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| BBN - The Final Countdown | Views: 1458 |
| Aug 25, 2013 2:52 am | | BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
Tarun Hukku | | Dear Friends,
I have decided that it is time for me to call it a day on BBN. Its been 10 years since I started it and its been a wonderful journey but like all good things this too has to end.
In case someone is keen on managing this in the future I am open to handing it over to the right person. As per Ryze the person has to be a gold member ($10 per month) and I will only hand it over to someone who has been on the network for 5 years or more. In case I do not get the right person I will shut down the network.
Please message or email me if you are interested.
Thank you all and may our paths cross again.
Cheers
Tarun
Network Leader
Bangalore Business Network http://bangalore-network.ryze.com
www.chotagolf.comPrivate Reply to Tarun Hukku |
| Aug 25, 2013 6:03 am | | re: BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
V Kumar | |
Would be too happy to take it up. Not a gold member though at present but can become one.
V.kumarPrivate Reply to V Kumar |
| Aug 25, 2013 6:39 am | | Aaaaghhh | # |
anand sharma | | Awww ! C'mon...Dont do this now ...
Sigh !!!
anuPrivate Reply to anand sharma |
| Aug 25, 2013 10:52 pm | | re: BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
Ernie Martin | | Hello Tarun, all the best to you.
Cheers,
Ernie MartinPrivate Reply to Ernie Martin |
| Aug 26, 2013 3:13 am | | re: re: BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
Rana Singh | | Hi Tarun....
Do we not get a last "Mixer" before the curtain comes down on BBN?
Cheer...
Rana SinghPrivate Reply to Rana Singh |
| Aug 26, 2013 3:21 am | | re: re: re: BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
Shobha(usha) gowri | | I am wondering why any of the 'old timers' wont take up Taruns offer and keep BBN from being history
RgdsPrivate Reply to Shobha(usha) gowri |
| Aug 26, 2013 4:57 am | | re: re: re: re: BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
anand sharma | | Shobs ..." WHO YOU CALLING "OLD" NOW !!!!Grrrrr......
AnuPrivate Reply to anand sharma |
| Aug 26, 2013 1:52 pm | | re: re: re: re: re: BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
Shobha(usha) gowri | | Correction-old in membership and young at heart...who? Private Reply to Shobha(usha) gowri |
| Aug 27, 2013 1:55 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
anand sharma | | KUMAR....KUMAR...KUMAR....All the way...of course...
Well.Do let us know what is happening ???
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| Aug 29, 2013 2:04 pm | | re: re: re: re: re: re: re: BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
anand sharma | | well !??? what is happening ? I dont want to be suddenly out in the lurch ??Tarun..if possible can you PM the formalities to me so we can work out something..seriously I would love to keep RYZE going
regards
anuPrivate Reply to anand sharma |
| Sep 15, 2013 8:38 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: BBN - The Final Countdown | # |
Rudy | | Tarun,
I think you have to let it go. With Facebook becoming all pervasive, thats where this network should be. Yes, ofcourse, content thats accumulated over the last 10 years will be lost..but people and the mixers , I can never forget. BBN is one of the last active networks on Ryze I guess.
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| Sep 16, 2013 4:18 am | | A thought !! | # |
anand sharma | | Brother...Those who choose to be on certain networks do so by choice and not by force !!
Secondly the same people remain on the network for many many years but still retain the loyalty and interact even after long intervals...
Aggressive networks will always be around but then as they say..
"THERE IS ALWAYS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CLASS AND THE 'MASS' !!
BBN has retained a kind of exclusivity on many dimensions and yes i can say truly that quite a number have benefitted from BBN ...
Yes !! there has been a wane of conversations but then one cannot write of BBn as a dinosaur !!! can we ??
KUMAR !!! where are you ?? Suresh again eloped i Guess !!
AnuPrivate Reply to anand sharma |
| Sep 16, 2013 5:51 am | | re: A thought !! | # |
V Kumar | |
Fully agree with anand. Poor guy, he has been trying his best to put some life.
Nevertheless, bbn requires a shake up/ clean up / revamp. Too many passive members. You can count active members on your fingers. If people dont see benefit they will drop out. I have stopped writing here as they fall in deaf ears. It takes time and effort to write and it is frustrating if there is no response. Anand will agree.
lets call a new order.Private Reply to V Kumar |
| Sep 16, 2013 6:01 am | | re: re: A thought !! | # |
Rana Singh | | Hi Anu & Kumar,
Just a thought on restarting BBN & getting some life back into it.
Can a "MIXER" be arranged for??
from my past experience a lot of activity starts on BBN as soon as a mixer is announced.
a Mixer also makes a great casual platform for active members to meet face 2 face.
Just a thought
...Cheers..
Raana SinghPrivate Reply to Rana Singh |
| Sep 16, 2013 6:15 am | | re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
anand sharma | | YUP ! YUP !!
Great idea...Kumar...how do we go abt this ??where is Jassi bhai,Ali Bhai,Rooya, Suresh,Bindiyaa, Mallika Sherawat,Sridevi,Sunny Leone and everyone else....
AnuPrivate Reply to anand sharma |
| Sep 16, 2013 10:05 am | | re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
RANI | | Hi Tarun,
I am a member from long time and in chennai , i have been following BBN you haev been the best moderator that any group may have...
its sad for me whats happening with ryze bbn and also chennai network closed long back
no idea how to make it alive
regards,
RaniPrivate Reply to RANI |
| Sep 16, 2013 10:49 am | | re: re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
anand sharma | | OKAY !!! people seem to be coming in from the snow outside !!
Great...Now a few suggestions ...and Kumar ,Raana bhai...
let us start with a talk to Tarun and see how we are gonna re create the magic here.
Let us try to revamp BBn into a network which caters to business class ..NO MLM CLASS AT ALL !!! as well as a network which consists of well mannered individuals with business interests as well as literary interests...See.the point is ...if we have Rani who has been following BBN from chennai and is so supportive (Rather than some enterprising genteelman who came up the idea of shutting down BBn due to ahem...the all aggressive FACEBOOK !!! oh well...all is not lost...let us start on a recruitment spree first let each of us who is dedicated to BBN bring in 10 new members in the next 48 hours !!! and Rani..that goes for you too..SINCE WHEN IS IT DICTATED THAT AN ONLINE NETWORK HAS STICK TO GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS !!!
and Rani trust me the amount of business in chennai is awesome...I remember a time when mr.Chaaruhasan was a member here too...
I will bring in 20 new members by tomorrow who will be ACTIVE ...
here is to BBN
AnuPrivate Reply to anand sharma |
| Sep 16, 2013 11:13 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
Aravind Chakravarthi | | Well well, I must say I was not all that active for a while now. But then there is also a certain amount of guilt attached to that as well for it was through BBN I found my first apartment tenant.
Though I live in Germany, I do follow most of the posts here and would surely like to see this forum stay active for all the positive purposes.
Might not be physically present there, however if the active members see a possibility where I could be of assistance send me a quick PM.
Looking forward to the developments.
Cheers
AravindPrivate Reply to Aravind Chakravarthi |
| Sep 16, 2013 1:05 pm | | re: re: re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
Gopal Krishnan | |
i think we have adequate members. What we require is active members and quality postings. Why not we request for renewal of membership as a first step? Private Reply to Gopal Krishnan |
| Sep 16, 2013 2:09 pm | | re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
anand sharma | | Yowsa baby !!! Now we are talking! Anyone else coming out of hibernation here there or anywhere Private Reply to anand sharma |
| Sep 17, 2013 5:10 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
Rudy | | Guys,
My point is this. BBN is BBN irrespective of where it is. Whether it is here or on Facebook, the impact would be the same. Ryze as a portal has seen its days. Its a question of shifting the platform, nothing more.
I have contributed my bit to BBN as well. The Logo that you see up there is my contribution and I used to maintain the page as well. Its just that Ryze as a portal has seen its days and an alternate platform which is free and where everyone seems to be is Facebook. A few networks have shifted to Facebook and are running great. Have been suggesting to Tarun that he move it to Facebook for sometime now. Facebook is an ideal platform looking from the point of view of growth and vibrancy of the network.
Organizing a Mixer isnt a solution, its just a band aid, its a question of existance. If Ryze decides to close down, then BBN too goes under. So the question we should ask is, Should BBN move to Facebook ?
cheers
RudyPrivate Reply to Rudy |
| Sep 17, 2013 8:10 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
Chandra Shekar Moosad | | OK---So what is stopping Tarun--------? Private Reply to Chandra Shekar Moosad |
| Sep 17, 2013 8:47 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
Rudy | | I have no idea what is stopping Tarun :) . I am ready to take it over, provided its moved to Facebook. Private Reply to Rudy |
| Sep 19, 2013 6:00 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
Tarun Hukku | | Nice to see so many messages :-)
BBN is like an old friend - you dont let go of old friends just because you have new pretty ones around. BBN fits well on Ryze. Maybe there are other opportunities to build similar networks on other social media and anybody is free to do so.
I dont want to make formal statements but would like to thank all who wrote in to express their support to BBN and to offer their time to keep it going.
I want to pass the baton as I believe there would be other folks who can take better care of this old friend than I can. BBN has a charm of its own and that is because of all the folks who have been on it through the years. That said BBN has to adjust to the new realities and adapt to the same but that should not imply a headlong rush to keep up with the Joneses on other social media. I would prefer kapi over capuccino - any day :-)
So thank you all who wrote in - we will have a new BBN leader announcement very soon. It has needless to say been a difficult choice to make with so many good and genuine folks pitching in. But then we all stay friends, dont we.
Cheers
Tarun
Private Reply to Tarun Hukku |
| Sep 19, 2013 8:32 am | | re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: A thought !! | # |
niranjan burke | | Hi Tarun...
"BBN is like an old friend - you dont let go of old friends just because you have new pretty ones around. BBN fits well on Ryze." i totally agree...
I have been a part of BBN for almost 7 years now, have met a lot of interesting people over here, lots of interesting posts and discussions have happened over the years...it will be sad to see it disappear...
cheers...
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| Sep 20, 2013 6:42 am | | re A thought !! | # |
Raja Ram | | Hi Tarun
a coincidence! i got linked to the page now and here i read your message on bidding adieu!.
i just saw i am here since 2004!!!!!!!!!!!!
recollecting our mixers and blast we had!
Well hope to see you soon.
a special thanks to a guy who linked many a souls!
rajaPrivate Reply to Raja Ram |
| Sep 20, 2013 7:26 am | | re: re A thought !! | # |
anand sharma | | Hoooooo....That is putting it Tarun..BBn has a charm of its own !!! Eggsactly what I have been putting thru too..
Basebook err i mean Facebook may have its dedicated whatever...but still.
Ok..who is the new Luke Skywalker now ??
AnuPrivate Reply to anand sharma |
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