The absence of the Tips and Tricks, Prices, and Blogs tabs is deliberate...Blogs are part of News while Prices and Tips and Tricks are part of Reviews. From cnet.com there are links in the left-hand nav column, but aside from that you need to go to the 'parent' category to see the individual sections of Cnet.
As the the 'jumping' back and forth, it's likely due to your cookie not being read properly. During the beta period that's how access to the new site is controlled, but it won't be a potential problem once the site goes live. Deleting your cookies and waiting to be 'reinvited' should resolve it for now.
John
Today, I have seen some of the newly redesigned pages here on CNET. Honestly, the new look seems very good, and I like the changes that are being made to the community profiles and home pages. However, I noticed that at the CNET home page, many links are missing from the the link bar at the top.
Home, Reviews, News, Downloads, and CNET TV, are present, but Tips and Tricks, Prices, and Blogs are gone. Furthermore, if I click on any link, the site reverts back to the older style. Every time I come to the site, the pages jump back and forth between the new beta pages and the old. How annoying. Anyone else notice this?
BTW, I did send some positive feedback on the new improvements, but that was before I noticed that the pages were inconsistent. I'll send another form in. Again, the new CNET looks good.
-BMF

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