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A $60,000 Eulogy for ActiveRain

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Missy Caulk TEAM

Please comment on Jorgans blog and not here, although I will leave comments open.

Jorgan was the main programer for Activerain. Now you know why all the problems.

I know many will think, "hey it is just corporate or business, but we are so much more than that here in the Rain at least all of us that have been here for a long time and poured our heart and soul into the community.

 

Original content by Jorgen Hahn

Welcome dearly beloved, friends, and family. We are gathered here today to honor the memory of ActiveRain, taken from us before her time.

I haven't known ActiveRain as long as many of you. We were introduced through a mutual friend early in 2008. Full of laughter and grace, I couldn't help but fall in love, and committed myself fully to her free spirit during that perfect Washington summer.

Some are born to do great things. ActiveRain didn't just provide a forum for real estate professionals and consumers; she fostered friendships and forged enduring connections that will last long after we've left this burial plot and her name is little more than a faded memory.

She didn't talk much about the cancer. Jon cared for her tirelessly and believed, even until the bitter end, that he could save her. But ducem mercatum is an insidious disease and knows no cure.

Her grace under pressure should serve as an inspiration to all. After learning that Matt and James, once counted among her dearest friends, had sold her out to ducem mercatum for 30 pieces of silver, she simply smiled. No complaints or bitter recriminations accompanied the news of her now-certain death. When Jon was stripped of his power of attorney (née chairman of the board seat), leaving her adrift and under the care of "new management", she offered no protest. And when death finally arrived, she passed secure in the knowledge that she had made a difference in the world.

A wealth of journals filled with wonderful memories still line her shelves. I know that she would want you to keep your writing alive, and encourage you to collect your belongings before the house is sold or razed.

Why the $60,000 eulogy? That's the blood money her new caretakers offered me to reanimate her lifeless cadaver. I choose instead to remember her as she was on that summer day when we first met, full of life and ready to set the world on fire.

We will always love you, ActiveRain. Rest in peace.

 

Jorgen Hahn, former CTO, VP, Product Development, ActiveRain

 

(Should this eulogy vanish mysteriously at the hands of our corporate overlords, you can find a permanent copy at http://niveon.com/a-60-000-eulogy-for-activerain.html)

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Comments (19)

Connie Harvey
Pilkerton Realtors - Brentwood, TN
Realtor - Nashville TN Real Estate

Missy, thank for sharing this. I've had very little access to my computer for a week and didn't see this. I'll go comment there.

May 11, 2011 12:11 AM
Kathryn Acciari
Central One Federal Credit Union - Shrewsbury, MA
Mortgage Loan Originator

Interesting!  I had forgotten that Market Leader is a part of all this.  It all comes down to $$$ doesn't it? It's easy to forget that technology and business are at the core of AR.

May 11, 2011 12:11 AM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

This is the third installment of the news. But shows keep your cardboard box handy if we all get traded. We'll be sitting and blogging shoulder to shoulder on another platform. We should be already and what a hoot when you bang in to someone you met here on Active Rain over the last five years. Don't have all your blog post eggs in one basket is the song that is getting louder in the back ground. No matter what happens.

May 11, 2011 12:27 AM
Cindy Edwards
RE/MAX Checkmate - Johnson City, TN
CRS, GRI, PMN - Northeast Tennessee 423-677-6677

Missy,

I read this earlier as well.  What is your personal take on this?  Do you think it's going down?

May 11, 2011 01:10 AM
Teresa Boardman
Boardman Realty - Saint Paul, MN

nice Missy. things do dissapear from here.  I have no idea what this is about but you got me to log into active rain. :)

May 11, 2011 01:15 AM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

No I do not think it is going down. Just a reason for the changes and am sure there will be more to come.

You can't have a new owner, new programers without changes.

It could be better, could be worse...time will tell.

 

May 11, 2011 01:16 AM
Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA
Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

Has anyone used this???

there is a link in Jorgen's post 

May 11, 2011 01:20 AM
Larry Brewer - Benchmark Realty llc
Benchmark Realty LLc - Nashville, TN

Missy - THankfully early last year I started a wordpress blog that is now generating a lot more traffic than I ever did with activerain, so it won't really break my heart if the disease kills it. I've learned a lot here from a lot of smart people, so I can't complain.

May 11, 2011 02:42 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Missy, I'm with Larry but, am hoping that Jorgen's post is merely 'sour grapes' and not truly 'lying ActiveRain to rest.'  I love my WP blog but, am simply addicted to the power of the Rain and the members here.  

May 11, 2011 03:06 AM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Debe, it is not going down, IMHO.

Just a reason for the instability of the site the last month. I love the relationships here too, like none other.

 

May 11, 2011 03:13 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Missy

Very interesting post and insight.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

May 11, 2011 03:30 AM
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

Great businesses have a soul that eminates from the leader or leaders. Some survive successions, some do not.

Let's hope Activerain thrives.

The roadmap is laid out in the book "Good to Great" by Jim Collins.

May 11, 2011 04:46 AM
Matt Stigliano
Kimberly Howell Properties (210) 646-HOME - San Antonio, TX

Missy - I don't think it will "die" and just go away, but I do wonder about it's health (as I would any company in a transitional state).  Only time will tell and I sincerely hope they can keep it alive and kicking, despite my recent decision to stop blogging here (which is unrelated to the topic at hand).

May 11, 2011 06:31 AM
Christine Donovan
Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA
Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

Missy - Like Matt I have some concerns about AR's health but am hoping for the best.

May 11, 2011 02:41 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I agree, Missy--like none other and it's so hard to describe to anyone who isn't a part of it or new here!  

And, Larry, the whatchamacallit doesn't work.  After trying it though, and it not working, I changed my password just as a precaution.

May 23, 2011 05:10 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Missy, I thought this letter was most telling. With so much change in all aspects of our lives, it would be nice if something would just be still and survive on just it's merits and the spirit that has always driven it. I sometimes think in terms of the flower. Could anyone really improve it with out first tinkering with it and destroying it. Thanks for posting this, I hadn't seen it but it does help to illuminate the passion we all have for this experiment in social re-engineering of the real estate industry.

May 29, 2011 08:11 AM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
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Hi Missy. Well done in posting this blog. Very impressive and thank you for once again helping everyone. Keep it up!

Oct 22, 2012 01:56 PM
Bas Panch
SCV Home Buyer - Valencia, CA

Keep up the good work Missy! Great share here.

Oct 22, 2012 10:08 PM
Debbie Harr
Homes that Click Realtors - Columbus, OH
Realtor Homes That Click, Worthington Ohio Homes

 Thanks for always informing us and keep up the good work. Cheers!

Oct 22, 2012 11:06 PM