While I don't necessarily agree with everything he wrote, it's hard to argue with the results, traffic and revenue of Drudge Report.
I also really enjoyed his take on "Breaking News".
I also really enjoyed his take on "Breaking News".
Drudge is of the same concept of the Huffington post. It is news that is not normally highlighted on television. Both, places are successful in pushing stories they feel newsworthy into the main stream press.
No one was arguing against the points you made. When I said "he" I was referring to the 37$ignals Dude - not Drudge.
Design can mean a lot of things, but the kind of "design" i care about when presenting information can be evaluated independently of its "results, traffic, and revenue".
Results, maybe. Not sure why Jason makes such a point about the success of the site. Seems almost like "because its so popular, it must be good design".
McDonalds sells the most burgers, that doesn't mean it makes the best burgers.
Even from the "results" perspective, its hard to believe that the results are good BECAUSE of the design. If apple.com turned its page to all text, I think it'd still have great traffic. Unless you consider "being at the right place at the right time when there were no serious competitors" a critical design component of Drudge Report, I have to disagree with Jason's assessment.