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The refugee question

Topic 84 · 3 responses · archived october 2000
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~terry seed
There are lotsa boards (not ours!) shutting down all over the net. Should we provide a safe haven for some of these folks? Or not? What are your thoughts on the "refugee question"? 3 new of
~terry #1
http://www.WorldCrossing.com/ is serving as a refugee landing pad for much of the Table Talk population that doesn't want to join the WELL, and I'm wondering if we should get in to a role like this? Forums at The Atlantic and The American Prospect are also in this domain. Table Talk Refugee Central is here: http://www.worldcrossing.com/WebX?13@@.eeb939b It points to all the places TTers have dispersed to, both inside and outside of WorldCrossing.
~terry #2
They list these "Other Net Forums" The Atlantic Monthly Cafe Utne The Mote PeoplesForum The Rabbit Hole The Rant Readerville
~terry #3
Today could be a black Thursday for watadoo@well.com and either one of the vc's he's been involved in building over the last 3 years. AOL acquired both Winamp and Spinner 2 + years ago and although their audio streaming is deemed important( they mined their technology and content to build an AOL client radio), their outside of the AOL client Web sites, content and editorial staff, and communities are not really much of a blip on the AOL radar screen. Today the heavily anticipated layoffs are going to be announced. Bigwigs flying in from NY and Dulles to talk about synergy, going forward, market shares and pink-slips. "Fear and loathing,rumors and panic are running like a spring-swollen river. Both the Winamp community (40,00 members) and the Spinner community (1,200 or so) are on the block. Most of us have been drinking steadily all week, waiting for this morning to dawn. I find out in 3 hours if we live, or if I get to go back to work on a couple of laid aside novels."
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