Comments on: Fighting for it… PAD #1197 http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html Everyday Pictures... Every... Day Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:58:06 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Drew http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html/comment-page-1#comment-36042 Drew Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:53:52 +0000 http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html#comment-36042 Peter, Thanks for the nonsensical spam, I removed your web address. Peter,
Thanks for the nonsensical spam, I removed your web address.

]]> By: Drew http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html/comment-page-1#comment-36041 Drew Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:45:58 +0000 http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html#comment-36041 Shelly, Yep, read your post over on your blog. I read that one because of the blogroll that I created for people who use both Social Spark and Entrecard. Called the SocialCasrdsters. I also spent many hours propping people but got nothing in return. I didn't send anybody messages unless their blog had antrecard as I was trying to set up the entrecard/socialspark blogroll and you have to concentrate on at least one thing at a time or go nuts in my world. It is sad that you worked so hard and were basically told you were spamming. I know that you certainly didn't approach things like the illiterate sub par bloggers out there. SocialSpark is new, very very new, still in beta and mistakes will be made. In this situation there really was no fair way to single any one person out. The response you got from Ted was a bit harsh and surprised me. I've met Ted, I've hung out with him and he is a decent guy. He is also in a tough position because while everyone is "Social" and can be on a first name basis he is still in charge of a company and business and must make the best decision for the overall business. That being said, even though you are one voice you must feel that someone is listening to that voice or you wouldn't continue to blog. I'd tell the world and it looks like you are, I read a lot of blogs. While it may not change anything, it won't bring the props back, at least those people who propped you in the first place will know about this and maybe see fit to help prop you back up. Shelly,
Yep, read your post over on your blog. I read that one because of the blogroll that I created for people who use both Social Spark and Entrecard. Called the SocialCasrdsters. I also spent many hours propping people but got nothing in return. I didn’t send anybody messages unless their blog had antrecard as I was trying to set up the entrecard/socialspark blogroll and you have to concentrate on at least one thing at a time or go nuts in my world.

It is sad that you worked so hard and were basically told you were spamming. I know that you certainly didn’t approach things like the illiterate sub par bloggers out there.

SocialSpark is new, very very new, still in beta and mistakes will be made. In this situation there really was no fair way to single any one person out. The response you got from Ted was a bit harsh and surprised me. I’ve met Ted, I’ve hung out with him and he is a decent guy. He is also in a tough position because while everyone is “Social” and can be on a first name basis he is still in charge of a company and business and must make the best decision for the overall business.

That being said, even though you are one voice you must feel that someone is listening to that voice or you wouldn’t continue to blog. I’d tell the world and it looks like you are, I read a lot of blogs. While it may not change anything, it won’t bring the props back, at least those people who propped you in the first place will know about this and maybe see fit to help prop you back up.

]]> By: Peter http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html/comment-page-1#comment-36020 Peter Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:43:14 +0000 http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html#comment-36020 Nice picture! :) It got me thinking, and has pretty much got a song written about it now. :) Nice picture! :)

It got me thinking, and has pretty much got a song written about it now. :)

]]> By: Shelly M. http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html/comment-page-1#comment-36017 Shelly M. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:52 +0000 http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html#comment-36017 I think Ted will get a lot of support for the loss of props because most people do not have a huge number of props. He will have a handful of bloggers who will be upset because they worked to gain friends and props. That handful of bloggers will be upset but that will be fine because there are only a handful of them and what harm could they do to a large social network like IZEA? I am one who did NOT leave comments on profiles or blog profiles to gain props. I am one who sent in a ticket asking the protocol before I decided to run with my personal emails to my friends list only and chat with them helping them if they need it. I was told that there are not rules and we all could "drop back" if we wanted to until our "heart's content" were the exact words. I got the green light and spent hours, days and weeks making friends and helping new bloggers who friended me. SocialSpark set up a system where it was encouraged to make friends and gain props because the "Top Prop" got work! The Advertiser can pick the "top propped" blog to do their posts. I think what they did is completely unethical and horrible business. I am one who used the "Social" system to make friends and share props as we shared ideas and comments on one another's blogs. I am one who made a SocialSpark blogroll on her blog to promote this Social Network. I am one who helped the bloggers who are just beginning to get their feet wet in the blogging circles, by emailing back and forth helping them to get their ITK installed and blogrolls started. I am one who worked to prop ALL of the friends I made. I am one who put in HOURS upon HOURS of work into wha I THOUGHT was this exciting Social Network. I am one who worked hard for the props I got so I could get work. I played by their rules and was penalized. I feel very disheartened that this has occured, I am very sad and upset. But I'm only one voice. I was number one, But I'm ONLY one. I will not get all of that work back. I will not get my props back. My voice will not be heart by most on SocialSpark. I am just one blogger, who had faith in the system, spent her time building the props, friends and contacts to gain some sort of support and was dropped flat down the list like I'm a nobody who did nothing more than just join. But, it's "not personal" and I'm only one voice. My lost time and efforts are in vain. <em>Shelly M.'s last blog post..<a href='http://www.icantbelievemylife.com/2008/07/ted-murpheys-reply-to-me-social-spark.html' rel="nofollow">TED MURPHY'S REPLY TO ME ~ SOCIAL SPARK I'M HURT</a></em> I think Ted will get a lot of support for the loss of props because most people do not have a huge number of props. He will have a handful of bloggers who will be upset because they worked to gain friends and props. That handful of bloggers will be upset but that will be fine because there are only a handful of them and what harm could they do to a large social network like IZEA?

I am one who did NOT leave comments on profiles or blog profiles to gain props. I am one who sent in a ticket asking the protocol before I decided to run with my personal emails to my friends list only and chat with them helping them if they need it. I was told that there are not rules and we all could “drop back” if we wanted to until our “heart’s content” were the exact words.

I got the green light and spent hours, days and weeks making friends and helping new bloggers who friended me. SocialSpark set up a system where it was encouraged to make friends and gain props because the “Top Prop” got work! The Advertiser can pick the “top propped” blog to do their posts.

I think what they did is completely unethical and horrible business.

I am one who used the “Social” system to make friends and share props as we shared ideas and comments on one another’s blogs.

I am one who made a SocialSpark blogroll on her blog to promote this Social Network. I am one who helped the bloggers who are just beginning to get their feet wet in the blogging circles, by emailing back and forth helping them to get their ITK installed and blogrolls started.

I am one who worked to prop ALL of the friends I made. I am one who put in HOURS upon HOURS of work into wha I THOUGHT was this exciting Social Network.

I am one who worked hard for the props I got so I could get work. I played by their rules and was penalized. I feel very disheartened that this has occured, I am very sad and upset.

But I’m only one voice.
I was number one, But I’m ONLY one.

I will not get all of that work back. I will not get my props back.

My voice will not be heart by most on SocialSpark. I am just one blogger, who had faith in the system, spent her time building the props, friends and contacts to gain some sort of support and was dropped flat down the list like I’m a nobody who did nothing more than just join.

But, it’s “not personal” and I’m only one voice. My lost time and efforts are in vain.

Shelly M.’s last blog post..TED MURPHY’S REPLY TO ME ~ SOCIAL SPARK I’M HURT

]]> By: Drew http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html/comment-page-1#comment-35994 Drew Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:02:18 +0000 http://www.benspark.com/pad-1197.html#comment-35994 Cindi, I figure if you hadn't heard about the props debacle then you probably weren't too worried about losing them. I had quite a few but it is all good, no problem losing them for me at least. A photojournalist, very cool. I bet he has some amazing shots. I'd encourage you to start taking photos the more often you do it the more you will see to shoot and the better you will get. Cindi,
I figure if you hadn’t heard about the props debacle then you probably weren’t too worried about losing them. I had quite a few but it is all good, no problem losing them for me at least.
A photojournalist, very cool. I bet he has some amazing shots. I’d encourage you to start taking photos the more often you do it the more you will see to shoot and the better you will get.

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