Entrecard bought by Ziprunner

Okay on the 16th of July i received an email from Entrecard stating they have been bought over. The email was as follows :

Dear Entrecarders,

It is with great excitement that I announce Entrecard.com, Inc. has
been Acquired by ZipRunner Inc.

ZipRunner has the resources, vision, and dedication to Entrecard that
will allow it to grow in pursuit of the vision I laid out nearly two
years ago.

Moving forward, my relationship to Entrecard will be that of an
advisor, and I will help the good folks at ZipRunner take the whole
project to the next level.

ZipRunner Inc. was chosen out of a number of potential suitors because
of the resources they can dedicate to the project, their exciting
vision for the company’s future, and their understanding of social
media and the blogosphere.

I urge you all to look forward to a bigger, better Entrecard, and I
couldn’t be more proud to bring it to this point before passing the
torch. I’ve heard first hand all the great things that are in store
for the company and it’s members, and needless to say it has me quite
excited.

If you would like to keep in touch with me in the future, you can
find me at my new blog Ontrapranore.com where I look forward to
sharing my stories of entrepreneurship and starting/running internet
companies.

Whether you love or hate the decisions I’ve made for Entrecard in the
past, I always did the best I could to move the company forward given
the resources I had, and I always had the best interest of the members
in mind. Now, with new management and ownership stepping in, I urge
anyone who has left the service to give it another chance, and I urge
those who have been loyal members for days, weeks, months, or years to
look forward to a brighter future, a reliable and stable service, and
great new features and strategic direction.

Signing Off,

Graham Langdon
Founder of Entrecard

I then received an email the next day from the new owners Ziprunner saying the following :

Hi everyone,

I would like to write on behalf of ZipRunner, Inc. to express our excitement about the future of Entrecard.  As an angel investor, I saw the potential in Entrecard a couple years ago.  I immediately recognized its uniqueness, its networking capabilities and its diverse user base, and became a board member of Entrecard when the company was 6 months old.  I truly believe Entrecard is the best networking platform for the blogging community and will continue to be a lead provider of blogging services for years to come.

Before I can begin to discuss the future of Entrecard, I would like to first express our gratitude to Graham Langdon, Founder of Entrecard.  Graham has done an excellent job managing Entrecard to where it is today.  It will be our duty to continue keeping users posted about changes to Entrecard and to continue providing Entrecard users with new services that will increase traffic to blogs.

I understand that there are many questions about the recent acquisition of Entrecard by ZipRunner.  ZipRunner is an investment company with many years of experience with Internet companies.  We intend to have a smooth transition and will continue to provide essential services such as dropping cards, earning credits and allowing bloggers to network.  We believe that these services are what make Entrecard special.  In addition, Entrecard will continue to have Richard Clark (phirate), Entrecard’s founding developer, on its management team.

Furthermore, ZipRunner is prepared to take Entrecard to the next level.  We have carefully read blog comments and the help desk to gain a better understanding of users’ concerns.  We value our Entrecard users and we intend to address your comments and to provide you with the best blogging service possible.

In closing, I would like to reiterate that ZipRunner is looking forward to working with Entrecard users and improving Entrecard services.  I only ask that you give us a chance and your patience.  Look for great things to follow in the coming weeks, and months.

Andrew Te
ZipRunner Inc.
CEO

What does this mean for the future of Entrecard ? Will it now improve drastically and really show just how much of a market leader it is ? Or will it just continue on as it is ?

Who knows we must now wait and see. I hope to get my thoughts on the future of Entrecard online very soon.