Miami makeover

I hadn't seen the new Miami Herald website until I noticed a mention at South Florida Daily Blog.

Yep, the site is easier to navigate for sure, much closer to what seems to becoming the standard site layout for newspaper front pages, rather like the NY Times.

Says Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal, about the makeover and the site:

Online readers of MiamiHerald.com have skyrocketed in the past year, making this the leading website for news and information in South Florida...

So, my question is, is the Herald online readership 'skyrocketing' because of the content and layout, or is it because in the last couple years bloggers like Rick of South Florida Daily Blog have been heavily linking to the best stories that readers might not have found -- or looked for -- on the site on their own?