Ced: Josh here from RedesignMalaysia. Glad that a few of you like what we're doing, much appreciated.

I think we have similiar goals and thoughts in mind,

I first mooted the idea of having a media campaign at the beginning of the year 2007:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=411558&hl=
http://www.redesignmalaysia.com/2007/01/15...nd-in-malaysia/

I'll love to contribute where I can. In the meantime, I'm using Advertlets for awareness, out of my own expense (you'll see these ads currently running on blogs using the Advertlets.com platform for advertising - yes, I also own Advertlets, but bloggers don't run the ads for free ) See them below:





One of the more recent RedesignMalaysia ads got 460 clicks, in only two days. This was for the "Did you know there are more than 16 different ISPs in Malaysia?"

In fact, we could probably run an "open invitation" ad, <b>where we invite people to donate to buy media, like what you mentioned.</b>

I'll be happy to assist with publicizing the initiative through Advertlets, sponsoring some cash, as well as helping to buy the media (I can get the prices for various media, including newspapers).

However, something we need to think about, as pointed out by the65thsquare - the larger media agencies might not run the ad for obvious reasons. We might need to resort to giving out flyers and stickers. Thinking out of the box, even wearing a T-shirt with some useful info might help. Other media to consider: video screens, posters, Google Adsense, banners that bloggers can put on their site, outdoor media (eg billboards).

Having said that though, even getting this initiative off the ground could resort in some media attention. Imagine the headline "1000 Malaysian Tech Enthusiasts Buy Ad Space To Protest The Lack Of Proper Broadband Facilities". Of course, we need a better title than that, that's too long. Haha.

coyouth: Its been a year since RedesignMalaysia launched, and yes, some people question what its actually doing. We don't have a media budget, but we've managed to get on NTV7 (The Breakfast Show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptgXooZNg7Q), The Edge (http://readthisurl.com/josh+redesignmalaysia), and of course Surf Magazine and In Tech, and the New Straits Times.

Right now we're focusing on media awareness, and you'll be surprised what our primary channel is - search engines.

http://www.redesignmalaysia.com/presskit/infocard.pdf

Check out the search terms that we are optimized for. Search accounts for a lot of our traffic, and primarily, our aim is to help people who are looking for that kind of information, by existing in the first place. We aim to do some real life campaigning soon, especially since we are coming to the first anniversary of the site (it was launched 31 August 2006). We're also in the process of putting together a detailed manifesto, so all contributions are welcome.

Just so you know, the blogging is done by mainly me, scamboy is also a contributing editor, and the rest of the back end work is handled by my company at my own cost (hiring interns, customizing wordpress, compiling data, etc). There is no funding for this project, and it does cost us quite a bit actually. The ISPs listed in the ISP section are not paying a cent at the moment. Thankfully though, its opened doors for us to meet various ISPs and even government agencies, so hopefully one day one of those discussions will result in something fruitful.

Having said all this though, I started RedesignMalaysia to accomplish a goal - make broadband here better, and I can't do it alone. I propose we all meet up to discuss this further, to see how we can contribute in our various ways. Cheers.