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| Last update | Jul. 21st 2011 11:53:37 PM | Jul. 21st 2011 11:53:37 PM | Jul. 21st 2011 11:53:37 PM | Jul. 7th 2011 10:58:28 PM | Jul. 7th 2011 10:58:28 PM | Jul. 1st 2011 12:16:05 PM | Jul. 7th 2011 9:02:55 PM | Jul. 17th 2011 10:43:04 PM | Jul. 7th 2011 8:58:24 PM | Jul. 19th 2011 10:34:08 PM | Jul. 13th 2011 3:02:56 PM | Jul. 21st 2011 11:53:37 PM |
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| Tagline(s) | "Artlog is your contemporary art guide" | "New York's review of Cutlure" | "Your culture guide." | "Open the Door" and "Five Thousand Reasons (and counting) to Love New York" | "News from the Lower-East Side" | news, culture and life in and around new york | ||||||
| GENERAL ASSESSMENT | ||||||||||||
| Design | 4.5/5 2 ratings | no rating | 3.0/5 1 rating | 3.5/5 2 ratings | 4.0/5 1 rating | 3.0/5 1 rating | 3.0/5 1 rating | 5.0/5 3 ratings | 2.5/5 2 ratings | 3.7/5 3 ratings | 5.0/5 1 rating | 3.0/5 1 rating |
| User-friendly navigation | 3.0/5 1 rating | no rating | no rating | 4.0/5 1 rating | 4.0/5 1 rating | 3.0/5 1 rating | 3.0/5 1 rating | 4.3/5 3 ratings | 2.5/5 2 ratings | 4.0/5 2 ratings | 5.0/5 1 rating | 4.0/5 1 rating |
| Strengths | The breadth of visual art--from long-established cultural institutions to individual artists showing locally--is incomparable, in my experience. | Map navigation | ||||||||||
| Weaknesses | Advertisements and other "noise" detract from the experience and make it hard to find the information you're seeking. | |||||||||||
| CONTENT | ||||||||||||
| Geographic Focus | global, major cities around the world | five boroughs of new york with other guides for major US cities | five boroughs of new york city plus some of northern nj and upstate ny | The five boroughs of New York City | five boroughs of new york | The five boroughs of New York City | The Lower East Side of NYC | |||||
| Information for Seniors | No | No | Yes Citywide seniors guide available at http://NYC-ARTS.org/seniors | No link to alliance to the arts with senior guide (but no specific mention) | No | |||||||
| Museum Listings | Yes http://artlog.com/browse/venues?type=Museum | Yes with arts listings, lumped with galleries | Yes times http://nymag.com/search/search.cgi?t=attraction;q=Type%20of%20Attraction%3AMuseums;rpp=25 | Yes http://www.nyc-arts.org/categories/30/museums | Yes browsing category, filter by museum | Yes http://www.nycgo.com/museums-and-galleries | Yes | |||||
| Theatre Listings | No | Yes some out of date listings...http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/genres/theatre | Yes reviews and times http://nymag.com/search/search.cgi?t=event;q=Event%20Type%3Atheater;rpp=25 | Yes http://www.nyc-arts.org/categories/51/theater | Yes search filter for theater | Yes http://www.nycgo.com/theater | Yes | |||||
| Gallery Listings | Yes http://artlog.com/browse/venues?type=Gallery | Yes category 'art' http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/genres/art | Yes art category | Yes http://bit.ly/l0GtSj | Yes http://www.nycgo.com/museums-and-galleries | Yes | ||||||
| Information for parents | No | No | Yes kids search option | Yes On nyckidsarts.org | Yes "kid friendly" search filter | Yes Search filter for kids events, not a seperate guide or category | Yes | |||||
| Information for people with disabilities | No | No | Yes Embedded within arts groups' profiles: http://www.nyc-arts.org/organizations | No | Yes Accessability guide with general information http://www.nycgo.com/accessibility as well as an official pdf guide from the Mayor's Office | No | ||||||
| Nightlife Listings | No | Yes party listings http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/genres/party | Yes concerts | No | Yes Bars, clubs as well as movie showings and dancing http://www.nycgo.com/nightlife/ | No | ||||||
| Critics' Ratings | No | No | ||||||||||
| Editorial Commentary | Yes The majority of the content is written from an objective point of view, but the "Things to Do" features are written by and/or from the perspective of NYC ARTS staff and figures within the NYC arts cummunity. | Yes | ||||||||||
| Integration of Partner Content | ||||||||||||
| FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY | ||||||||||||
| Google Login | No | Yes | ||||||||||
| User-Generated Comments | Yes | |||||||||||
| User Ratings | Yes | |||||||||||
| Search Results Quality Rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | 5.0/5 1 rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | 5.0/5 1 rating | no rating |
| Discounts/Deals guide | No | Yes listings of free events http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/genres/free | Yes free guide | Yes Free events guide, budget guide http://www.nyc-arts.org/collections/27/cultural-timulus-package-free-events | Yes "free" search filter | Yes Features deals, has a guide of free events http://www.nycgo.com/culturespot/ also discounts through promotional codes http://www.nycgo.com/getmorenyc/official-nyc-coupon/ | No They do list free events and their advertisers often offer deals and discounts. | |||||
| Video | Yes | |||||||||||
| Integration with Ticket Providers (please explain) | ||||||||||||
| "Share" functionality | Yes | |||||||||||
| Personalization (e.g., "My _______.com") | ||||||||||||
| Facebook Login on Website | No | |||||||||||
| RSS Feeds | ||||||||||||
| BRAND EXTENSIONS | ||||||||||||
| Facebook Presence | Yes http://facebook.com/nycartsforallianceforthearts 1435 Likes | Yes | ||||||||||
| Content Distribution Partnerships | ||||||||||||
| mobile application(s) | No | Yes iphone app | No | Yes NYC ARTS iPhone App | No | No Mobile version of their site for smart phones, no mobile app | No | |||||
| E-mail Signup | Yes http://www.nyc-arts.org/page/subscribe | Yes | ||||||||||
| Yes @artlog 13,920 followers | Yes http://twitter.com/nycarts 7,043 Followers | Yes | ||||||||||
| Tumblr | ||||||||||||
| Yes 271 Members http://t.co/hYU4ep5 | Yes | |||||||||||
| Flickr Presence | Yes http://www.flickr.com/nycarts | Yes |
User reviews and comments
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like it soooo much
great RSS feed like it
Simple, straight-forward design.
While re-assessing the user experience within the Calendar section is at the top of our list, I still think NYC ARTS is one of the most easy-to-use event listing site on the Web.