The BBC updates its sport site

The behind the scene of remaking a website, and not any website. 

In this post, Cait O’Riordan, responsible within Future Media for the development of the BBC Sport Website, describes the changes they’ve made to the site and the process behind it.

It is really interesting. After all, a website is always about the same thing: how to best tell a story to the user? How to make the information easily accessible etc.

The BBC Sport website is the most popular Sport site in the UK, attracting an average of 11.5 million browsers a week.

There is a lot of fundamental changes. After all they had not revamped the side for about 9 years. But what I find the most interesting, is the emphasis on LIVE. 

After all, our constant use of the internet puts an enormous pressure on outlets to provide a continuous stream of up to date information. Users expect no less. Constant access equals uninterrupted flow….

There is a lot to be said about the consequences that this kind of pressure puts on a system. But when it comes to sports, there is no doubt, that speed is of the essence. 

Go visit the site and see for yourself. 

What do you think? How do you rate their job?