Wednesday, October 10, 2007

4th Post: OKmagazine.com

Intended Audience:
This site focuses on girls and women probably 16-35. It talks a lot about the younger stars such as Brittany Spears and Lindsay Lohan, but it also has gossip on Tyra Banks, Brad and Angie, and Reese Witherspoon, though this information is displayed less prominently. It mainly caters to women who are into celebrity gossip and fashion. A woman who likes to keep up with what the latest trends are and what famous people are doing.

Usefulness of Content:
This site definitely caters to who they are targeting. They provide current news/gossip, and pictures and video of stars and style. This isn't very useful when it comes to day to day life, but it does provide entertainment to its intended audience. The site does its job by having an atmosphere of being young, hot and instyle, all while bringing the latest celebrity news to its readers.

Consistency of design:
This site is very consistent in design. The colors are cerulean blue and pink. The logo is always at the top with the same navigation bar just below it. Tags are usually pink, and they will highlight important things in yellow to get your attention.

Ease of navigation:
This site is very easy to navigate. The navigation bar at the top consists of: news, pix and videos, blogs, magazine, style, reviews, and shop. These categories are then broken down into subcategories which make it even easier to find the information that you are looking for. The search bar is conveniently located at the top right of the page. The footer consists of: Home, OK! Worldwide, Sitemap, contact, about us, advertising info, subscription, and site credits which offers the readers more choices for finding what they want.

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