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Hi, I'm William. I'm the Director, Online Banking & Engagement at Vancity, Canada's largest credit union.
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Verity's blog has kicked it up a notch.
Wow. I spend a lot of time looking at blogs and after a while they all start looking the same. But Verity Credit Union in Seattle has launched a new blog and has taken blog usability and readability to a whole new level.By moving to 1024x768 they have three nicely sized columns to work with and they make a lot of their real estate. The left column works like you'd expect a blog to work. The middle column gives you easy access to different posts by department, laid out in a very graphically pleasing way. Really makes you want to click to find out more. And the right column surfaces the people who post and some other blogs they like. Impressive.
It was designed and built by the fine folks at Trabian. It's one thing to know a lot about social media like Brent and Trey do, but to be able to design a site that's attractive and functional, honestly this gives me a whole new appreciation for what they are capable of. Kudos to all of them, and Shari Storm, Verity's CMO who has stuck with this and made it work better than anyone else. If you're thinking of creating a corporate blog no matter what industry you're in, you'd be well served to study what Trabian and Verity have done here.
Jim also gave it a rave.
Check it out, it's well worth a visit.
Labels: banking, blogging, credit union, design, innovation, netbanker, opensourcecu, technology, usa, verity, web 2.0
posted on Saturday, May 19, 2007
3 comments
William - thanks! Coming from Vancity, these compliments mean a great deal.
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shari storm on May 20, 2007
William, I agree wholeheartedly. Fantastic design .. modern and clean.
comment from
Colin on May 20, 2007
I know it's evolved my thinking about some stuff I'm planning. Just in time for a big meeting this week. Thanks Shari and Trabian for the free ideas!
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wazaroff on May 20, 2007
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