Mashable is a website devoted to all the different Social Media Networks out there like Facebook, Myspace and all the other niche-media sites. The purpose of the site is to inform more than anything. The content isn’t as easily navigated in small portions as ProBlogger was but it does a fair job I think.
The content is good if you are looking for new social media networks but beyond that it is basically just a lot of fluff. I am only interested in Social Media for promotional, seo, and marketing purposes so if it isn’t a piece of brand new technology then it is not particularly interesting to me.
I really think that people have a very sad life if they are that obsessed with Social Media News. I am not saying that I don’t enjoy social media, I am addicted to YouTube. But this website doesn’t really do much for me although I think that it can be a great resource from time to time and I have nothing bad to say about it.
The colors make Mashable's 3 Column Layouts difficult for me to read. It feels convoluted to me for some reason. In my blogs: if I have a 3 column layout I refer the content not to be in the middle as this one is.
The navigation in this blog is straightforward enough but it is a bit “whorish” the sidebars are filled almost completely with ads. It would be a lot more effective if they broke up the ads more with some sort of content or interactivity like a poll. They also do not link to related posts inside their posts which is poor if you ask me.
And truthfully, I am getting board of the blog layout even though I am forced to use them. I prefer the blog/website hybrids like MovieWeb or Problogger that are becoming very popular these days.
Overall, this is a good quality website. The content isn’t always for me, but that does not mean that it is a bad site. I would recommend checking it out.
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