Less is More: Why doesn't everyone get that?

We unfortunately live in an age where people are convinced more is better. People think that making more money, wearing more make-up, or in the case of the internet, having a website with a flashy appearance will automatically make something better. But I have news for you ladies and gentlemen, NO!!! Less is more!!!

I am a big fan of watching Fox News channel as my major source for news information on television. But the same is not true for when I am looking for that same information on the internet. There website is too crowded and text heavy. I think this is true for most news websites. The reader is bombarded with a number of different news stories, pictures, and even advertisements. The reader does not know where to put their eyes first.

As a reader who is mainly looking for a quick update on the latest breaking news, this bothers me. It takes me forever to figure out if what I am looking at is news or an advertisement for something. That is why I was really excited to find Google News. I truly love this site. It is a little more text heavy than Fox News or USA Today, but there are much fewer pictures. The site even gives it’s reader the option to look at a purely text version of the site. Thank God someone at Google was thinking straight.

I think we can all take a note from the creators of this website. We could all use a little simplification in our lives.