Hello friends! On July 3rd, ZuneBoards and CrowdGather had been discussing a possible acquisition, which had played out quite nicely. As of July 7th, 2008, ZuneBoards is owned by CrowdGather, a well-respected company that has been building a network of friendly communities. Their goal is to create the world's best user experience for forum communities.
Q. What does this mean for ZuneBoards' members and readers?
A. Changes for the better! The staff, including myself, will continue to closely moderate the website to ensure the best experience. CrowdGather will work to make ZuneBoards greater than we already are. That's pretty freakin' great! Contest? Competitions? You betcha! We have great contests and competitions coming up real soon for our 2nd birthday.
Q. What does this mean for ZuneBoards' partners and advertisers?
A. From what it looks right now, things will remain the same. For specific questions, feel free to PM me, or CrowdGather.
CrowdGather believes that the communities built around message boards and forums are the richest, most dynamic sources of information available on the web. While social networks provide a platform for people to connect based on their real-life friends and families, and blogs are a conversation of one to many, forums are active communities built around interest and information exchange around specific topics. By providing users with the ability to search forums, CrowdGather aims to enrich the world's search experience by giving people the ability to query and contribute to the most content-rich communities on the web.
CrowdGather aims to bring the world of forums together by providing a central destination for forum goers and forum owners to find forum news, forum tools and resources for growing communities, and most importantly - a search engine for forums - to provide an environment where people can ask questions and provide answers based on human experience and shared knowledge.
As the ex-owner and founder of ZuneBoards, I pledge to remain a part of this site for as long as I can, and offer CrowdGather tips and advice to keep ZuneBoards more enjoyable than it already is.
We are excited to be part of this community! I am open to any questions that members might have. Our goal is to support the fantastic member base of this forum!
Not too bad, I suppose. I'm still a little wary of the whole thing, though.
And might I type all you damn gossipers.. shame on you.
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puny mortals, liz never makes mistakes. Why she's Lizeous the Allmighty!
im worried. many acuisitions end in destroyed forums. I hope that doesn't happen here
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Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.
Spread the rep. If someone has helped you or they really deserve it or did a good job on something, click the button under their name. Or if you are using the new skin click the button in the top right hand corner of their post.
Sounds good, and I can still get my zune through zunecentive.. right? lol
we are working on revitalizing the zunecentive program
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im worried. many acuisitions end in destroyed forums. I hope that doesn't happen here
I hope so too I don't think it will since forums tend to be destroyed when admins leave to start their own competing forums after a takeover. I think with the history and strength of this place- we will continue to grow!
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Hopefully it doesn't change the forum up too much.
The mods and admins are going to drive the changes (if any)
we are working on revitalizing the zunecentive program
+100 Awesome Points(TM)
now I've just got to get used to more green usernames. lol
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Originally Posted by Marcus Aurelius
Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.
ZuneBoards Acquired by CrowdGather, Inc.
button under their name. Or if you are using the new skin click the 
button in the top right hand corner of their post.
I don't think it will since forums tend to be destroyed when admins leave to start their own competing forums after a takeover. I think with the history and strength of this place- we will continue to grow!
