I came to this page through a link in an e-mail and don't see a way go elsewhere in the site.
Here, as at many other papers in our chain, we have enough staff to maintain the site and fulfill corporate mandates to offer numerous verticals (through too many third-party providers),but not to do much beyond shovelware. There are (literally) almost 100 times the number of people working on the print product as on the online one. The big word in our company is integration (vs. hiring more staff) but until the editor (as well as the publisher, ad director, and marketing director) are evaluated from above re: their ability to put forth a better online product, the status quo will remain the same. The attitude in the newsroom is still "let's not beat ourself" online before it appears in print. Online is an afterthought. Similar attitudes prevail in selling online ads.
To be fair, the other depts. were under tremendous pressure to do more with less before online came to prominence. The sought-after margins won't allow really vibrant online sites in our chain until we find a way tosignificantly increase the revenue stream. Our is still a bottom-line, short-sighted industry.
(Disclaimer: SPIEGEL ONLINE happens to be my former employer - from 1996 to 1999)
