is there anyone here who doesn't lurk on ml?

[Muddled]

If so, I need to catch you up on TN news, yesk? 

[Deleted]

Well I'd like to hear it from your side, even though I read the ML thread!

[bullygirl979]

I don't lurk over there. So, spill is sistah!

[Muddled]

Ok, so the biggest and best news is that everyone that worked at TN at the time of The Exodus doesn't any more. The whole place was cleaned out and they started over from the community manager on up. Although, I guess they never did replace nest anni. We told them that if they wanted a good rapport with the community, then they needed to be more active on the boards and not just post silly questions and run. There would be a lot less hostility if there was actually a relationship there. Of course, we also said that we left because, as daily users of the site, our feedback was pretty much ignored.

They are changing the platform again. They went live on the knot first. It is mobile compatible, though there is no app right now. dixienormous can speak to the platform.

There were 4 of us fromgbcn there. The other 5 or 6 people were mostly in it for the articles. Can you believe it?? I hope they've improved with the new leadership!

I think I'll hit post now. It's getting long.

What else do you want to know? Chime in, dixie!

[partiallysunny]

There was only about ten people there?

[Muddled]

Yes, ps. That's normal for a focus group. They ate also doing one in Austin and Omaha.

They are all gorgeous and have an amazing office. 2 went for drinks with us after. It was actuallyfun.

[partiallysunny]

What was the funniest thing that happened?

[margarita]

The articles?? lol

Okay then.

[dixienormous]

Funniest thing that happened? The women who were there for the "articles" were all about 6 weeks post wedding and took themselves WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too seriously.

[Deleted]

i DONT EVER GO THERE!

[Deleted]

what about all theri tech issues?

[neonpink]

May 31, 2013 10:40:02 GMT -5 dixienormous said:

Funniest thing that happened? The women who were there for the "articles" were all about 6 weeks post wedding and took themselves WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too seriously.

Hahah this just cracked me up. People really read the articles, and they read them so often they wanted to come to the focus group on them. 

[ECB]

May 31, 2013 10:40:02 GMT -5 dixienormous said:

Funniest thing that happened? The women who were there for the "articles" were all about 6 weeks post wedding and took themselves WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too seriously.

Ha.  I loved how after people get married, all of a sudden they want to become wedding planners too. 

[dixienormous]

May 31, 2013 10:51:40 GMT -5 mags said:

what about all theri tech issues?

The new Site Director admitted that tech is pure BS. Supposedly that too is improving. I will say (though zitiqueen disagrees with me) that the new platform/format is nicer and more user friendly.

they were appalled to hear about the FB fiasco.

We ended up in the elevator with one of the tech monkeys. He was NOT happy to be with us.

[Deleted]

i will agree with sue on that issue nothing has improved

[margarita]

May 31, 2013 10:40:02 GMT -5 dixienormous said:

Funniest thing that happened? The women who were there for the "articles" were all about 6 weeks post wedding and took themselves WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too seriously.

Haha. Oh yeah? Were they talking about their to-do lists? 

[dixienormous]

May 31, 2013 11:05:51 GMT -5 margarita said:

May 31, 2013 10:40:02 GMT -5 dixienormous said:

Funniest thing that happened? The women who were there for the "articles" were all about 6 weeks post wedding and took themselves WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too seriously.

Haha. Oh yeah? Were they talking about their to-do lists? 

I had to laugh that some of them consulted TN for recipes. There are a gazillion recipe specific websites and apps why use TN?!

[Muddled]

I think they are expecting most of the IT issues to be resolved with the new platform?? I dunno. We did tell them that we all assumed their tech dept was a bunch of hamsters on a wheel.

At least one of the IT guys is a huge ass, according to our hosts. He was in the elevator with us on the way down. I said , "So I hear you're in IT.". He looked down and said, "i sweep the floors." Lolol.

[gault]

Did you ask if they lurked during the pampers thing? I know they're all new, but you never know.

Did they have a particular nestie they loved to hate or found very interesting? Name names!

[dixienormous]

They loved the 4 GBCNers! Like really loved us!

[Muddled]

No one fessed up to being on the boards then, gault.

I did not ask about favorite Nesties. It's likely to be someone we are not familiar with anyhow. The current community manager just started last month.

[Muddled]

May 31, 2013 13:49:37 GMT -5 dixienormous said:

They loved the 4 GBCNers! Like really loved us!

They did. We were the life of the party.

[starrieskies]

May 31, 2013 13:49:37 GMT -5 dixienormous said:

They loved the 4 GBCNers! Like really loved us!

What's not to love?!?

[bowies]

I don't lurk ML, but read that post via MM. Did one of you say "You could have had all this ::waves hand over self and the other GBCNers:: but now you've got all that ::waves hand over there-for-the-articles weirdos::...happy now?"

Please say yes, please say yes.

[motzie]

I'm so glad you guys went! This is awesome.