Comments on: Active Rain Accuses Move of Premarital Screwing http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/ Mon, 8 Sep 2008 04:15:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Active Rain Accuses Move of Premarital Screwing — Buy and sell domain names http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-140473 Active Rain Accuses Move of Premarital Screwing — Buy and sell domain names Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:30:42 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-140473 [...] the evidence to see if Active Rain was indeed violated by the Move and is now damaged source: Active Rain Accuses Move of Premarital Screwing, sellsius real estate blog - real estate, [...] […] the evidence to see if Active Rain was indeed violated by the Move and is now damaged source: Active Rain Accuses Move of Premarital Screwing, sellsius real estate blog - real estate, […]

]]> By: sellsius http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-131171 sellsius Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:23:15 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-131171 Athol Yes, anyone who stops to think about it, knows the reality of business, especially online. I see your WTF point. But would the community feel better if the new owner were Google? I'm not sure any buyer would make a comfortable fit. But keep in mind that the AR guys had planned to stay on in management--- meaning to me, they were concerned about the community after the sale. It wasn't a case of taking the money and running. Athol

Yes, anyone who stops to think about it, knows the reality of business, especially online.

I see your WTF point. But would the community feel better if the new owner were Google? I’m not sure any buyer would make a comfortable fit. But keep in mind that the AR guys had planned to stay on in management— meaning to me, they were concerned about the community after the sale. It wasn’t a case of taking the money and running.

]]> By: Athol Kay http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-131165 Athol Kay Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:56:37 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-131165 >>Ines is right.. why would anyone think the guys would maintain AR for free forever…of course they were going to sell. Well no one thought Active Rain was going to stay free forever. Profitability was always a question. But because they had things up on their site saying that they had plans and ideas to move to an advertising model etc, and constantly spun the story of the love of community, only a small handful of people believed Active Rain would be simply straight up sold. Plus the WTF kicker was to whom the sale was to be too. Agents generally all grudingly use Realtor.com, but hate the company for its profit gouging. >>Ines is right.. why would anyone think the guys would maintain AR for free forever…of course they were going to sell.

Well no one thought Active Rain was going to stay free forever. Profitability was always a question. But because they had things up on their site saying that they had plans and ideas to move to an advertising model etc, and constantly spun the story of the love of community, only a small handful of people believed Active Rain would be simply straight up sold.

Plus the WTF kicker was to whom the sale was to be too. Agents generally all grudingly use Realtor.com, but hate the company for its profit gouging.

]]> By: sellsius http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-131049 sellsius Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:58:04 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-131049 Quite right Kaye. Quite right Kaye.

]]> By: Kaye Thomas http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130984 Kaye Thomas Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:56:57 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130984 This is why you need to have an outside blog and an Active Rain blog.. Never put everything in one place.. You can link the content from AR to your other blog..so the content will always remain yours... Ines is right.. why would anyone think the guys would maintain AR for free forever...of course they were going to sell. This is why you need to have an outside blog and an Active Rain blog.. Never put everything in one place.. You can link the content from AR to your other blog..so the content will always remain yours…
Ines is right.. why would anyone think the guys would maintain AR for free forever…of course they were going to sell.

]]> By: sellsius http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130816 sellsius Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:06:36 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130816 Love it! Love it!

]]> By: Teresa Boardman http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130810 Teresa Boardman Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:40:40 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130810 I love your headline. Cracks me up. Can't get past it. Had to write about Active Rain on the weenie, hope you don't mind a link: http://www.stpaulrealestateblog.com/weenie/2007/10/content-is-king.html I love your headline. Cracks me up. Can’t get past it. Had to write about Active Rain on the weenie, hope you don’t mind a link:
http://www.stpaulrealestateblog.com/weenie/2007/10/content-is-king.html

]]> By: sellsius http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130799 sellsius Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:17:50 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130799 Ines, Yes, AR did provide Google juice to its members. And networking possibilities. And a place to write if you didn't have your own blog. And does everyone forget it is FREE? Ines,

Yes, AR did provide Google juice to its members. And networking possibilities. And a place to write if you didn’t have your own blog. And does everyone forget it is FREE?

]]> By: Ines http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130757 Ines Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:36:52 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130757 It amazes me that some people are offended that AR was planning to sell. It amazes me even more that people don't realize that they benefit from Active Rain and its Google Juice. The truth is that I wouldn't be leaving this comment here right now if it wasn't for AR. I hope they get something - I was never a big fan of Move.com It amazes me that some people are offended that AR was planning to sell. It amazes me even more that people don’t realize that they benefit from Active Rain and its Google Juice. The truth is that I wouldn’t be leaving this comment here right now if it wasn’t for AR.
I hope they get something - I was never a big fan of Move.com

]]> By: sellsius http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130715 sellsius Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:41:13 +0000 http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/blogging/active-rain-accuses-move-of-premarital-screwing/2007/10/01/#comment-130715 Athol, I agree. It would take time to build up but it can be done. So get your own blog from the git go. 2 things about group blogs should be considered by contributors, aside from ownership and control of content: 1. Your content is building that brand, driving traffic and links to it. The contributors are giving that blog the juice. The payback is, hopefully, you become a dominant writer in the group and enhance your own brand-- so if you do decide to go solo, you have a following. But you gots to keep up with the others or you can loose ground. 2. The group blog may go out of business. Once the blog is shut down, the content will eventually disappear from Google. That is a greater risk than sale, i think. Athol,

I agree. It would take time to build up but it can be done. So get your own blog from the git go.

2 things about group blogs should be considered by contributors, aside from ownership and control of content:

1. Your content is building that brand, driving traffic and links to it. The contributors are giving that blog the juice. The payback is, hopefully, you become a dominant writer in the group and enhance your own brand– so if you do decide to go solo, you have a following. But you gots to keep up with the others or you can loose ground.

2. The group blog may go out of business. Once the blog is shut down, the content will eventually disappear from Google. That is a greater risk than sale, i think.

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