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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Matt C on January 24, 2007, 11:05:23 PM
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Well, I guess they can look in the mirror to whatever consequences may come their way....not the smartest move I've seen.
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MD is falling apart. they used to hate on the forums, then tried to build their own to 'take over'. now they're bribing people to post there, hating on all other forums...
another 6 months, that place will be a ghost town and they'll shrink it down or kill it. when people are real jerks, their true colors show when they run something.
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MD was alright until they started having a booty section and a walking oil tanker in the magazine.
Ahaha, I remember in the issues before "PAGE 69", Belchman and Co. used to rip on the other mags for putting T&A in their mags. Then what shows up the next month? Tits and ass. :-\
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md only has like a dozen posters that are each nearing 3000 posts after only a few months
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All they have done was make themselves a competitor to us....
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All they have done was make themselves a competitor to us....
bb.com understands that people that post, read the articals, watch the shows- will buy from their store
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All they have done was make themselves a competitor to us....
I know what you mean, but it's not possible to compete with BB.com. BB.com owns all. Ryan Deluca is God. :D
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=968325 (http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1881271-10409943?url=http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=968325)
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=91122.0
Check out more of the same stuff on the MD boards!
http://www.musculardevelopment.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3104
They put "pro bodybuilding weekly" in the dirty word filter. :-X
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bb.com t-shirts are normal, i like that
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Fucking pathetic.
This industry is too fucking small to pull shit like that.
Shame on MD..........
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MD online is making one mis-step after another with their online presence.
They had an opportunity to do something unique to their brand, especially with all the pros they have under contract. Starting an online store and alienating advertisers in the process is not a smart move.
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They blocked my website too....but I still got the Magic Stick so it does them no good
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They blocked my website too....but I still got the Magic Stick so it does them no good
Why do you say things like that?
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Well, I guess they can look in the mirror to whatever consequences may come their way....not the smartest move I've seen.
Let's not try to start a war where there is not one. BB.com is a good client of ours and their business is appreciated. Fact is that we like what they are doing with their forums and how successful they have been in building a community. That being said, they are pretty strict rule wise on their forums and that does not appear to hamper their success.
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From BB.com's rules...
2) There is no advertising allowed on the forum, and posting links to outside vendors is not allowed. This board is run and sponsored by Bodybuilding.com, but we want the truth about the products, good or bad, to be posted here so you can make a smart decision.
You are welcome to post links to the cyberstore within the site, but we do not allow discussion of other supplement store sites for obvious reasons. If you attempt to post about other stores, you may notice they are blocked out with asterisks (***). Although you are welcome to discuss any manufacturer?s products, you may not publicly display other places to purchase these products.
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Now that we have a supplement store of our own, we are in the same position as they are with our forums. This was not a deliberate act of aggression against BB.com.
Adam
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BB.com is a good client of ours and their business is appreciated.
Is or WAS?
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MD is falling apart. they used to hate on the forums, then tried to build their own to 'take over'. now they're bribing people to post there, hating on all other forums...
another 6 months, that place will be a ghost town and they'll shrink it down or kill it. when people are real jerks, their true colors show when they run something.
People shouldn't forget about this... Romano launched his little war on Getbig in MD... He took it to the magazines and did a few articles pushing the idea that only people who post their face and real names should post. Pretty much came unglued on message boards... So that worked worth a shit not so they make their own forum I'm guessing to get everyone to post over there so they can be the control masters. They have the balls to post promos for their message board on getbig after attacking getbig in MD... So they go from bitching about the no bull attitude of getbig to thinking they pattenend the idea... Oh brother... What a confused mess... What the hell are they really trying to do? yea...
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This is so pathetic on so many levels.... ::)
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MD was alright until they started having a booty section and a walking oil tanker in the magazine.
Ahaha, I remember in the issues before "PAGE 69", Belchman and Co. used to rip on the other mags for putting T&A in their mags. Then what shows up the next month? Tits and ass. :-\
Ever notice in 'Page 69' each and every month there are about 16 different pictures of Collette Nelson?
Get's very jaded and trite very quickly.
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Fuck Md, fuck Blechman, fuck Romano and the rest of the "muscle mob". what the hell is larry pepe doing with those druggie queers?
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MD online is making one mis-step after another with their online presence.
They had an opportunity to do something unique to their brand, especially with all the pros they have under contract. Starting an online store and alienating advertisers in the process is not a smart move.
Maybe they realize that print publishing will not survive long-term, and believe that their best bet is to earn money by selling supplements themselves rather than by taking advertising dollars from those who do? This could be a major change in thier entire business model. If it isn't, and is just intended as a sideline to earn some extra cash, I agree it is very stupid. Hell, even if it is, it has been very poorly executed so far.
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You may be right about MD trying to change over its business model completely. But if that is the case, why are they blind drop shipping from http://www.apollocommerce.com? That leads me to believe they are just doing it for a few extra bucks on the side. However, maybe they will exit the drop ship program once they build up a big enough clientelle.
Should I buy the Doritos at 7-Eleven instead of Wal-Mart?
Actually we're just looking to keep expanding our presence as well as the value that we provide to our readers and clients. No more no less.
Do you need a complete expanation of why we chose a partner to help us accomplish that and bring that value through as quickly and professionally as possible as well? ::)
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Exactly what I told them! They need to call 240 -- he's got a PROFESSIONAL level ecommerce system all ready to go.
Dude why lie - it's not 240. It's you with the "professional level ecommerce system". Stop being so modest. YOU're the man - don't forget it.
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Let's not try to start a war where there is not one. BB.com is a good client of ours and their business is appreciated. Fact is that we like what they are doing with their forums and how successful they have been in building a community. That being said, they are pretty strict rule wise on their forums and that does not appear to hamper their success.
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From BB.com's rules...
2) There is no advertising allowed on the forum, and posting links to outside vendors is not allowed. This board is run and sponsored by Bodybuilding.com, but we want the truth about the products, good or bad, to be posted here so you can make a smart decision.
You are welcome to post links to the cyberstore within the site, but we do not allow discussion of other supplement store sites for obvious reasons. If you attempt to post about other stores, you may notice they are blocked out with asterisks (***). Although you are welcome to discuss any manufacturer?s products, you may not publicly display other places to purchase these products.
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Now that we have a supplement store of our own, we are in the same position as they are with our forums. This was not a deliberate act of aggression against BB.com.
Adam
So your NOT competing against us now?
Maybe I'm missing something...
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Actually we're just looking to keep expanding our presence as well as the value that we provide to our readers and clients. No more no less.
You wanna translate that from "Corporate Buzzword Doublespeak" into "English" please?
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Let's not try to start a war where there is not one. BB.com is a good client of ours and their business is appreciated. Fact is that we like what they are doing with their forums and how successful they have been in building a community. That being said, they are pretty strict rule wise on their forums and that does not appear to hamper their success.
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From BB.com's rules...
2) There is no advertising allowed on the forum, and posting links to outside vendors is not allowed. This board is run and sponsored by Bodybuilding.com, but we want the truth about the products, good or bad, to be posted here so you can make a smart decision.
You are welcome to post links to the cyberstore within the site, but we do not allow discussion of other supplement store sites for obvious reasons. If you attempt to post about other stores, you may notice they are blocked out with asterisks (***). Although you are welcome to discuss any manufacturer?s products, you may not publicly display other places to purchase these products.
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Now that we have a supplement store of our own, we are in the same position as they are with our forums. This was not a deliberate act of aggression against BB.com.
Adam
Hey Adam PISS OFF back to MD !!!!!!!!! and stop spamming me with your'e pathetic supplement store emails... >:(
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So your NOT competing aainst us now?
Maybe I'm missing something...
Don't worry Bob.... if MD ever gets bigger than BB.com, I'm sure they'd be willing to buy you a bodybuilding title too!
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Guys: your is possessive as in this is your pen, while you're is short for you are, as in you're coming over to my house.
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You don't know what your talking about. Where did you get you're degree, out of a Cracker Jacks box? ::)
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what's "ur"?
A city in ancient Mesopotamia.
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Don't worry Bob.... if MD ever gets bigger than BB.com, I'm sure they'd be willing to buy you a bodybuilding title too!
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/83/206117071_92882d74e2.jpg?v=0)
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Bob,
You have nothing to worry about. This whole situation is highly ironic. Let's review the facts.
1.) MD spams other boards but then deletes most everything on their board that doesn't pertain to them.
2.) MD spams other boards but then bans the people who come over to their board and have the nerve to disagree with them. They'll justify this by saying the people were acting like "fools" or didn't follow some set of ambiguous "rules" that are open to interpretation.
3.) MD claims bodybuilding.com is their idol or role model in the industry because of the success they have achieved, but then censors or deletes anything on their board that references their business ideal.
Unless they have different personnel conducting the other aspects of their business I don't think they could sell water in a desert. Their circus sideshow gets funnier by the minute.
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Worried? LOL...I'm anything but worried....juswt trying to figure out where they're coming from.
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i dont think palumbo should be allowed to spam getbig with his pics, contests, radio announcements, etc, if they are going to take such an anti-getbig, anti-PBW approach over there!
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Bob,
You have nothing to worry about. This whole situation is highly ironic. Let's review the facts.
1.) MD spams other boards but then deletes most everything on their board that doesn't pertain to them.
2.) MD spams other boards but then bans the people who come over to their board and have the nerve to disagree with them. They'll justify this by saying the people were acting like "fools" or didn't follow some set of ambiguous "rules" that are open to interpretation.
3.) MD claims bodybuilding.com is their idol or role model in the industry because of the success they have achieved, but then censors or deletes anything on their board that references their business ideal.
Unless they have different personnel conducting the other aspects of their business I don't think they could sell water in a desert. Their circus sideshow gets funnier by the minute.
plus...They're lying about the MD circulation. Weren't they the ones that were trying to "sell" to everyone that this industry should unite so it could move forward.
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plus...They're lying about the MD circulation. Weren't they the ones that were trying to "sell" to everyone that this industry should unite so it could move forward.
Their actions seem pretty divisive to me.
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plus...They're lying about the MD circulation. Weren't they the ones that were trying to "sell" to everyone that this industry should unite so it could move forward.
I agree, I have said this time and time again there is no way that MD is comparable to any other muscle magazine given the small distribution channels. Particulary within the international arena where MMI, Flex etc. sell their magazines extensively MD is never to be seen.
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Without question at BodyBuilding.com we have the most and best content anywhere, including all of the websites and all of the magazines. You can find the best and most independent information about buying supplements if you want to, and at fair prices with excellent service. And all of that content is free and will stay that way.
And everyday when I am on the phone, e-mailing or messenging with all of the people at BodyBuilding.com, we are talking about new ways of bringing in more and better information and features. We don't talk about how to sell you more. We talk about how to bring you more. I am competely serious about this. I have been associated with great companies and this is one of the best ever.
With that said, the people at MD to a person have been nothing but cordial and considerate to me. I am not here to run their business, their website or their new store. So I will not even criticize any of it. Steve Blechman can certainly run his business without my advice and to be honest, I wish them only the best.
But they or anyone else will never be BodyBuilding.com
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Filtering bodybuilding.com' is just plain wrong. Against what we all talked about free speech. I understand not having links to each other's cyberstore, aka advertising, but just filtering a url is not cool. And yes, I spoke to Steve Blechman to rectify this problem.
People shouldn't forget about this... Romano launched his little war on Getbig in MD... He took it to the magazines and did a few articles pushing the idea that only people who post their face and real names should post.
Romano is cool - he isnt anti-Getbig at all.
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Let's not try to start a war where there is not one. BB.com is a good client of ours and their business is appreciated. Fact is that we like what they are doing with their forums and how successful they have been in building a community. That being said, they are pretty strict rule wise on their forums and that does not appear to hamper their success.
________________________ _
From BB.com's rules...
2) There is no advertising allowed on the forum, and posting links to outside vendors is not allowed. This board is run and sponsored by Bodybuilding.com, but we want the truth about the products, good or bad, to be posted here so you can make a smart decision.
You are welcome to post links to the cyberstore within the site, but we do not allow discussion of other supplement store sites for obvious reasons. If you attempt to post about other stores, you may notice they are blocked out with asterisks (***). Although you are welcome to discuss any manufacturer?s products, you may not publicly display other places to purchase these products.
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Now that we have a supplement store of our own, we are in the same position as they are with our forums. This was not a deliberate act of aggression against BB.com.
Adam
Good or bad review right? Except Gaspari nutrition. What a crock of shit.
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So the question is when is BB.com going to come out with their own magizine...
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So the question is when is BB.com going to come out with their own magizine...
may as well and just sink md everyone wins
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Filtering bodybuilding.com' is just plain wrong. Against what we all talked about free speech. I understand not having links to each other's cyberstore, aka advertising, but just filtering a url is not cool. And yes, I spoke to Steve Blechman to rectify this problem.
Romano is cool - he isnt anti-Getbig at all.
As I remember, the getbig users sure in the heck didn't take well to his message board rants when he did them. Now all of a sudden he's all about no bull on the boards... I call BS... Getbig inveted no bull and he bitched about it. themz the facts about Ramano ;D
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As I remember, the getbig users sure in the heck didn't take well to his message board rants when he did them. Now all of a sudden he's all about no bull on the boards... I call BS... Getbig inveted no bull and he bitched about it. themz the facts about Ramano ;D
A-fucking-men.
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getbigs runnen this shit >:(
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Filtering bodybuilding.com' is just plain wrong. Against what we all talked about free speech. I understand not having links to each other's cyberstore, aka advertising, but just filtering a url is not cool. And yes, I spoke to Steve Blechman to rectify this problem.
Romano is cool - he isnt anti-Getbig at all.
Bleckman is too busy