Website Feedback
On March 1, 2009 the Block Island Times switched web hosts to Utah-based Matchbin. The company offers more services and more powerful backend system than our previous host. That said we haven't worked out all the bugs yet. We're asking for your help to identify the bumps in the road and tell us what you'd like to see on the site. Of course we'd also love to hear what you like about the site, too. The Times is your community newspaper and the website should be your community site. Please leave your feedback below by clicking "post a response" below.

Here are some of the things we're working on:
- Improved search function (Major improvements launched 3/18/09.)
- Improved photo gallery
- RSS feed (Implemented 4/10/09)
- E-mail newsletter
- SMS (Text Message) Breaking News Alerts (Expected launch, Fall 2009)
- Twitter account for breaking news alerts (Implemented 4/2/09)
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4 months ago | 9185 views | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend | print


BI TImes great; BI Times website #$%^!@# expletive
by milnabo
 in response to Website Feedback
4 months ago | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print

I regret to say but your September 2009 website revision project is an abject failure. The byzantine organization of the site is completely unintuitive, opaque and illogical. To find something like “letters to the editors” takes W A Y    W A Y    too long (in fact, I never found them). Your Utah outfit rendered you a fatal disservice — or perhaps a great service. With a website like this, who is going to go there when a paper subscription is available? And is that why the website is so unserviceable? To assure hardcopy subscription?

Please redo your site: even if it looks attractive it is truly awful.


classifieds
by marellen
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5 months ago | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print

Why aren’t there ever any classifieds posted.  I always look for things that are for sale, or help wanted, summer rentals and the classified page is always empty.

 


by BITimes
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13 months ago | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print

You can still find the Realors on our site. Put your mouse over local businesses and select Real Estate/Rentals. 

You can search our prior issues using the search bar at the top. Unfortunately, we don’t have a way to look at each issue by itself. 

Thanks for your feedback!


website feedback
by faithkerchoff@hotmail.com
 in response to Website Feedback
13 months ago | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print

Before, I loved being able to click thru the BITimes to get to realtors’ sites (to look for rentals)-
Also I don’t see any place to look for archived past issues.