Entrecard Improvements
Okay well Entrecard has been on my watch list since it was announced they had been takenover by Ziprunner. I was very unsure of what to expect from them, mainly because up until then I had not heard of them.
They promised that they would be making some major changes to Entrecard very quickly, changes that we wanted to be made. I felt this was quite a bold statement for the newcomers to make and know that had I been in their shoes I would have tried to keep the "newby learning" tag aslong as I could.
However they did do as they said and a few days ago i received an email from them (the blog subscription) stating that due to so many users wanting the paid ads removed that they would accept no more as of that point and they would be removing the system part be part until they finally had no ads left. The released statement was as follows :
Goodbye, Paid Ads
Posted: 22 Jul 2009 08:18 AM PDT
Dear Entrecard Members,
My name is Cindy and I am the new Director of Business Development for Entrecard. I will be representing the Entrecard team in future posts and will be relaying information about new Entrecard changes and updates to users. I am excited to be working for Entrecard and look forward to reading your opinions and comments about Entrecard services.
We are making great progress with the transition and have come up with several ways to refine needed Entrecard services. I would like to inform you about two important changes.
Effective immediately, we will no longer accept applications for “paid ads” on your widget space. Based on user comments and blog posts, users have not been happy with the “paid ads” that was implemented a few months ago. Although a good portion of the revenue (75%) is given back to the users through the “credit cashout program,” we have found that most users would prefer not to have “paid ads” on their widgets at all. As a result, we have decided to eliminate “paid ads” on your widget. We are no longer accepting new “paid ads” and any ads currently in the system will continue to run until they are completed.
Second, we have received many user requests to redeem credits for cash through the “credit cashout program.” Some users have been paid while many users have not. Since we are ending the “paid ads” program, we are also eliminating the “credit cashout program.” As promised, we will continue to pay as many users as we can with the remaining funds from the “paid ads” system. Within the next 3 days, we will distribute the remaining funds from the “paid ads” to users on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once these funds run out, we will reissue credits back to those users who applied for the cashout program but did not receive money. An email notification will be sent out to our users.
We understand that eliminating the “credit cashout program” may upset some users. However, Entrecard is actively developing ways for Entrecard users to use, sell and trade their credits. This is on the top of our priority list.
Once again, we feel that ending the “paid ads” and “cashout” program will benefit Entrecard and its users in the long run. We understand what your concerns are and we intend to address them. Thank you for being a valued member. Stay tuned for updates.
Cindy Ung
Director of Business Development
Entrecard
From this first change of system from Entrecard I am being led to believe that the new owners will be making many upgrades and changes to the system. I think that our opinions of Entrecard will be much higher in priority and will even make a much bigger change to how things work and get done.
What I am really saying is get out on the Entrecard Blog and post comments, go to the forum and post topics and replys. Do anything you can to voice your opinion as you are much more likely to be heard now.
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