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January 26, 2006
Three Years and Counting
By QBlog in Blog News
During the migration mess in November I totally forgot about this blog's three year anniversary. And then all the Holiday Craziness further delayed an anniversary post. But now I'm taking the time to say that on November 8, 2002, I published my first entry on the Quixtar BLOG. It was one of those lame "welcome" posts but it was the first and I guess that somehow makes it special.
The second post dealt with Quixtar's "Image Issue" and was a little more interesting.
And oddly enough, the posts kept coming. The pace was slow at first, a couple of entries each week, but it wasn't long before I was publishing at least one entry per day. That grueling pace yielded a lot of posts (1208), even more comments (14,005) and quite a few memorable moments (some fun, others not so fun).
To commemorate the three year Quixtar BLOG anniversary I've compiled a list of memorable posts, arranged in no particular order.
- My wife's upline threatened to kick her out of Quixtar because of this blog
- Quixtar complained about my quixtarblog.com domain and threatened to kick me out of Quixtar if I didn't comply
- I published the Blakey Report
- Spoke to an Amway Lawyer about the Blakey Report
- Published a novel about MLM (I didn't write the novel)
- Launched a Forum
- Spoke to another Amway lawyer about the Blakey Report
- Started Blogging 101
- Told the world about the "Quixtar Web Initiative"
- Talked to reporter Mark Glaser about the search engine manipulation
- Received a subpoena from Orrin Woodward's Team
- Started QBlog Radio and then ditched it to start again as a podcast
- Started a fledgling wiki (shhhh... didn't you know?)
- Launched the Quixtar Backbone Project
- Facilitated the "March of Percpetions"
- This blog became the number one (non-paid) search result on Google for the word "quixtar"
- Yahoo temporarily de-Lists Quixtar BLOG
- Uncovered a sexual harassment complaint against Dexter Yager
- Examined the Quixtar Average Income
I'm exhausted. That's all I'll post for now but I've left so much out. What memorable QBlog moments can you add to the list?
Comments
Eric,
CONGRATULATIONS!
Three years eh? It's been a marvelous ride, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog. I still marvel at your strategy, though.
At first I couldn't quite figure out whether you were Pro or Anti Quixtar.... and I have been a rabid ;-) Anti-Quixtar-Zealot ever since I found amquix.info....
So, your dispassionate tone was off-putting to me ;-).... I desperately wanted you to call Quixtar, what it IS - THE BIGGEST AND LONGEST RUNNING SCAM THAT WAS EVER INVENTED.
But, I think that dispassionate tone was a MASTER-STROKE - that was critical in your gaining such a wide audience. And then, of course, all the rest of the commenters (lawdawg, irmran, imanewe, xanadustc, truth, df, rocket et al) on the posts as well as the forums did a thorough job of exposing this fraud for what it is.
Score one for David against Goliath. The way things are going, it seems, a ruthless, predatory, multi-billion dollar corporation will finally get its comeuppance!
This website is brilliant! I have learned so much by reading information on this site. After I left Amway, I realized what a scam the AMO's are, but I never guessed the extent of how bad it was until I stumbled onto this site. I'm sure glad I did, now I go to business forums and share what I have learned with prospects.
The Mayor's Office hereby declares that November 8 will be commemorated as "QBlog Day" in this fair city.
Thank your for your service, your persistence, and dedication, QBlog.
His Honor,
Mayor McCheese
Ah, what a run and still going. I do remember the QRush blog, interesting it is no longer being updated, wasn't he going to continue until Bo Short, Scott Larsen, and Eric were all taken down. Gotta hate it when you run out of steam.
Eric,
Congratulations on your considerable achievement. I have always been very impressed with your calm, rational demeanour on the blog. As well, I very much respect your knowledge and skill in the fine art of blogging. This place is more than a quixtar related site, it is an exemplar of blogging at the highest level. Here's to many more years!!
Jim70
Maybe resistance isn't futile.
:-)
Happy Anniversary! Keep up the great work!
Bravo! Keep up the great work!
Aw shucks, perspective.... I didn't do anything but tell the truth... :)
Bravo Qblog! Three years and STILL going strong!
ima
Congrats!!!!
This site is a big reason I didn't get involved again 2 years ago. -
You probably saved my marriage!
K3Bour
Happy Anniversary and Congratulations!!!
Keep up the Great Work!!
Your Blog provides, education, research, and a true perception.
imanewme >>Aw shucks, perspective.... I didn't do anything but tell the truth... :)
Nevertheless, thank you, thank you for telling the truth. And I know I left out many other prolific posters here, but to all of you guys, THANK YOU.
Who could forget Qrush's attempt to stop the 'Unholy Trinity' only to become a 'cyber-memory' himself?
Posted by: jason | January 26, 2006 8:51 PM