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Thanks for the ping.

I generally don't like being on 'ping lists'.

But this one is a dandy...

Interesting trivia on pings. I think I came up with the term 'ping' here the late 90's

Someone out there with more time on their hands than I may be able to research it..

I don't care personally..

It's just that at the time when I came up with the term I didn't realize it would become a main communication tool here..

But now that it's a (XML powered?)red text thingy that John has up on the top, a freaking light went off in my little brain..

Heck. This is an awesome way to communicate with fellow FReepers..!!!

Please do not use the ping too often for me.

I sort through a ton of real-time communications on and off the web right now.

I want the FR ping to be used as a personalized communication experience from fellow travellers on the forum..

On or off the FAB board..

Hopefully John and JimRob can figure out a way to make money on this.

The value and power of a defacto DNS based 'peer2peer/bypass port25 and migrate back to port80' network of countless FReepers, the leaders of alternative media, using 6 or 7 years of real history in a dynamic and modern XML setting, is impossible to calculate..

The time is right. The technology is here.

Google, a term, went on the block and became worth billions instantly..

Easily worth a few bucks a month for each FReeper interested to diving in if you ask me

ciao
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