Link | Artlog.com | ArtSlant | CityArts | Experience LA | Flavorpill | Guest of a Guest | New York Magazine | NYC ARTS | NYC.Gov | NYCGo.com | The Lo-Down | WNET's MetroFocus |
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| Aggiornato | 2011-07-21 23:53:37 | 2011-07-21 23:53:37 | 2011-07-21 23:53:37 | 2011-07-07 22:58:28 | 2011-07-07 22:58:28 | 2011-07-01 12:16:05 | 2011-07-07 21:02:55 | 2011-07-17 22:43:04 | 2011-07-07 20:58:24 | 2011-07-19 22:34:08 | 2011-07-13 15:02:56 | 2011-07-21 23:53:37 |
| Sito web | artlog.com | artslant.com | cityartsny.info | experiencela.com/... | flavorpill.com | guestofaguest.com/... | nymag.com/... | nyc-arts.org | nyc.gov/... | nycgo.com/... | thelodownny.com/... | thirteen.org/... |
| 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 | Sì 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 | Sì http://artlog.com/browse/venues?type=Museum | Sì with arts listings, lumped with galleries | Sì times http://nymag.com/search/search.cgi?t=attraction;q=Type%20of%20Attraction%3AMuseums;rpp=25 | Sì http://www.nyc-arts.org/categories/30/museums | Sì browsing category, filter by museum | Sì http://www.nycgo.com/museums-and-galleries | Sì | |||||
| Theatre Listings | No | Sì some out of date listings...http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/genres/theatre | Sì reviews and times http://nymag.com/search/search.cgi?t=event;q=Event%20Type%3Atheater;rpp=25 | Sì http://www.nyc-arts.org/categories/51/theater | Sì search filter for theater | Sì http://www.nycgo.com/theater | Sì | |||||
| Gallery Listings | Sì http://artlog.com/browse/venues?type=Gallery | Sì category 'art' http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/genres/art | Sì art category | Sì http://bit.ly/l0GtSj | Sì http://www.nycgo.com/museums-and-galleries | Sì | ||||||
| Information for parents | No | No | Sì kids search option | Sì On nyckidsarts.org | Sì "kid friendly" search filter | Sì Search filter for kids events, not a seperate guide or category | Sì | |||||
| Information for people with disabilities | No | No | Sì Embedded within arts groups' profiles: http://www.nyc-arts.org/organizations | No | Sì 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 | Sì party listings http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/genres/party | Sì concerts | No | Sì Bars, clubs as well as movie showings and dancing http://www.nycgo.com/nightlife/ | No | ||||||
| Critics' Ratings | No | No | ||||||||||
| Editorial Commentary | Sì 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. | Sì | ||||||||||
| Integration of Partner Content | ||||||||||||
| FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY | ||||||||||||
| Google Login | No | Sì | ||||||||||
| User-Generated Comments | Sì | |||||||||||
| User Ratings | Sì | |||||||||||
| 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 | Sì listings of free events http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/genres/free | Sì free guide | Sì Free events guide, budget guide http://www.nyc-arts.org/collections/27/cultural-timulus-package-free-events | Sì "free" search filter | Sì 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 | Sì | |||||||||||
| Integration with Ticket Providers (please explain) | ||||||||||||
| "Share" functionality | Sì | |||||||||||
| Personalization (e.g., "My _______.com") | ||||||||||||
| Facebook Login on Website | No | |||||||||||
| RSS Feeds | ||||||||||||
| BRAND EXTENSIONS | ||||||||||||
| Facebook Presence | Sì http://facebook.com/nycartsforallianceforthearts 1435 Likes | Sì | ||||||||||
| Content Distribution Partnerships | ||||||||||||
| mobile application(s) | No | Sì iphone app | No | Sì NYC ARTS iPhone App | No | No Mobile version of their site for smart phones, no mobile app | No | |||||
| E-mail Signup | Sì http://www.nyc-arts.org/page/subscribe | Sì | ||||||||||
| Sì @artlog 13,920 followers | Sì http://twitter.com/nycarts 7,043 Followers | Sì | ||||||||||
| Tumblr | ||||||||||||
| Sì 271 Members http://t.co/hYU4ep5 | Sì | |||||||||||
| Flickr Presence | Sì http://www.flickr.com/nycarts | Sì |
User reviews and comments
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Joe Harrell on 2011-07-21 22:20:24 rated WNET's MetroFocus: User-friendly navigation 4/5 
Joe Harrell on 2011-07-21 22:20:10 rated WNET's MetroFocus: Design 3/5 
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Joe Harrell on 2011-07-19 20:05:33 rated Experience LA: Search Results Quality Rating 5/5 
Joe Harrell on 2011-07-19 20:04:25 rated Experience LA: Design 3/5 
Seralo on 2011-07-17 22:12:57 rated NYC ARTS: User-friendly navigation 5/5 
Seralo on 2011-07-17 22:12:52 rated NYC ARTS: Design 5/5 
Seralo on 2011-07-17 22:08:05 rated Guest of a Guest: Design 3/5 
Seralo on 2011-07-17 22:07:55 rated Guest of a Guest: User-friendly navigation 3/5 
Juli Nguyen on 2011-07-14 08:08:59 rated Experience LA: User-friendly navigation 4/5 
Juli Nguyen on 2011-07-14 08:08:01 rated Experience LA: Design 4/5 
ricedish on 2011-07-13 15:01:10 rated The Lo-Down: Search Results Quality Rating 5/5 
ricedish on 2011-07-13 14:58:58 rated The Lo-Down: User-friendly navigation 5/5 
ricedish on 2011-07-13 14:53:30 rated The Lo-Down: Design 5/5 
Freebie on 2011-07-11 20:34:05 rated NYCGo.com: Design 3/5 
Freebie on 2011-07-11 20:32:48 rated NYC ARTS: User-friendly navigation 4/5 
Freebie on 2011-07-11 20:32:42 rated NYC ARTS: Design 5/5 
Freebie on 2011-07-11 20:31:42 rated NYC.Gov: Design 2/5
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