Who exactly runs this place? (rock, Religious, quote, Hang)

WaspStar · 11-08-2008, 06:18 PM

Is there a chief adminstrator anywhere? Who "founded" the site? I don't see any obvious ads and there's just a mysterious "Advameg, Inc" which, according to its website, is "a fast growing Illinois-based company. Our websites reach millions visitors per month." Hmm. Among their websites are "How products are made" (How Products Are Made), "Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport" (Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport), and "Religious Education Forum" (http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/); hey, maybe someone should have directed WendyCal to that one.

It's amazing how curious one can get when you have insomnia.

(But I really do want to know!)

khfreek · 11-08-2008, 06:59 PM

I'm interested in this subject as well.

jackhammer · 11-08-2008, 07:06 PM

It is just a front for shady record execs to observe musical tastes and habits.....

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-08-2008, 07:49 PM

Advameg didn't start the site they bought it from the previous owner (GregB) about 2 years ago.
The founder of the site (Rockafella Skank) sold it to GregB fairly early on.

Wifey Boozer · 11-09-2008, 09:41 AM

Sold it?... I'm confused, do you guys make money somehow? Why would anyone have to "buy" musicbanter? Rather, why would a company "buy" musicbanter?

Barnard17 · 11-09-2008, 11:54 AM

Some people buy it because they want to have control over the community, or because they enjoy it and want to give something back, or because the current owner finds the load too much and it goes to whoever wants to give them most for it. Sometimes in such instances "buying" it may be more a verbal formality than an accurate description of what happens.

Why a music company would want to own it I'm not certain. It could be to keep tabs on taste and interest, it could be to have a slow foot in and slowly take control and make it to more of a business venture, it might just be because they like fingers in pies. Since buying it they haven't really changed how things happened though so it may just be the fingers in pies.

WaspStar · 11-10-2008, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

It is just a front for shady record execs to observe musical tastes and habits.....

That was my first guess.

right-track · 11-10-2008, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fal

Since buying it they haven't really changed how things happened though so it may just be the fingers in pies.

This is nearer the truth.

Akira · 11-10-2008, 10:42 AM

Some people/companies just like to add more traffic their way.

I've recently had offers for my blog and they really wouldn't be making money directly from it but I'm sure they have their reasons.

Cepipillo · 07-15-2014, 05:28 PM

I dont know what im doing here

11-08-2008, 06:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	Who exactly runs this place? Is there a chief adminstrator anywhere? Who "founded" the site? I don't see any obvious ads and there's just a mysterious "Advameg, Inc" which, according to its website, is "a fast growing Illinois-based company. Our websites reach millions visitors per month." Hmm. Among their websites are "How products are made" (How Products Are Made), "Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport" (Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport), and "Religious Education Forum" (http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/); hey, maybe someone should have directed WendyCal to that one. It's amazing how curious one can get when you have insomnia. (But I really do want to know!) __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"

11-08-2008, 06:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
khfreek What a guy Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,123	I'm interested in this subject as well. __________________ last.fm

11-08-2008, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	It is just a front for shady record execs to observe musical tastes and habits..... __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-08-2008, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Advameg didn't start the site they bought it from the previous owner (GregB) about 2 years ago. The founder of the site (Rockafella Skank) sold it to GregB fairly early on. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

11-09-2008, 09:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Wifey Boozer Meanie McFeany Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Troy side'ah the dirt, NY Posts: 455	Sold it?... I'm confused, do you guys make money somehow? Why would anyone have to "buy" musicbanter? Rather, why would a company "buy" musicbanter? __________________ ... Stalin had a *FANTASTIC* moustache. Formerly known as the Prime Minister of Spain. [backintheubbr]

11-09-2008, 11:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Barnard17 My home? Discabled, Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 204	Some people buy it because they want to have control over the community, or because they enjoy it and want to give something back, or because the current owner finds the load too much and it goes to whoever wants to give them most for it. Sometimes in such instances "buying" it may be more a verbal formality than an accurate description of what happens. Why a music company would want to own it I'm not certain. It could be to keep tabs on taste and interest, it could be to have a slow foot in and slowly take control and make it to more of a business venture, it might just be because they like fingers in pies. Since buying it they haven't really changed how things happened though so it may just be the fingers in pies. __________________ Vita brevis, Occasio praeceps

07-15-2014, 05:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cepipillo Groupie Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6	I dont know what im doing here