Considering how high The Verge set the bar for blog launches, this is underwhelming for a blog launch in 2014. Both the design and functionality are minor improvements from a basic Wordpress theme. (of course, content is king, so that might not be relevant in the long run)<p>Their LiveFyre SSO implementation has significant issues. (Remember your password, because you are <i>not</i> reseting it. Also, profile pictures flat-out don't show.)<p>Worst of all, there's a significant bug with their custom font on Chrome (both PC and Mac): the fonts load after the page loads, causing a brief adjustment <i>every time you open a page</i> that's very annoying.