Feature Spotlight: Homepage Layout Chooser
Posted Aug 12th 2007 6:51PM by Lisa Edwards
Based your feedback, it's clear that one size doesn't fit all. That's why we created two homepage layouts so you can choose the experience that works best for you; the three column layout (our new default view) or the two column layout that's similar to the previous version of the AOL.com Homepage.
To change your homepage layout, just click on the page icon at the top right corner (next to the color picker) and your homepage will refesh to display the appropriate layout.
We we hope you find the feature useful. Let us know what you think!
Best,
Lisa
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My Name is Lisa and I'm the Product Lead for AOL.COM. In short, I lead the team that designs, builds the new versions of AOL.com and make sure that current experience run smoothly. My mission (the team's mission) is to build the best home page for you and everyone that visits AOL.com. This is definitely NOT a one person operation. It takes a village! And I'll be introducing you to the team behind the scenes in the coming weeks.
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Reader Comments (Page 5 of 15)
81. don't like it at all
Posted at 3:00PM on Aug 18th 2007 by chip
82. this sucks it doesnt look modern and it looks like a homepage from 20 years ago how do i change it back
Posted at 6:22PM on Aug 18th 2007 by mario2kill
83. THE HOME PAGE SUCKS, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET TO ALL THE FONTS THAT I HAVE USED FOR 7YEARS UNDER SETTINGS & CAN'T GET THEM NOW WHAT IS THE REASON?? I ALSO HAVE VERIZON'S MAYBE THEY HAVE BETTER STUFF. LET ME KNOW.
Posted at 6:53PM on Aug 18th 2007 by JEAN
84. this page is alright, but it looks to me like all the home pages look the same. aol homepage looks almost exactly like my yahoo homepage.
Posted at 7:01PM on Aug 18th 2007 by heather
85. This site is impossible,jumps up and down
I can not read my E-Mail with New Beta.
I want go back to old version permanently
Tell me how
Tell me how to E-Mail AOL and actually
get an answer. AOL does not seem to wish
to be bothered
Posted at 11:16PM on Aug 18th 2007 by neverard
86. Well I'm not real pleased with your new AOL now my email does not load correctly and everytime I try logging into the Pogo games the pages load with errors or I have to log in at least 3 times before it will even load. And even then it will load with errors on page. I like your older version much more. And yes it does look just like Yahoo's home page.
Posted at 11:22PM on Aug 18th 2007 by Sondra
87. I think AOL needs to hire some executives oler than 17 who don't think things have to change every two weeks. Just about the time everyone figures out how to use your complex website (which I did not wnat in the first place, it was forced on me by Centurytel) it changes, and for the worse too. I am sure someone there thinks all this crap is better in some distorted way, but believe me, it's not. Give us the option of going back to the way it was a while back. And why, for God's sake do you think you have to have that opening frame I have to chase around to X out EVERYTIME I sign on. If anyone knows how to get rid of that please let me know. Totally annoying and useless.
Posted at 12:12AM on Aug 19th 2007 by bill
88. SLOW!!!! SLOW!!!! SLOW!!!! A lot slower than the old interface. Looks nice, but who cares if it's slower?!?!?!?!?!
Posted at 1:07PM on Aug 19th 2007 by macsmaker
89. I tried to send the comment "page" back, but couldn't...the page is larger than my screen image and I couldn't scroll to the bottom.
The new screen isn't very attractive and is way too large.
AOL seems to have no other methods of news delivery but the "teaser" question. This is ancient! Can't we just announce news and provide links to those we're interested in? I've given up even clicking on items that interest me. Too much hype...stop!
Posted at 1:39PM on Aug 19th 2007 by bringmebooks
90. I hope somebody isn't sitting around patting themselves on the back for all changes being made to Aol website and Email. It sucks. There is no other word for it. Period. The email is so friggin slow even on cable modem it makes me want to cry. And whats with the attach the page and unnattach the page function for email? One day its automaticaly unnatached, and the next day, it's an option. Your news sucks too. Is somebody at AOL trying to justify their job by sitting around thinking of things to change on here every day? Go back to the way it was in the beginning, and QUIT changing things DAILY!
Posted at 2:58PM on Aug 19th 2007 by Blallyn
91. PLEASE fix the freezing AOL start-up screen on OS-X ...
Posted at 4:31PM on Aug 19th 2007 by Dan
92. What is going on with the new AIM mail? It is terrible.
Cut out the "mustache", "wink". "stick tongue out" etc. crud
and fix the "Read Mail" part.
I click on a particular E-Mail, and it attempts to bring up the
message....then stops and says "done". If I am lucky enough to
interrupt the New E=Mail and click to go back to the old E-Mail
I am able to read it nicely. Tell me how to go back to the old
E-Mail permanently. OR, am I right to think that AOL people do
not wish to be bothered?
Posted at 6:06PM on Aug 19th 2007 by neverard
93. Well I for one like the new page, yes it does resemble another well known page, but that aside I applaude AOL, I know that you can count on you guys to keep us all up to date and with the ever changing world around us I am glad to know I'm with a team that isn't just content to STAYIN the Same...
Bravo....
Posted at 8:02PM on Aug 19th 2007 by twmckinley
94. This new layout is horrible. I cannot see the whole page and when I try to mapquest something or open other windows I can only see half of it and cannot move it over. I like the original way AOL was and why do you have to keep changing this. One more change and I will go to another internet service.
Posted at 12:09PM on Aug 20th 2007 by littledonk026
95. This layout looks too much like the Yahoo homepage! Can't you get sued for copying the style of another website? It really sucks! Try again! Sheeh!
Posted at 5:09PM on Aug 20th 2007 by Tee301
96. When I left AOL because it was so aggravating to use, I kept my AOL address for some e-mails. Today I have switched all I can to eliminate AOL for this service. Everything is slow and if I see one more mustache, smile, or stuck out tongue I will scream! I've stayed as long as I can. I hate AOL and I hate AIM. It's slow. I can use Road Runner or Netscape and not get so frustrated.
Posted at 5:39PM on Aug 20th 2007 by mare687
97. No I don't like it! And I also don't like how slow the page is. I know ts not my internet service because aol is the only page that takes several minutes to get to a news page I want to look at.
Posted at 5:41PM on Aug 20th 2007 by el1zabe1h
98. I left AOL after 10 years, a month ago. switched to a local phone company (DSL) and found that the free AOL was horribly slow! So i switched from MSIE to Mozilla Firefox faster than both aol & IE, easy to use and free as well. Try ditching your IE might help
Posted at 6:43PM on Aug 20th 2007 by "C"
99. Absolutely despise it....I have very little knowledge of computers, all I know is there isn't one feature I like. Everything takes MUCH longer to load, every time I go to the right side to scroll down, the mailbox names pop up cause it's too close to the down bar, the emails don't return after reading so you have to continually return to new mail, if you want to forward a specific msg to more than 3 people you have to continually go back to retrieve msg to forward again and that takes forever.....I could go on and on. If it ain't broke, why fix it???
Posted at 7:31PM on Aug 20th 2007 by Renee
100. AOL taking over netscape.net e-mail has ruined it. It takes forever to look at an e-mail, delete it, let alone try to compose a new one. It is almost completely unusable.
Posted at 8:48PM on Aug 20th 2007 by lyntzal