tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post2691560296213595303..comments2024-03-27T20:31:44.878-05:00Comments on Steve in a Speedo?! Gross!: Wellsphere Controversy: A Different POVSteve Stenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11419298404210612118noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-35484845476201955552009-02-11T19:43:00.000-06:002009-02-11T19:43:00.000-06:00Crikey. Why don't people accept the risks they as...Crikey. Why don't people accept the risks they assume when they hit "publish?"sRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970952645043027136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-11565715939269843872009-02-02T22:06:00.000-06:002009-02-02T22:06:00.000-06:00Ok, this may be a bit off topic, but Health? Heal...Ok, this may be a bit off topic, but Health? Health Central Network? Wellsphere? These names would imply a health-based gist to their articles. Have they seen what you eat? Have they seen your pictures of what you eat? And yet they still want to take your content. Isn't that a conflict of some sort?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-51461935397582170392009-02-02T17:11:00.000-06:002009-02-02T17:11:00.000-06:00I had my little blog and was asked by Wellsphere t...I had my little blog and was asked by Wellsphere to join their group of bloggers. I was flattered, but knew they just needed content. I asked a number of questions and knew from the start they were pretty unorganized and thier site layout was really tough to follow. The blogging I do really is for me to track my goals and to keep me motivated and for friends to easily see what i have been up to. I tried to get involved in the community and grow and be part of it but it was really hard to do. Only good thing was I met Steve, but I had heard about his blog and read it before I came to Wellsphere, I actually haven't been on the site in a couple weeks. I saw the mail about them being bought and did the same thinking that others did. What about me. Didn't I help them in their business. That passed pretty quickly. I actually go to www.dailymile.com more. They have more a community of runners that actually share information. I'm still going to keep blogging. I might pull my Wellsphere account not because of the sale, but more just because I don't visit it enough and contribute to the community. Reminds me of back in the late 90's when all the AOL volunteers sued AOL because they were doing work for free to build the site. They had a case there. I was at Microsoft at the time and it changed how we interacted with our volunteers. The bottom line is a a profit company can't have a unpaid volunteered work force. The case they used actually comes from the late 1800's or early 1900's railroad company legal battle. Well I rambled on enough for today. Now back to your regularly scheduled blog reading.BaddApplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379529560242071444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-58117584914025882182009-02-02T16:24:00.000-06:002009-02-02T16:24:00.000-06:00very good points... they contacted me a few weeks ...very good points... they contacted me a few weeks ago and one of my questions to them was about if i could cancel my account if i ever wanted. they said yes but that they left all the content from before up on their blog... so i guess its just a personal preference thing after that. seems like if i wouldn't have asked that question, they wouldn't have really told me... they just said to say yes and i would be part of it. i decided to stay off of it with all this going on but its always good to get another POV :)Aronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418163097675963683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-49884685141470612472009-02-02T15:49:00.000-06:002009-02-02T15:49:00.000-06:00You can say that Wellsphere is justified in its ac...You can say that Wellsphere is justified in its actions because it is a for profit business, but ask yourself: have they created anything of value? Their blogger "network" is clearly not a happy group, as many posts have evidenced. And, a bit of research on Google will show that this isn't the first questionable behavior Wellsphere/Wellnet has engaged in.<BR/><BR/>-Mark Johnson, former Wellsphere product managerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-12475325654211925062009-02-02T12:19:00.000-06:002009-02-02T12:19:00.000-06:00Yeah Calyx, our Blogger content is ours, but Blogg...Yeah Calyx, our Blogger content is ours, but Blogger can use it for whatever they want. (I don't know what that means exactly... I'm no lawyer...)Steve Stenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419298404210612118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-21911895813088714592009-02-02T11:00:00.000-06:002009-02-02T11:00:00.000-06:00Interesting take and I need to re-read my blogger ...Interesting take and I need to re-read my blogger fine print! My understanding was the content on my blog is mine, not theirs. Thanks for sharing your pov.Calyx Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957579547686348722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-71592967837490240342009-02-02T09:49:00.000-06:002009-02-02T09:49:00.000-06:00Bill: Yes, blogger was sold about 1.5 years ago t...Bill: Yes, blogger was sold about 1.5 years ago to google.<BR/><BR/>Steve: I totally agree with you. Afterall, blogger, wellsphere, etc are hosting these sites for free. The computers, bandwidth, time to upgrade the blogger spell checker all take time and money. Who am I to complain when they do something with their own site?The Boring Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073380265420100975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-57330407917138744842009-02-02T07:16:00.000-06:002009-02-02T07:16:00.000-06:00I did not even know that there was all this contro...I did not even know that there was all this controversy. Wow, I'm totally out of it.CoachLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687275155229786220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-41417301139709320082009-02-01T23:50:00.000-06:002009-02-01T23:50:00.000-06:00Blogger was sold?Blogger was sold?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596205932932108573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-68506183585765347192009-02-01T22:47:00.000-06:002009-02-01T22:47:00.000-06:00The following comic made me laugh and is semi rele...The following comic made me laugh and is semi relevant to the hoopla being discussed:<BR/>http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/uc/20090127/lcrspe090127.giftrihrdrgrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04717381820347671814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-46268198166427897262009-02-01T20:36:00.000-06:002009-02-01T20:36:00.000-06:00perhaps your experience was different from mine. ...perhaps your experience was different from mine. i've reviewed my records. they set up an account for me without me ever agreeing to any terms and conditions. <BR/><BR/>I never would have agreed to the part about it being our responsibility to review the terms and conditions that can change at any time without notice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231464198799653331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-26743481100385397192009-02-01T18:48:00.000-06:002009-02-01T18:48:00.000-06:00Melanie, I can totally understand "photos of your ...Melanie, I can totally understand "photos of your child." That's a good point.Steve Stenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419298404210612118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-35764299248407061412009-02-01T18:36:00.000-06:002009-02-01T18:36:00.000-06:00lol. your comment on my post made me almost choke ...lol. your comment on my post made me almost choke on my pizza. Agreed. I totally see your point about the whole Wellsphere thing, I chose to delete my account, and move my blog... my account was created for me when i said ok to their form flattery letter. i'm not sure that i ever saw the terms of service... i should have questioned it more... i know it's business, i never expected a 'cut'... i just prefer to be the owner or what i post... especially pictures of my child.Mel-2nd Chanceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15040126521403230005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-3640494160097356242009-02-01T18:22:00.000-06:002009-02-01T18:22:00.000-06:00Yep!!! You know up until a few days ago i have ne...Yep!!! <BR/><BR/>You know up until a few days ago i have never even heard of Wellsphere but then again i didn't know who was playing in the superbowl either until my MOM told me!!!! :O)<BR/><BR/>Good post Steve!!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the World Series!!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012277904032798697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-14891273559428225662009-02-01T17:41:00.000-06:002009-02-01T17:41:00.000-06:00Wow! This topic seems to be almost as hot as the "...Wow! This topic seems to be almost as hot as the "do walk/runners have any place running in "real" races like Twin Cities Marathon...".<BR/><BR/>(yes they do...)<BR/><BR/>Have a good week Steve!Amytrigirl (aka Amybee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08235971347701097496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-2077072980792822542009-02-01T17:13:00.000-06:002009-02-01T17:13:00.000-06:00Totally agree with you! :)Totally agree with you! :)teacherwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791382386588836461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-83743840988886656342009-02-01T16:58:00.000-06:002009-02-01T16:58:00.000-06:00Correctin: It WASN'T comets killed'em off....It's...Correctin: It WASN'T comets killed'em off....<BR/><BR/>It's February....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-32444183268030449652009-02-01T16:57:00.000-06:002009-02-01T16:57:00.000-06:00Yeah, I agree with you. Plus, it's not like their ...Yeah, I agree with you. Plus, it's not like their blog posts were taken and put into a book that said "written by Wellsphere" and sold at Barnes and Noble. When the website was sold, nothing happened. All of their blogs went just as untouched as they had been before.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670066440911102412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-81953827093391073902009-02-01T16:56:00.000-06:002009-02-01T16:56:00.000-06:00Face it, everybody's bitching....Bitching about so...Face it, everybody's bitching....<BR/><BR/>Bitching about society, bitching about the bitching....<BR/><BR/>Think it was any better 100 years ago? It was comets killed off the dinosaurs. It was bitching about "today's society"....<BR/><BR/>Bitch, bitch, bitch....<BR/><BR/><BR/>(Copyright (c) 2009 by Wellsphere. Their CEO can have. He can put it next his taint.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-84402572175419441842009-02-01T16:46:00.000-06:002009-02-01T16:46:00.000-06:00In today's society some people will bitch about ab...In today's society some people will bitch about absolutely any topic or situation presented to them. Sad in my opinion.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849269818759114691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-60768052639879020972009-02-01T16:44:00.000-06:002009-02-01T16:44:00.000-06:00Don’t simply tell me I’m stupid.You're stupid.;)So...<I>Don’t simply tell me I’m stupid.</I><BR/><BR/>You're stupid.<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I wasn't smart enough to take the patent bar - still cannot believe I passed the 'regular' Bar, so I really have no idea on the legal ramifications of this Wellsphere issue.Trishiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901109079578428132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-27594719977535948952009-02-01T16:38:00.000-06:002009-02-01T16:38:00.000-06:00It might not be so simple. What about that froste...It might not be so simple. <BR/><BR/>What about that frosted face photo you're so fond of? Maybe, it's not even YOURS any more!<BR/><BR/>Maybe, they've TAKEN your MASTERPIECE....<BR/><BR/>Do they have one-time non-exclusive rights, or exclusive rights? <BR/><BR/>If the latter, you can kiss your face good-bye....<BR/><BR/>Still so indifferent, boss? Hmmm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29677084.post-32641191719171937602009-02-01T16:36:00.000-06:002009-02-01T16:36:00.000-06:00Thank you for being logical. I have to set people...Thank you for being logical. I have to set people straight daily about BS. Logic trumps emotion every day.The Lazy Triathletehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145803660702038118noreply@blogger.com