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i am one critical b-word

April 14, 2008

i was trying to get the program listing for RPN 9 when i noticed that they changed their website. usually, when you change something, it gets better. however, their website got worse. luckily, they posted the email addresses of their marketing executives so i gave them a piece of my mind.

Good day sirs:
I would like to start my email by throwing the argument that the truth will almost always hurt and that the truth will set you free. Which in other words, mean that you must cherish any frank remarks that people throw at you.
With that said;
I think the new RPN 9 website design has been atrociously done. It’s very slow to load and I think your network wasted a lot of money to pay this dirty minded company (pun intended). The marquee text on top is a lame way of putting content to the website (we are not in 1998), the background theme of the page is corny, and did I mention it’s too slow?
Why am I all concerned?
If you want to play a role in the local network wars (I think bringing in C/S is genius. You give opportunity to a lot of people who don’t have cable and are craving for more than the usual things they see from ABS-CBN and GMA), one big step is to build a nice, cool website that everybody can use – not something that a 13-year old can do.
Suggestions?
You should put money in independent web designers. Try searching the web. Browse deviantart, or check out this designer I just found, http://www.reynan.com/. These indie artist would be more than happy to make your website for you and they’ll do it using their outrageous minds. Also, a blog-type website could be useful for you. You can put in daily updates, thoughts from the newscasters themselves, the news you want to show, whatever you could think of. Be creative (unlike this thing that you call your website).
All I’m saying is that we’re living in fast times nowadays, and being old-school is not gonna cut.

i’m not saying that i am credible or anything, but it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that their site looks stupid. all i want is for it to be faster than it is right now.

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