When old media does new media

The Telegraph annoys users

While I’m not a prolific blog commentor I really like commenting on friends’ posts. So, it was with great excitement that I clicked over to the Telegraph to start reading Katie Lee’s new blog.

Unlike many of my peers I actually rate The Telegraph. It’s informative, has good coverage of global events and let’s be honest now, does a decent weekend magazine which is the only time I really buy a newspaper.

But it’s so frustrating when “old media” do their version of “new media” features and generally balls it up.

To leave a comment you have to register. It’s a pain, but I can cope. But the registration process is EPIC. It forces you to create a MyTelegraph profile and this process is more time consuming than any sane person could be bothered with.

To add to my despair, there was some weird glitch where typing in my email address I couldn’t see all of what I was typing. After trying to double-check I hadn’t made a mistake (it’s quite long) I’ve of course made a boo boo somewhere, ensuring I’ll never be able to access my profile. Create another one? Forget about it.

Sorry Katie, I’m loving your column, but will be enjoying in silence.

Lights on but nobody home