Blast Off Network

[nomaxim]

Originally Posted by mumei101

You are saying that the "model" of BlastOff (do you mean its structure?) is going to change? Please elaborate, I'm dying to know where you get this definitive information...? I hope the answer isn't "because they told me so".

This popped up yesterday in at prnewswire.com,

Blastoff Network Partners With The Dallas Morning News and WFAA to Launch the Unique Local Network Shopping Portal: DFWblastoff.com

DALLAS, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Blastoff Network, in partnership with The Dallas Morning News and WFAA, announced today the launch of DFWblastoff.com, a new online portal that offers a single-site experience for local consumers.

Using the already popular portal engine of BlastoffNetwork.com, the partnership developed DFWblastoff.com, a local customizable internet portal featuring lifestyle content, access to local news and information from The Dallas Morning News and WFAA, the Belo Corp. owned, ABC television affiliate in D-FW, and an online shopping mall featuring more than 400 well-known retailers. It also includes a cash-back program that pays members when their friends and family shop online through the site. Other features include videos and music, free retro games, sports and entertainment news.

SOURCE Blastoff Network
.......full article at link

[gketwin]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

This popped up yesterday in at prnewswire.com,

WAIT!!!
So you mean Blastoff will be partners with another entity besides Pre-Paid Legal????
Pizza Hut has Blastoff on their website and now this......
I thought this would not happen???
Gosh, I just wonder what else may yet happen that was said to not be possible. Any ideas???

[nomaxim]

Originally Posted by gketwin

WAIT!!!
So you mean Blastoff will be partners with another entity besides Pre-Paid Legal????
Pizza Hut has Blastoff on their website and now this......
I thought this would not happen???

Actually, it happened two months ago.
WhoIs info for Dfwblastoff.com

Domain Name: DFWBLASTOFF.COM
Created on: 24-Sep-09
Expires on: 24-Sep-10

Just noticed something,

Domain Name: BLASTOFFNETWORK.COM
Created on: 08-Aug-08
Expires on: 08-Aug-10

You can register a domain for up to 10 years. So why are all these domains only being registered for a year? Granted they can be renewed, but it is generally cheaper (in the long term) to register them for a longer period.

[SaucyJack]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

Just noticed something,You can register a domain for up to 10 years. So why are all these domains only being registered for a year? Granted they can be renewed, but it is generally cheaper (in the long term) to register them for a longer period.

Nice observation, surprised no one had noticed that yet. So, why registered for only a year?

Now, I was going to make some snarky response that it's not much of a surprise since they hide behind a proxy and their address is a UPS Store p.o. box, but, alas! Look at their domain record now:

Registrant:
   William Rodgers
   3925 Overlake Dr
   Plano, Texas 75023
   United States

   Domain Name: BLASTOFFNETWORK.COM
      Created on: 08-Aug-08
      Expires on: 08-Aug-10
      Last Updated on: 27-Jun-09

   Administrative Contact:
      Rodgers, William  
      3925 Overlake Dr
      Plano, Texas 75023
      United States
      +1.2144320313      Fax -- +1.2149741400

   Technical Contact:
      ONEANDONE, Hostmaster  
      1&1 Internet Inc.
      701 Lee Rd.
      Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania 19087
      United States
      +1.8774612631      Fax -- +1.6105601501

   Domain servers in listed order:
      NS37.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
      NS38.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

Congrats Blastoff Network for coming out of the closet, as it were. I wonder what made them change their minds and embrace transparency?

Good job, tho. Hats off to you guys for a step in the right direction.

(Edited: apparently only for blastoffnetwork.com. I see that dfwblastoff.com is DomainsByProxy.)

[ldinlove]

Originally Posted by gketwin

WAIT!!!
So you mean Blastoff will be partners with another entity besides Pre-Paid Legal????
Pizza Hut has Blastoff on their website and now this......
I thought this would not happen???
Gosh, I just wonder what else may yet happen that was said to not be possible. Any ideas???

I thought the sole purpose of Blastoff was to promote PPL and help them get lots and lots of new associates.

[nomaxim]

Originally Posted by ldinlove

I thought the sole purpose of Blastoff was to promote PPL and help them get lots and lots of new associates.

May I suggest reading the entire article, like this down near the bottom,

About Blastoff Network

Blastoff Network is a Texas-based company, founded in 2007 to provide Members with a way to save money shopping online and make money leveraging their professional and social networks. Members receive a customizable homepage and enjoy cash-back shopping from over 400 leading retailers like Travelocity, Gap and many others. Members also earn rewards as they invite friends and their network grows. Featured products, such as Blastoff Wireless, as well as home and legal services, contribute to the excitement and positive atmosphere offered by the company, its employees, and the personalized service they offer. For more information, visit http://www.BlastoffNetwork.com.

Of course BO could be referring to some other 'legal services' there.

[ldinlove]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

May I suggest reading the entire article, like this down near the bottom,Of course BO could be referring to some other 'legal services' there.

I DID read the whole article and I said "sole purpose", not that legal services were one of multitudes of products offered through the Blastoff web site.

[mumei101]

Originally Posted by ldinlove

I thought the sole purpose of Blastoff was to promote PPL and help them get lots and lots of new associates.

It is the main purpose yes. What is BlastOff without PPL? The domain was only registered in aug08.
I mean the past few months before the launch they claim to have been developing their website, (which obviously is still not finished due to the colossal amount of errors still occuring,) - so if they didnt have a working website then they have no business, right?
The BlastOff website has clearly been developed solely for PPL. If PPL didn't exist, BlastOff would be a newly developed, below average website in a saturated market, full of competitors that do the exact same thing only better and offer more. (by offering more, I mean real services, not encoding some free radio into their homepage, fluff)

The only thing that BlastOff had that others didnt was PPL members selling for them, but since the launch was some time ago now, I'd say that advantage is pretty much gone and now BlastOff have to compete with its competitors based on what it offers, and that is why the Alexa ratings have been slowly slipping recently.

Of course BlastOff has been created for PPL. If it wasn't and it was actually created for a great online shopping experience, it would be better than its competitors - but it is not! Look around!

[ldinlove]

Originally Posted by mumei101

It is the main purpose yes. What is BlastOff without PPL? The domain was only registered in aug08.
offers, and that is why the Alexa ratings have been slowly slipping recently.

Of course BlastOff has been created for PPL. If it wasn't and it was actually created for a great online shopping experience, it would be better than its competitors - but it is not! Look around!

If it was created for PPL, why was Blastoff in development YEARS before Bill Rogers met Harland Stonecipher?

[gketwin]

Originally Posted by ldinlove

If it was created for PPL, why was Blastoff in development YEARS before Bill Rogers met Harland Stonecipher?

Exactly!!!
Of course we know this because WE were there in Las Vegas when this was first announced and we are aware of the by chance meeting that happened between PPL and Blastoff.
The rest are just in the dark and refuse to see the light.
I am sure this will get some comments in response and looking forward to what is said next.....

[believer123]

Originally Posted by gketwin

Exactly!!!
Of course we know this because WE were there in Las Vegas when this was first announced and we are aware of the by chance meeting that happened between PPL and Blastoff.
The rest are just in the dark and refuse to see the light.
I am sure this will get some comments in response and looking forward to what is said next.....

Well then that settles it. If they said it in Las Vegas then no rebuttal for that one. What a joke! Your that eskimo they always talk about that buys ice aren't you.

[mumei101]

Originally Posted by ldinlove

If it was created for PPL, why was Blastoff in development YEARS before Bill Rogers met Harland Stonecipher?

Haha you think BlastOff has been in development for years?

I just took a look at BlastOffs development team - if it took all of them years to make this BlastOff site that still doesn't work correctly, then you are living in an alternative reality. That or the development team are just a bunch of useless amateurs.

The domain was only registered last year. You may just have to stop believing everything Mr Stonecipher tells you.

Employ common sense here - where would BlastOff be without PPL? It is an inferior product in a market full of competitors...

[mumei101]

Originally Posted by gketwin

Exactly!!!
Of course we know this because WE were there in Las Vegas when this was first announced and we are aware of the by chance meeting that happened between PPL and Blastoff.
The rest are just in the dark and refuse to see the light.
I am sure this will get some comments in response and looking forward to what is said next.....

It was said in LAS VEGAS????? Why didnt you just say that!!! IT MUST BE TRUE!!!!

Your mentality of taking things at face value because the guy talking to you is holding a microphone and standing on a platform is truly worrying.

[Flick]

Originally Posted by gketwin

Exactly!!!
Of course we know this because WE were there in Las Vegas when this was first announced and we are aware of the by chance meeting that happened between PPL and Blastoff.
The rest are just in the dark and refuse to see the light.
I am sure this will get some comments in response and looking forward to what is said next.....

Just curious since you are "in the PPL loop" in regards to information--what has Stonechiper(sp?) had to say about BO's failure to deliver on it's promises to PPL associates?

Specifically, the loss of the 2-week exclusive--has he even addressed this? Or has he just been rah-rahing the BO potential and throwing out growth numbers (as Rodgers did in his Chicago "rally").

Is he(Stoney) standing up to BO and throwing his support behind his PPL associates?

Has he been silent on the entire debacle?

Has he been supportive of how the BO launch has been going?

If Stonechipper isn't giving BO a hard time about all of the problems, loss of PPL exclusivity period, and other issues--one must wake up and realize that he is benefitting ($$$$) while the rank and file that are actually busting their humps to publicize this thing are getting ignored.

I really wouldn't be suprised if Stoney is using the flush of cash from newly signed PPL associates that came aboard because of BO, and he probably has some type of exclusive agreement where he or someone else in PPL management is the "top tier" for all PPL members and downlines signing on to BO--thus garnering the lion's share of all commissions from shopping done by ANYONE in the PPL downline BO network to pad the PPL accounts as they prepare to buy back the public shares of PPL, and return to private ownership.

This last bit is a fact--he is trying to buy back all public shares and once again make PPL private and removed from the NYSE and the added scrutiny and transparency that comes with being a publicly-traded company.

[blastoffsavings]

Some people spend WAY too much time trying to debunk something that costs no money to join and pays you cash back. You will find mis-information and wild claims by people wanting to sign up a down line but the truth is you get paid cash back when you shop. I've got nearly $40 so far from just my own Christmas shopping. Blastoff makes their $ from the retailers, who pay a referral fee, not from people who join the site fror free. I posted some answers about what Blastoff is here: [Affiliate Link Removed]
Don't make something big out of a site that pays you cash back. Don't want to refer people? Then Don't refer people and just use the site for your own cash back.

[Robot36]

Originally Posted by blastoffsavings

I've got nearly $40 so far from just my own Christmas shopping.

How much have you spent in total through Blastoff to get the $40?

[SaucyJack]

Originally Posted by blastoffsavings

Some people spend WAY too much time trying to debunk something that costs no money to join and pays you cash back. You will find mis-information and wild claims by people wanting to sign up a down line but the truth is you get paid cash back when you shop. I've got nearly $40 so far from just my own Christmas shopping.

You may have received more cash back with one of Blastoff's competitors. On a whim, I checked out one of them, a place called Mr. Rebates. I picked 5 retailers and compared them side-to-side with BO:

           Blastoff     Mr. Rebate
Kohl's      2%          3%
Old Navy    2%          3%
Target      2%          4%
Macy's      2%          5%
Origins     5%          9%

Spend $20 at each retailer, you'll get back $2.60 from BO, and $4.80 from Mr. Rebates. That's a bit of a difference, eh?

[BorisZ]

Originally Posted by SaucyJack

You may have received more cash back with one of Blastoff's competitors. On a whim, I checked out one of them, a place called Mr. Rebates. I picked 5 retailers and compared them side-to-side with BO:

DiscoverCard's rebates are also larger than Blastoff's.

[mumei101]

So effectively proven that BlastOff is inferior, but all of this is not to mention that the site is amateurish, full of bugs and is still just a blatent calling card for PPL.

Yes its free to join but this is not the point. Suceptible people are going to get conned into joining PPL.

[ldinlove]

Originally Posted by Flick

Just


This last bit is a fact--he is trying to buy back all public shares and once again make PPL private and removed from the NYSE and the added scrutiny and transparency that comes with being a publicly-traded company.

It will also protect them from being targeted by unscrupulous shortsellers.

[No_Moron_Here]

Originally Posted by mumei101

So effectively proven that BlastOff is inferior, but all of this is not to mention that the site is amateurish, full of bugs and is still just a blatent calling card for PPL.

Yes its free to join but this is not the point. Suceptible people are going to get conned into joining PPL.

And that's another reason why it went from one of the top threads on this site to being nearly buried already in the scam.com heap of crap. I figured I'd try and resurrect it.

[mumei101]

Originally Posted by No_Moron_Here

And that's another reason why it went from one of the top threads on this site to being nearly buried already in the scam.com heap of crap. I figured I'd try and resurrect it.

20th november was the lowest day for traffic since before the launch for blastoff. its been in a decline now since nov 3rd, hardly great news for those still clinging onto the hope its going to go viral.

thats a big problem for something relying on viral marketing. to go viral you need people to create a buzz and tell their friends, who in turn create a buzz, so the number of people "buzzing" grows exponentially. you can see from the dwindling numbers on alexa that this aint happening.

i dont think facebook are too worried, their 2nd place spot is safe, gketwin.

[nomaxim]

Well, even given that 'Black Friday' and 'Black Monday' (busiest shopping days of the year) are coming up and that they should see a increase in traffic. I don't see a them as a threat to most of the shopping portal websites this year.

'gketwin' is likely back to his porn sites, likely just as much traffic.

[mumei101]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

Well, even given that 'Black Friday' and 'Black Monday' (busiest shopping days of the year) are coming up and that they should see a increase in traffic. I don't see a them as a threat to most of the shopping portal websites this year.

'gketwin' is likely back to his porn sites, likely just as much traffic.

Just got a group email from my BlastOff "sponsor" - things are getting desparate, my sponsor is obviously disappointed with the results thus far - only made 99cents from their downline, and the vast majority of their network isnt shopping nor recruiting.
the email was an attempt to get people to start shopping with blastoff.

i did predict earlier that most of the people who signed up probably wouldnt use their account, because there are better competitors..

[Robot36]

Well, I've got to say that I am slightly surprised that we've reached this point so quickly. I thought the launch hype would carry it on for at least another couple months before starting to fizzle out.

[Cornelius]

For those who celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving..

[ldinlove]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

'gketwin' is likely back to his porn sites, likely just as much traffic.

Nomaxim,
You should post your self portraits on your facebook, instead of here, I think.
Happy Thanksgiving!

[mumei101]

Well I think its time for a little update on BlastOff network.

Its the christmas period where all online shopping sites reach their peak traffic revenue...

Oh wait. Im wrong. BlastOffNetworks website continues to trail off, their US ranking has fallen sharply to 982, 200+ places less than their peak about a month ago, and their overall traffic has decreased steadily since the launch.

Still no remotely significant media coverage nor endorsements we were promised. If BlastOff cant sustain customers in this lead up to christmas, what is going to become of them next year I wonder?

Not to mention that my sponsor is still sending out emails in desparation to get people to use their accounts.

Makes you wonder how BlastOff are going to turn this all around and become the "next big thing" and change peoples lives...

Or perhaps it is going to become a below average shopping portal, saving people a few bucks at best?

Hmm what does everyone think? Still holding out big hopes idinlove, cornelius and gketwin?

I hope we can all puts the hopes of "its gona go viral" to rest.

[bikerangel3]

I guess they will link with buzzbot and then both can hopefully go viral and die LOL

[mumei101]

forget buzzbot, the "new kid on the block" is hellohello.net - get paid for uploading photos and reading emails.

I quote from a defender of the scam - "....without a doubt going to rival social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace..."

Hmmm.. sounds awfully familliar.

[Milkmaid]

Well, I guess I missed out on making my fortune in the big launch...

The thing that is so terribly sad, is that so many people were taken in - maybe not for a lot of money (thank God), but were made to look like fools in front of friends, family and co-workers. Everyone wants to live the American dream and be a part of something on the ground floor, but this was just so obvious to those of us not drinking the PPL Koolaid - a come-on to get PPL memberships, and was never going to be the "next big thing".

That slick talker who runs PPL should be in front of some sort of judge, soon.

[Jamestheman]

Originally Posted by ldinlove

I thought the sole purpose of Blastoff was to promote PPL and help them get lots and lots of new associates.

Nope, Blastoff is independent of PPL. PPl made an investment in Blastoff Network but it is not owned by PPL. They just got a button out of the deal and, of course the pre-launch advantage which helped both parties.

[Jamestheman]

Originally Posted by mumei101

Well I think its time for a little update on BlastOff network.

Its the christmas period where all online shopping sites reach their peak traffic revenue...

Oh wait. Im wrong. BlastOffNetworks website continues to trail off, their US ranking has fallen sharply to 982, 200+ places less than their peak about a month ago, and their overall traffic has decreased steadily since the launch.

Still no remotely significant media coverage nor endorsements we were promised. If BlastOff cant sustain customers in this lead up to christmas, what is going to become of them next year I wonder?

Not to mention that my sponsor is still sending out emails in desparation to get people to use their accounts.

Makes you wonder how BlastOff are going to turn this all around and become the "next big thing" and change peoples lives...

Or perhaps it is going to become a below average shopping portal, saving people a few bucks at best?

Hmm what does everyone think? Still holding out big hopes idinlove, cornelius and gketwin?

I hope we can all puts the hopes of "its gona go viral" to rest.

SO WHAT! what are you out? 5 seconds of your time for logging in? Don't use the damn site if you are not into money back on your purchases, who cares? Send your extra money to a charity if you don't need it.

The site is friggin FREE! and if all you are so worried about innocent people falling prey to hypnotic effects of Pre Paid Legal ads!, get real! The plans are great and affordable too. They advertise here....so.....? Go after the Alcohol or porn industries for Pete's sake. I think we have bigger fish to fry. There are lots of scarier things than this. It can't be a scam if it works like they said it would and it DOES! Maybe it is slower in the build but again, SO WHAT!

Sites like this "SCAM" site enjoy crushing legit business like Blastoff. When you look up Blastoff on the net one of the first things you see is this site and the word "SCAM" I think this site is the real SCAM because it misleads people into thinking it is legit and researched by unbiased parties and not just the message board that any yahoo can spout off on which is what it really is.

You haters need a REAL cause to march in. Look up Nuclear War, Global warming and focus your negative energies on something important. geeeze!

[mumei101]

Originally Posted by Jamestheman

SO WHAT! what are you out? 5 seconds of your time for logging in? Don't use the damn site if you are not into money back on your purchases, who cares? Send your extra money to a charity if you don't need it.

The site is friggin FREE! and if all you are so worried about innocent people falling prey to hypnotic effects of Pre Paid Legal ads!, get real! The plans are great and affordable too. They advertise here....so.....? Go after the Alcohol or porn industries for Pete's sake. I think we have bigger fish to fry. There are lots of scarier things than this. It can't be a scam if it works like they said it would and it DOES! Maybe it is slower in the build but again, SO WHAT!

Sites like this "SCAM" site enjoy crushing legit business like Blastoff. When you look up Blastoff on the net one of the first things you see is this site and the word "SCAM" I think this site is the real SCAM because it misleads people into thinking it is legit and researched by unbiased parties and not just the message board that any yahoo can spout off on which is what it really is.

You haters need a REAL cause to march in. Look up Nuclear War, Global warming and focus your negative energies on something important. geeeze!

How do you know what other subjects I focus my time on?

How does this site mislead people into thinking it isnt just a message board?

There are bigger fish to fry, but your the only person in a while who has mentioned "blastoff" and "scam" in the same sentence.

I dont consider it an outright scam, i DO consider is misleading and deceptive, and your argument of it not being a calling card for PPL consisted of a half sentence of "get real!" - if i were to "get real" then the same stance I have already still stands.

my main argument now is that BO isn't going to be a big deal, as many of the non-"haters" claim it is going to rival Facebook and Shopping.com.

My advice to them, funnily enough, would also be get real!

[BorisZ]

According to Alexa.com, Blastoff fell out of top 1000 US websites. It was in top 300 or 200 after massive hype push few weeks ago. So much for going viral.

[mumei101]

Originally Posted by BorisZ

According to Alexa.com, Blastoff fell out of top 1000 US websites. It was in top 300 or 200 after massive hype push few weeks ago. So much for going viral.

It was 928 2 days ago! its dropped more than 100 places in 2 days.

im just waiting for gketwin to come back and tell me how big its going to be.

im waiting...

[The Wolfboy]

I just read the entire thread (yes, really) and found it to be quite entertaining. I got an invitation to a BO network through twitter a month ago or so. I took a look an something immediately popped into my head: Quixtar. Remember this gem guys? Amway online. I couldn't stop laughing. I immediately blocked the individual and forgot about BO. Until I came to this site yesterday investigating an unrelated issue

Thanks for the laughs and I do truly feel sorry for the people taken in by this company.

Keep being vigilant guys. :D

[gketwin]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

Well, even given that 'Black Friday' and 'Black Monday' (busiest shopping days of the year) are coming up and that they should see a increase in traffic. I don't see a them as a threat to most of the shopping portal websites this year.

'gketwin' is likely back to his porn sites, likely just as much traffic.

Keep your opinion and comments about topics other than topic related to yourself or face the liability of the consequences......LAST WARNING!!!

Blastoff has had $5 million in sales so yeah i guess you are right that it was gonna be a failure......
Whatever, just check it for yourself
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-cash-back-shopping-website-tops-five-million-in-sales-78754972.html

[gketwin]

Originally Posted by ldinlove

Nomaxim,
You should post your self portraits on your facebook, instead of here, I think.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks Linda that was a great one...

[Whip]

Originally Posted by gketwin

Keep your opinion and comments about topics other than topic related to yourself or face the liability of the consequences......LAST WARNING!!!

Blastoff has had $5 million in sales so yeah i guess you are right that it was gonna be a failure......
Whatever, just check it for yourself
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-cash-back-shopping-website-tops-five-million-in-sales-78754972.html

Last warning? Or what? Ha ha ha ha.
And what validity does a fairytale written by the company itself have? They can claim anything they want. Are they really going to admit failure?

[mumei101]

Originally Posted by gketwin

Keep your opinion and comments about topics other than topic related to yourself or face the liability of the consequences......LAST WARNING!!!

Blastoff has had $5 million in sales so yeah i guess you are right that it was gonna be a failure......
Whatever, just check it for yourself
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-cash-back-shopping-website-tops-five-million-in-sales-78754972.html

Are you kidding? Look at the bottom of the article - SOURCE: BlastOff Network.

I could write a PR release about how I can fly and read minds, doesn't mean it is true.

Are BlastOff network unable to get any media coverage other than the "stories" that they write? Since you linked to that article I am guessing not.

BO has fallen to 1103 in Alexa now as their traffic continues to drop-off regardless of the fact it is the run up to xmas.

BlastOff are a below average shopping portal greg, I think your just going to have to accept that.

Keep your opinion and comments about topics other than topic related to yourself or face the liability of the consequences......LAST WARNING!!!

Everyone listen up, we're only allowed to talk about "topics related to yourself" now, no more talk about anything else, otherwise gketwin will get the PPL lawyers to sue us for being mean....

Grow up.

[nomaxim]

Originally Posted by Whip

Last warning? Or what?

He'll come back in 2-3 weeks and make more completely meaningless threats.

Ha ha ha ha.
And what validity does a fairytale written by the company itself have? They can claim anything they want. Are they really going to admit failure?

Really let's look at that link. prnewswire.com,

DALLAS, Dec. 8

The website currently ranks in the Alexa Top 1000 Most Visited Sites in the U.S.

That's a lie. They fell out of the top 1,000 2 or 3 days ago (Dec. 6-7) and as of this time are continuing to fall.
alexa.com/siteinfo/blastoffnetwork.com,

1,103 Traffic Rank in US

Reach Change
Yesterday 0.022 -10% Change in Reach over the trailing 1d period
7 day 0.0266 -20% Change in Reach over the trailing 1w period
1 month 0.0326 -21% Change in Reach over the trailing 1m period

[bikerangel3]

Can I get some of whatever the blastoff believers are taking to help them avoid dealing with reality ?? I really could use some of that since I have family members who bought buzzbot properties .Trying to understand how such things can occur in a group of normally sane fairly well balanced reasonably intelligent folks is making my head hurt

[BorisZ]

BO has fallen to 1103 in Alexa now as their traffic continues to drop-off regardless of the fact it is the run up to xmas.

Lets predict their traffic after New Year. I think they will be out of 2000.

[campman]

5 mil in gross sales divided by how many members?? Doesn't sound like much

[mumei101]

Originally Posted by bikerangel3

Can I get some of whatever the blastoff believers are taking to help them avoid dealing with reality ?? I really could use some of that since I have family members who bought buzzbot properties .Trying to understand how such things can occur in a group of normally sane fairly well balanced reasonably intelligent folks is making my head hurt

some people are susceptible to be brainwashed by fancy talking.

dont know how much of the thread you have read but gketwin thinks blastoff is going to rival facebook (which shows a lack of common sense on many different levels), and the majorty of the other defenders (who havent been back here for a while, curiously) are mostly still clinging to the idea BlastOff is going to change their lives.

this is a reflection on how this silly product has been marketed.

[nomaxim]

Originally Posted by campman

5 mil in gross sales divided by how many members?? Doesn't sound like much

But, that is gross sales or the total sold by all 400 merchants. That works out to $12,500 per merchant. Of course that is the average and would vary by merchant. If you figure 100,000 members that works out to a average of $50 dollars that each member spent on the Cyber-Monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year.

usatoday.com/money/industries,

Shoppers have retailers singing on Cyber Monday
Updated 12/1/2009 10:28 AM

In a surprising twist, more online shoppers may have actually clicked through to purchase items on Cyber Monday, the post-Thanksgiving online holiday.

Online sales were up 14% above Cyber Monday 2008, says the website sales tracking firm Coremetrics, which represents 500 major retailers, including Macy's and Nordstrom. The data were mirrored in results for sites including Buy.com, which had more orders in an hour from 1 to 2 p.m. ET than ever in its 12-year history, and eBags.com, which had a 53% increase in sales Monday.

The results could represent an improvement over the holiday weekend: Internet and in-store sales through Sunday were about on par with last year, but the average amount spent per person was down, according to a survey of 5,000 consumers by BIGresearch.

Retailers hoped to do better than that on their websites and often offered bigger price cuts on Cyber Monday, a term coined by the National Retail Federation five years ago when employees noticed an uptick in Web sales, likely from consumers who were shopping from their offices after the holiday. Each year since, more retailers have been adding special one-day promotions, and more shoppers have been visiting store sites.

Traffic to retail sites Monday was running about 1 million visitors ahead of last year's 10 p.m. peak of 3.3 million, says Web monitoring firm Akamai. With all those visits came some problems: HP's and Dell's websites had intermittent issues that placed them last in performance rankings this year by Gomez, a Web performance management firm.

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Traffic to retail sites Monday was running about 1 million visitors ahead of last year's 10 p.m. peak of 3.3 million
That means that the websites being monitored had over 4,000,000 people online at the same time (figure a time window of 5-15 mins. for the figure). If all those people only spent $1 then $4 million dollars was made in that time frame.

And let's look at some traffic figures for the last month including Black Friday and Cyber-Monday.
Again, alexa.com/siteinfo/blastoffnetwork.com;

1 month 0.0326 -21% Change in Reach over the trailing 1m period

alexa.com/siteinfo/shopping.com

1 month 0.247 +12.2% Change in Reach over the trailing 1m period

alexa.com/siteinfo/pricegrabber.com

1 month 0.1067 +39% Change in Reach over the trailing 1m period

[Whip]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

Really let's look at that link. prnewswire.com,

I don't get your angle here. Are you saying that you think this is a legit press release? You do know that you write your own release and submit it to that site right? That is not some independently researched writing.

[nomaxim]

Originally Posted by Whip

I don't get your angle here. Are you saying that you think this is a legit press release? You do know that you write your own release and submit it to that site right? That is not some independently researched writing.

Originally Posted by nomaxim

Really let's look at that link. prnewswire.com,

That's a lie. They fell out of the top 1,000 2 or 3 days ago (Dec. 6-7) and as of this time are continuing to fall.

Yes, I'm aware that Blastoff wrote that article. As I pointed out, they (Blastoff) fell below the 1,000 top US websites a day or two before that article was posted on 8DEC.

Post #1185

Originally Posted by BorisZ

Posted on 12-07-2009, 05:58 PM
According to Alexa.com, Blastoff fell out of top 1000 US websites.

Post #1186

Originally Posted by mumei101

Posted on 12-07-2009, 06:23 PM
It was 928 2 days ago! its dropped more than 100 places in 2 days.

Post #1192

Originally Posted by nomaxim

Posted on 12-09-2009, 01:22 PM
1,103 Traffic Rank in US

They are losing roughly 50 rankings a day. They are a shopping portal and it is 2 weeks before Christmas and they are losing traffic?

How the fuck to you do that?

[Whip]

Originally Posted by nomaxim

Yes, I'm aware that Blastoff wrote that article. As I pointed out, they (Blastoff) fell below the 1,000 top US websites a day or two before that article was posted on 8DEC.

Post #1185Post #1186Post #1192They are losing roughly 50 rankings a day. They are a shopping portal and it is 2 weeks before Christmas and they are losing traffic?

How the fuck to you do that?

Ok. My misinterpretation of your post.