17 February 2009

A few months ago I wrote about the Courier-Journal’s attempt to recreate the physical newspaper experience online, and how I thought it failed miserably. This past weekend NYTimes launched an article skimmer that aims at much the same, except they actually succeed. I think it has a lot everything to do with truly understanding the differences between the mediums:

Think of it as an attempt to provide the Sunday Times experience anytime. Of course, there are parts we can’t replicate: the satisfying crinkle of the paper; the circular stain of your coffee; the smell of newsprint.

Here’s what it looks like:

Plenty of keyboard shortcuts and everything. This is awesome. I wish Courier-Journal had a development team with enough resources and authority to make something like this.

(Via John Gruber.)