Posted on 03/06/2012 2:54:50 PM PST by Rufus2007
On Saturday, Carbonite CEO David Friend released a statement on his company’s website declaring that Carbonite had decided to “withdraw” advertising from Rush Limbaugh’s radio show in the wake of his controversial remarks involving Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke because it will “ultimately contribute to a more civilized public discourse”:
Even though Mr. Limbaugh has now issued an apology, we have nonetheless decided to withdraw our advertising from his show. We hope that our action, along with the other advertisers who have already withdrawn their ads, will ultimately contribute to a more civilized public discourse.
However, it hasn’t done much to contribute to his company’s stock price. Since the market opened on Monday through its close today, Carbonite stock (NASDAQ:CARB) has plummeted nearly 12 percent, outpacing the drop of the NASDAQ index in that same time period by nine-and-a-half points. It was also one of the biggest decliners on the NASDAQ on Tuesday.
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Someone else recommended Crashplan.
ProFlowers is a Liberty Media company; Starz movie channel. John Malone, the owner, sucks.
I wife signed up for a yr, six months ago. Do anyone know if cancelling now will get me any $$ back?
CARB has dropped 60% since last summer ($21.10 -> $8.35).
Face it, Carbonite. Your impulse runs counter to the heartbeat of our nation. And you now pay for it.
You will pay more.
I got regular Proflower emails, as I was a customer. When they dropped Rush, I replied to the next email with a demand to be removed and an explanation of why I would no longer be a customer. I got a reply in return, so I suggest others do likewise.
One of the cardinal rules of business is choosing something with a hard barrier for entry. This is called defensibility.
On the net, this comes down to forming a nucleus or network of repeat users.
Facebook, Google, eBay, Amazon, Twitter, Craigslist are defensible.
AOL, Yahoo not so much.
I'm not sure about Linked-In. I think they could be taken down.
As for Carbonite, I think they were hemorrhaging cash, and needed to cut expenses.
I wrote to Carbonite and Citrix today, both products we use at my software company and I also use personally. I informed them that we will not be renewing any of the 40 or so subscriptions from here forward, and that subscriptions to their services will no longer be allowed as reimbursable employee expenses.
The first list was provided by Media Matters...hate to use them, but they've published the list of advertisers who've dropped out. Some advertisers listed are local sponsors. Makes no difference because, in the name of the Constitution, free speech and the attempt to destroy Rush Limbaugh, each of these advertisers need to be contacted and told that 1. you've used their product and you will never do so again 2. you're cancelling your subscription, etc. 3. you will never be a consumer of their product, etc. Be sure to tell them how you feel about their blacklisting Rush by dropping their advertising with him.
These leftist groups are well organized and they do lie. Some companies listed stated they 1. do not advertise on Rush's show OR 2. did not cancel their advertising with Rush's show. Or, perhaps the company is lying when they deny same to the caller. In any case, they all have to be contacted. Happy hunting!
I'm wondering... while they are storing all that data...do they keep their grubby little hands off or do they have their own little plan as to what to do with it?
If you don’t need to access your backed-up files remotely, buy an external hard drive, hook it up to your PC, and set it to back up automatically.
If you want to get fancy, buy an NAS. NAS stands for “network-attached storage.” It’s essentially a storage device with access to the Internet. In addition to accessing your backed-up files from anywhere, many NAS units come with additional features that you’d never get with Carbonite or any of the other subscription services. I use mine to stream music files to my A/V receiver.
What’s an alternative to Carbonite? I use them to back up my computer.
Here’s an alternative... a little thing called an external USB drive!
Just download all your stuff to a disc periodically——file the disc in your fireproof safe ——and forget the monthly payment etc. Also forget the possibility that some geek inside karbonite might turn your stuff over to some arab. Either that or don’t bet your life on any computer’s hard drive. We’ve always done all of the above.
backblaze. and it doesn’t slow down your speed.
This makes me giddy!!! Forty subscriptions!! Well played, Sir!!!!
Carbonite claims the following:
“Carbonite collects personal information relevant to Your subscription with Carbonite, including...certain non-personally identifiable information from Your computer that reflects Your use and configuration of Carbonite, including, without limitation, statistics relating to how often backups are started and completed, performance metrics and configuration settings. This information collected will be sent to Carbonite and may be used by Carbonite without restriction.
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Carbonite gathers general information about visits to our website, the files You have marked for backup, the configuration of Your computer and Your computer’s interaction with Carbonite.”
So it isn’t immediately clear what they actually collect.
The only way to guarantee complete privacy is to purchase an external hard drive or NAS for your backups.
It takes a LONG time to build up name recognition with a group of people. Now Carbonite will have to work years to build up their name elsewhere.
DITTO!
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