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We've made some big changes to our stories. Bigger pictures. Bigger video. Bigger text. Combined on a page, they tell bigger stories.

We are a multimedia news service. Some stories you just have to see. Others work best in text. Many have both.

So we've stacked up the pieces with the most compelling content on top. Start with a video.  Scroll down to read. Want more? Show more. Long text simply expands in place. Then scroll down for photos. Lots of large photos. Share your favorite. Via e-mail. On Facebook. On Twitter. Continue down the page. See what others are saying. Expand. Respond.

Keep going. We post thousands of updates a day and are constantly searching them for related angles. It's all right there near the bottom of every story. Want the bigger picture? There's a dashboard view of the latest news trends below. Or jump back to the top of the page. Our site navigation gets bigger, too. Just when you need it.

To learn more about our new story pages, take the guided tour here.

It's now easier than ever to share your favorite stories and blog posts with your friends and track your discussions with other readers. A sharing toolbar appears at the bottom of most pages. You can recommend stories using your favorite e-mail program, Facebook or Twitter. Create or sign in to your Newsvine account to comment on a story and track conversations. To collapse the toolbar, click "hide tools." We will be adding more apps and functionality to the toolbar, so stay tuned.

You may have noticed msnbc blogs now have a new look. The design is cleaner, photos and videos are bigger and there are some new tools. You can now get e-mail alerts when your favorite blog is updated. You can share posts and track conversations using the sharing toolbar. Recommended posts can be found at the top of the blog and you can see other recent posts using the timeline at the top of a post. Learn more about the author and find archives at the bottom of the blog.

To comment on a story or blog post, click "leave your comment" at the bottom of story pages. Newsvine is msnbc's community site where readers can discuss news from a variety of sources, track conversations, write columns, clip links and recommend stories. Registration is free and easy and will allow you to manage other msnbc services such as alerts and newsletters. Click here to set up an account.

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