Written by Anonymous
PETA has always been ahead of the curve in the online world. We launched PETATV.com three years before YouTube was created. And back in 2001 (the stone age of the Internet), PETA won a precedent-setting legal case to assert ownership over PETA.org—a case that's still studied in Internet law.
Over the years, as PETA continued to push our new online strategies, we created more than 100 websites. Thanks to our aggressive strategy—and support from people like you—we reach more than 45 million people on our sites each year. But we've also made a mess of things.
With more than 100 websites, information becomes pretty hard to find. That's been the number one comment from visitors to our sites in recent years. So I'm extremely happy to announce that we've completed our website overhaul in order to integrate content in a user-friendly format.
All the resources you need are now available in one easy-to-navigate location. Content and resources that had been found on sites such as GoVeg.com, CowsAreCool.com, WildlifePimps.com, and VegCooking.com are now on PETA.org. However, we still have some campaign sites such as McCruelty.com and Meat.org. (The list of what's sticking around can be found here.)
Other new features include improvements to our video players, Facebook sharing on every page, user comments on more pages, and—my favorite—a section for all our games.
So please browse around and get familiar with our new online home.
I did read about Lady Gaga and what PETA felt about her wearing that dumb meat constume...they asked her to pose nude too.....we'll see if she is woman enough to do that...
I like this forum...mainly because its not tomcomplicated or pushed together...simple and forward and I can see others the make their comment...pretty nice...I only wish that people who do comment wouldnt use offensive language and bad mouth those who support PETA and Other animal groups...
i began my animal rights cable show in 1999. it's called "I speak for animals" go to doubleacs.com then to video on demand. check it out. i do my show every 3-4 weeks and it airs in attleboro mass, three times a week. i cover all subjects and have show many videos provided by peta.
What is PETA going to do regarding Lady Gaga wearing meat on stage. Are you not outraged??
Well for me a Website has to be simple and not so stuffed up with much links. But the Design it is for me a Copy of Techrepublic Page.The biggest problems of Webpage's is that they are so stuffed up, that you need 1 - 2 Day's to read all links. How many Webpages are in this World what is important to read.
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Sascha Ablass
I really had no trouble navigating the other websites because I've been using the PETA site for about 6 years and I came to understand it. However, I'm not afraid of change and I do find the new site more convenient. And it will probably be much easier for new users to understand!
I like the PETA website.
Respect for all of the opinions voiced here. Even though agreement may not be the consensus.
To be honest, Ditto's remark of "WTF?" was the first thing that came to mind when happening upon the "new" site yesterday.
Agreed that change is not always easy to accept. If we're unable to tolerate each others differences, there is little hope for progress.
A differing point of view is both welcome and cherished. For those who don't support a particular viewpoint but feel comfortable and willing to share their views here is a blessing.
I'm in the IT industry and can attest to the fact that graphics sells. When you have a text based home page (such as this), it become less effective. People are attracted first and foremost to images, followed by headlines. I know the intent is to be informative, but I'm not even remotely enticed to check out some of the topics. It's Very boring, for lack of a better description.
it's a shame it took this long to unite the content.
the visual look is still horrible. did you see the hsus website or what other non-profit organizations are doing? they are ahead of the curve and this web site looks like it's stuck in the 1990's. i was expecting much better from PeTA.
it is organized but there are loopholes in your menu. many links are not indexed properly and many are missing. i tried to find other PeTA web sites once i clicked away from it and it was nowhere to be found. i had to go back to this blog to get the link again to send it to my husband. there are many other pages we used to go to that are now missing. where is the goveg.com now? i used to use vegcooking.com all the time and now it's plain and ugly. it used to be my favorite web site. it is so sterile now. it feels like i came to the hospital to get my recipes.
two thumbs up for the effort, but two thumbs down for the execution. i still love you PeTA.
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