Welcome to theskinny.co.uk

Blog post by RJ Thomson.
Published 25 April 2008

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the new website for The Skinny magazine, www.theskinny.co.uk. Our site used to be www.skinnymag.co.uk, so we're pleased not least to be into what-we're-actually-called territory. But there's a whole lot of other reasons for us (and you) to be excited.

We've now got:

- snazzy design (not that we didn't before, but now it's like a monochrome eye-party of easily navigable fun)

- full searchable online listings (so you can find what's on anywhere with t'int)

- full venue listings (giving you the lowdown on places in the real world, and incorporating our extremely handy online restaurant bookings)

- pictures bloody everywhere (better than not having them, we reckon)

- more blogs (including our exclusive column by the wonderfully named Slutty McWhore)

- gallery pages (so we can show off our brilliant showcases, talented photographers and sexy fashion)

And that's just the main stuff. Have a look around because there's all kinds of goodness; and keep coming back, because we've got loads of developments planned for the next few months.

It goes without saying that we've busted a gut to get www.theskinny.co.uk into this nick (admittedly, the decision to launch within two days of print deadline was all our own, and that didn't help much) - and we're extremely proud of the result. Massive respect and thanks go to Matt MacLeod, in-house genius, for knocking the thing together in double-quick time and making the site so all-round badass. Also huge respect for everyone involved with The Skinny at any level: you don't get there 'til you're there (as the philosophers say) and we wouldn't be anywhere near here (wherever here is) without the committed, excellent work of a whole host of people. Nice work all.

Drop us a line with your thoughts, or stick it up on the forums. We love dissers almost as much as flattery.

Enjoy the site,

Rupert.

 

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  • Party time.

    Posted by Administrator | Saturday April 2008 @ 03:45

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  • Site looks damn good guys!

    Posted by Anonymous | Monday April 2008 @ 16:09

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  • Radtastic. Beauty beaut. Slick as sick on a stick. Wow.

    Posted by Anonymous | Monday April 2008 @ 22:04

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  • Site's good, but I can think of a few things to make it even better.
    Links to a user's recent posts in the forums and comments on reviews etc. would be nice to help track their contributions.
    Clicking on writer's names should take them to their articles.
    And why is there perpetually 37 users online? XD

    Posted by Michael Slevin | Sunday May 2008 @ 15:08

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