Looks like the SSL certificate for beta.fatwallet.com has expired? When I click on "account" firefox throws a security exception page.

i dont see much different on the beta except for the colors... i have no problem with it. what is new about it?

I swear I saw this beta went 'live' a couple days ago...

I would like to make a suggestion, I would find it helpful to insert how old/new the deals are. Look here http://deal$pl.us/deals/new/newest]http://deal$pl.us/deals/new/newest ($ to s)and see how it shows how old the deal was since it was submitted, I'd like to see on that page a datestamp of each item of when posted/submitted on forums.

Looks nice, might even encourage me to explore life outside of the forums more often! I liked the grouping/display of local deals and would probably browse through there from time to time.

As others have said, please make sure the old version of the forums remains intact.

For some reason, on my iMac 27", the new site has much smaller fonts difficult to read (compared to the current version). The bottom grey band with the huge logos is hideous.

CMM had laid out a good design, not sure why every so often people try to improve on something that already works pretty well.
And...every time it happens, the #1 request is to keep the old design available.

YES!! Beta.fatwallet.com/c/18 and beta.fatwallet.com/c/22 works!!

Not all is lost. =)

nanotube said:   Hmm...kind of like SD. I like it.
I was thinking the same thing.

Nice. Any way to add more quick links to the different forums and whether we can get daily finance emails like we get hot deals for the last 3 hours. Thanks FW!

Same as the old site, the initial page load is slow for some users having slow connection.
Please consider the technology some websites are doing for large content on a page.

First load a screen full of text with light graphic content to “complete” the loading initially.
Now user have a responsive screen quickly to read or click with.
During users reading time, add another screen full of content appending to the bottom.
As users moving down the page, append more following content progressively.
Always buffer (append-in) the next screen or two, but don’t load more until needed.
Change to the next page until the page become too long.

One of the examples is the Google Images, it loads more image thumbnails
as user move to the bottom of the page and the page is getting longer.

The benefits are…
Initial light first screen improve the users experience (feel) of loading speed.
The long pages host larger content without frequently switching pages back and forth. (waste bandwidth)
Appending pages on demand would save unnecessary waste on bandwidth, therefore,
it will improve the access speed to all online users/visitors.

lordoffire said:   DO NOT WANT

wave..

I'm on Lynx. Does that matter?