On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Mono monomium@gmail.com wrote:
They are now expanded by default
Not //quite// the case, actually. So far as I can see, the banners slide open when you mouse over them, but stay closed by default.
I think it's kind of bad tactic, since it defies user expectations that actions are triggered by clicks, not on hover. But it is fairly common among some advertisers. One thing that might balance this out would be making the close icon more high profile (previous banners have had a proper icon, rather than a simple letter-like X).
One plus: the new dropdown takes up less space on the page than the previous version, since the Jimmy appeal seems to be either removed or squashed to a smaller size.
Steven