The Magic of StumbleUpon's Recent Reviews Page

If you've been using StumbleUpon for a while, you've probably fussed or heard fussing about the new format. If you've just joined SU, then you probably have no idea what I'm talking about, but the layout of your SU page is quite different than it used to look. In a lot of ways, the old page was more intuitive. It was easier to figure out how to get started, if you were new to stumbling.

I'm guessing that the guys at SU headquarters are figuring if you're new to SU, you're going to depend on the toolbar to learn your way around the site, since to me, the new pages seem more like they're made for people who have been stumbling for a little while. It's easy to find "people like you," not too hard to find the top ranked sites of the day (although it's harder to find the Buzz, a daily list of the instant hit sites, pages that were discovered and became popular in a matter of hours) and it's easy to see what your friends have stumbled on.

I LOVE the Recent reviews section. It's probably one of the main things that keeps me from switching back to the old layout. It's really nice seeing the most recent items my friends have posted...

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