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| Thread ID: 127052 | 2012-10-01 23:44:00 | Wheedle: thoughts? | pcuser42 (130) | PC World Chat |
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| 1304522 | 2012-10-02 10:20:00 | It didn't even last as long as that other 'TradeMe' clone that got shutdown when users ended up at a porn website if they used .com instead of .co.nz on the address. :lol: :lol: | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1304523 | 2012-10-02 10:24:00 | Oh, and of course, don't forget the fact that you can buy goods for -$5. pbs.twimg.com | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1304524 | 2012-10-02 17:42:00 | Some competition for greedy TradeMe is a good thing. I have no doubt about that. But the Wheedle launch was a bloody disaster and right now will be someone's nightmare. I can forgive Wheedle some startup problems. What I cannot forgive is that they offer NO alternative way to contact Wheedle staff other than a site-based mail form, which, if your Wheedle registration process was an unmitigated (404 Page Not Found) disaster, is inexcusable. Their Twitter feed was also unattended and/or broken, and died after a day or so. All customer doors were/are closed to communication with Wheedle. Who the hell designed it that way, at a time when it's absolutely certain that their customers will want to contact them? Wheedle, you get a 10/10 for your initiative in providing much needed competition for the TradeMe oligarchy. But you get a 0/10 for creating a communications disaster. There's no excuse for that. |
braindead (1685) | ||
| 1304525 | 2012-10-02 19:35:00 | It didn't even last as long as that other 'TradeMe' clone that got shutdown when users ended up at a porn website if they used .com instead of .co.nz on the address. Link Please!?!?!?! :D :lol: Jokes! I think I read somewhere yesterday that Carl Rees is like a co-founder of some frieght company? (Possibly Mainfrieght). Just the ritch stealing ideas to get richer :groan: |
lordnoddy (3645) | ||
| 1304526 | 2012-10-02 19:39:00 | I think I read somewhere yesterday that Carl Rees is like a co-founder of some frieght company? (Possibly Mainfrieght). Just the ritch stealing ideas to get richer :groan: Correct. Adding fuel to the fire that he had no idea what he was doing. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1304527 | 2012-10-02 20:27:00 | There will be heaps for managers/ceo or what ever that know nothing about html programming, he might be a good manager and thats what counts. To take the site offline is a massive call and shareholders will be spewing but he answers to them. He made the right call and that is what a good manager should do |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1304528 | 2012-10-02 21:16:00 | There will be heaps for managers/ceo or what ever that know nothing about html programming, he might be a good manager and thats what counts. To take the site offline is a massive call and shareholders will be spewing but he answers to them. He made the right call and that is what a good manager should do www.business.govt.nz There are only four shareholders: Neil Lindsay GRAHAM Patrick John BARROW Ranjith Nokkara SIVARAMAN Carl Phillip REES Not a biggie to take it offline (apart from the embarrassment/credibility factor of course) |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1304529 | 2012-10-02 21:21:00 | I don't think any of these TradeMe clones will be very successful in the near future. The problem can be summed up simply: The sellers stay on TradeMe because the buyers are on TradeMe, while the buyers stay on TradeMe because that's where all the sellers are |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1304530 | 2012-10-02 21:21:00 | Maybe a name change is in order - something like Widdle :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1304531 | 2012-10-02 21:33:00 | Maybe a name change is in order - something like Widdle :) I nearly did, reading that!! :D :D |
johcar (6283) | ||
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