MSNBC’s webpage in my opinion scores well as far as the question of appeal is concerned .The layout of the paper is very subtle, classy and impressive . It is very systematically arranged . Advertisements are minimal and information is ample. It takes into consideration varied interests and gives its visitor the option to explore on any area of their interest, from entertainment to politics to business , at the very first glance!. Also , the information is further backed up with videos ,relevant to a particular news piece, making the issue or subject all the more comprehensive.
Times Of India , as per my views has the most interactive webpage. Readers are given an opportunity to present their views on all the news items in forms of blogs and comments. It has a basic and plain appearance. Although the information can be very easily located but it has not been effectively organized and hence the information density seems rather far from comfortable.Also just like MSNBC, Times of India has many descriptive pictures and video feeds.
The Hindu's online face though very subtle and basic , scores very low on appeal and hence would attract audience interested, simply in information. Also, the interactive ness of the webpage is seriously limited ,as, not only does it not give the viewers any option to comment or rate an article, but the absence of videos or even pictures further jeopardizes its descriptiveness . The web page, it seems , is targeting simple communication but bluntly ignores any new age interactive feature, available today on such a platform.
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