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World Markets Rebound Upon Return of BLOGS Button!

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Real Estate Agent with Fathom Realty West Sound WA State 52404

The World's financial markets received a temporary reprieve late Saturday afternoon upon news that the abruptly removed BLOGS Link Button had been restored to it's rightful place on the ActiveRain Task Bar.

The BLOGS Link Button's return put a timely end to a long day of civil unrest throughout the country. Large uncontrolled mobs of ActiveRain Members in the Dallas/Ft. Worth TX area staged heated protests that quickly turned ugly, resulting in widespread rioting and looting. Local activist, Amanda "Give Me My BLOG Button or Give Me Death" Hall  was arrested for inciting numerous area blog wars. As officials escorted her into custody, the surrounding crowds began to chant, "Attica! Attica! Attica!"

Unfortunately, the rebound was short-lived as another ActiveRain splinter group, Rainers Against BLOGS Buttons, threatened to begin randomly hijacking posts if their demands that the BLOGS Button be re-removed were not met. ActiveRain Pollster, Maureen McCabe, published a PollDaddy Widget to determine the majority vote of members, but the widget mysteriously disappeared from her post.  

Former ActiveRain employee, Jorgen Hahn, could not be reached for comment.

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Rich Jacobson is a REALTOR® and licensed Broker with Fathom Realty. He's a Crab Hunter, Clam Digger, and Oyster Shucker, skilffuly vanquishing anything in a shell! He is the Social Media Evangelist for Life on the Kitsap Peninsula & The Western Puget Sound in scenic WA State.

Anne Hensel
South Beaches Real Estate Professionals - Saint Petersburg, FL
Realtor - Broker - St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island

You guys just kill me,I desperately searched for the blog button for hours, wrote a "HELP"  post, got very frustrated, search more, finally found it and now just a few hours later, it is back. . . .

Anyway next time you want to confuse us, play with the states button, I have yet to figure out what we could possibly need it for.

Thanks for all your great work.

Buyers agent in Pinellas county

 

 

Oct 12, 2008 01:54 AM
Steven L. Smith
King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA
Bellingham WA Home Inspector

Rich,

I am really pleased to have that devilish little button back where I can click on it.

Oct 12, 2008 04:00 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Too funny!  Well, I guess we are addicted to the blog button.  Glad to see it alive and well.

Oct 12, 2008 04:36 AM
Scott Cowan
RE/MAX Professionals - Olympia, WA

I am glad that the poeple that control the code have such talent and such a good sense of humor.... it makes this a great site!

Oct 12, 2008 05:24 AM
Nancy Larson
I am a licensed referral agent in NJ - Hutchinson Island, FL

Thank you for putting it back. Some of us need visuals to get us in the right direction.....quickly.

Oct 12, 2008 09:35 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Rich thank you for returning peace and order to my little corner of the ActiveRain World.  As for those who want to get rid of the "Blog" botton we have ways of dealing with them :) :) :)

Oct 12, 2008 11:07 AM
Margaret Woda
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD
Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

This entire series has been so much fun.  Good job, Rich!

Oct 12, 2008 01:24 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Thanks for getting it back - it really was AWFUL.  Now life is good again.

Oct 12, 2008 02:30 PM
Winter Baserva
Seasons Realty Group of Atlanta Communities - Atlanta, GA
Realtor -Homes For Sale, Atlanta, GA

We'll I wasn't all that upset about the removal, but apparently the rest of the world was. Thank you I guess on behalf of everyone else :)

Oct 12, 2008 02:59 PM
LaShawn Norden
Keller Williams Heritage Realty - Longwood, FL
REALTOR, (321) 377-0157, Your Real Estate Advocate in Central FL

Thanks RICH...You Be the MAN! Nothing like a little rioting to get what we want :)

Oct 13, 2008 10:35 AM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Rumor has it she won't sleep a wink until it is found:)

Oct 13, 2008 11:49 AM
Amanda Evans
DFW Living - Fort Worth, TX
Real Estate Broker - Fort Worth Texas

See, the market really did rebound when the blog button was returned.  :)

Oct 13, 2008 12:10 PM
Lisa Hill
Florida Property Experts - Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Beach Real Estate

LOL. I've read several of these. They're all hilarious. I missed the day the button was missing. Ironically, I'm here 99% of the time, but I went to bed early that night. I'm glad I missed the drama.

Oct 13, 2008 02:55 PM
Richard Byron Smith, NMLS #184479
Mortgage Loan Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation NMLS #2289 - Chattanooga, TN
Mortgage Loan Officer

Tell you how observant I am. Did not even notice the return of the Blog until I read this post. In fact, I had even fussed to my self as I was navigating around to get back to the blog page.

Thanks for the post and thanks for restoring the world markets.

Can you help the bond markets next?

Richard

Oct 13, 2008 03:51 PM
Melody Botting
Broker Associate PenFed Realty - San Antonio, TX
You Deserve The Best

"Rich:  I had heard that Amanda was sponsoring a nude Rainer protest at DFW airport.  Amanda and hundreds of her closest friends... all armed with their staplers... were going to block one of the main runways until order was restored and the blog button brought back."  (Commented by Karen Anne Stone above).

Amanda has an awesome body.  (I say that with a proven history of hetro).  You guys could only be so lucky!

Oct 14, 2008 09:34 AM
Karen Anne Stone
New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Real Estate

Melody:  Thanks for the comment footnote :)  Amanda can be pretty dangerous when she has her favorite stapler out of it's holster.

Oct 14, 2008 10:09 AM
Melody Botting
Broker Associate PenFed Realty - San Antonio, TX
You Deserve The Best

Karen- So sorry.  I was just making a joke.  Amanda is a friend of mine for over twenty years.  I thought everyone who read the comments would know you said it.

Oct 14, 2008 10:20 AM
Melody Botting
Broker Associate PenFed Realty - San Antonio, TX
You Deserve The Best

Karen- I will go back and edit my comment.

Oct 14, 2008 10:21 AM
Amanda Evans
DFW Living - Fort Worth, TX
Real Estate Broker - Fort Worth Texas

Hey there, Karen Anne! The rumor is almost true but not quite...I tried to get hundreds of my closest friends together but Melody and Gary were the only ones that would join me.  Good thing the button made a comeback or we sure would have looked silly.  :)

Oct 14, 2008 10:23 AM
Cristal Drake
Prudential California Realty - Fullerton, CA
Realtor - Fullerton Real Estate

Hooray for the blog button and rebounding world markets!  Active Rain, who knew you had so much pull? 

Oct 14, 2008 06:23 PM