Congratulations to Brightman & Chan on XXL Launch!

I should have known that putting out a probe based on speculation regarding the possible delay of XXL's website launch was a weak maneuver.  Why?  Because they're owned by Harris Publications!  It should have been obvious, if I looked at Harris websites, that they'd put Jason Brightman and Kathy Chan on the job and get a clean, usable product.

Although many magazines have faltered going online, you can't go wrong with proven content management systems and lots of functioning web examples on which to draw.  Now, if they leverage their magazine content (they're off to a good start with that) and build community (even the community of hate on which so many discussion boards are based), they could do ok.

And, even if various Harris Publications employees that run things at XXL continue to behave in a perfectly horrid manner, I will certainly acknowledge their success.  But, for now, let me simply congratulate Jason Brightman and Kathy Chan on a job well done!

Official site: XXL

Update:
I should actually congratulate everyone on a successful launch and a good looking site.  To the XXL crew, best of luck with your endeavors on the web!

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