Besides the obvious cosmetic changes to the homepage, which will split up content into three prominent sections, CNN is also integrating much more video content, and enabling personalization of content, which means you'll be able to organize stories by correspondent, subject, or keyword.
CNN has also formed some significant content partnerships to pull in and highlight original and popular content from Oprah.com, TED, People, and EW Magazine. There's also a brand new CNN Opinion section, which will feature regular text and video editorial from, among others, our esteemed founder and CEO, Pete Cashmore.
Improving the visual appearance and experience of the site was a priority, and they're now delivering with much more video content, including TED Talks, follow up interviews with TED speakers, live and interactive Oprah's Book Club events using Facebook Connect for chat, better integrated content from CNN iReport, and even more focus on stunning photography.
The redesign has been a long time coming. CNN has invested a lot of time, energy, and research into refreshing their valuable web property. In fact, CNN already has one of the most trafficked websites on the web, pulling in more than 30 million unique visitors a month (according to Compete), and serving up 100 million video views each month.