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Here is hoping that SOCIALCAST improves their search capabilit on the next release. Finding stuff is crazy bad.. GRRRR

Any word on the Social Cast renewal?

Ha!

I called and asked about our renewal. They said the would contact me. Guessing we aren't very important!!

Just so they don't have an itchy trigger finger happy person in the disable account access department.............

The last (and only) webcast I attended was definitely geared toward the fortune 100 and they were extremely snotty at the idea of our making any type of suggestion that would ever get implemented for smaller companies. I believe I've correctly pegged their prior management as basically walking away with a big bag of money. They still technically work there but I don't think there's much motivation to do much other than probably push corporate paperwork.

I agree with Wayne. The bigger concern is that they just discontinue the commercial side of Socialcast. They pretty much made it free for now.

I guess that is why 90Minds pays us the big bucks to administer the site. Let's hope we can get at least another year out of it.

Plan B would probably be Google Groups for a short while. I would be reluctant to take on Yammer since they may also be absorbed into Microsoft. Long term I continue to be hopeful that Google Plus evolves. I would not be surprised if the reason we are being delayed is that there's some announcement pending.

This is the thread. I guess I can reach out to Robert Sharp if you all want me too? Thread from end of Sept. From: coyoung@vmware.com Hi Jim, Please see the sales contact information below on who will be assisting you with your renewal of VMware Socialcast. If you do not hear from him, please let me know. Robert Sharp VMware inc.-Applications Northeast U.S. & Eastern Canada 415.852.7763 rsharp@vmware.com Thanks, Colin ________________________________________ From: coyoung@vmware.com Hi Jim, Thanks for reaching out. I will put you in touch with the appropriate VMware sales rep who will assist with the renewal process. Let me track that rep. down and I will provide their contact info. Kind Regards, Colin ________________________________________ From: ""Jim Woodhead"" <jimw@dsdinc.com> Hi Colin, I wanted to find out the procedure for renewing our Socialcast contract for 90 Minds. (90minds-com.socialcast.com) We still have under the 150 user limit and looks like the 150 celling is still good for us. Let me know what we need to do. Thanks,

I would not write them back. Let them forget about us and keep us on the free version. If they do write back and pursue we can always stall for some additional time if they're trying to greatly increase our fees.

I am good with that. My guess is since we mentioned it here on socialcast I am guessing they will contact us. (Hello Big Brother) :)