Whoa! Bubblews has finally shut down!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
Walnut Creek, California
November 15, 2015 8:00pm CST
I just went over to Bubblews to see maybe I'd gotten a sixth "like" on my post from a week ago and this is what I found:
Greetings,
After being up and running for almost 3 years now we regrettably need to inform you that we will be shutting Bubblews.com down. The climate for display advertising has drastically changed and made it impossible for us to sustain the business model and operations.
We want to thank everyone that was a part of this journey. We wish you all the very best.
–Bubblews
I didn't see any links where one could inquire about money still owing or whether we could access our posts to harvest text or images.
Is that it?
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95 responses
@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
16 Nov 15
When I noticed that I had errors all the time, it was clear that nobody cared to maintain the site. I am not surprised, if they were honest, this is what they had to say two months ago. Now they are cashing from those who were near redemption. This prove that I was right to cut short my loss three months ago and quit the site.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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16 Nov 15
Totally agree, i'd not posted for about 3 months there.
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
16 Nov 15
@Avijit100 When they changed the rules and did not honored the payments I lost almost 350$, now I had 37$ leftover that I knew I would have never cashed.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
16 Nov 15
@UR_Forever_Raja I don't know about being dedicated... I just know my numbers, that's all... 
Besides, I was enjoying this site first before I've ever heard of that site - so it was just a nice place to rebound when my fun on here was interrupted.
Besides, I was enjoying this site first before I've ever heard of that site - so it was just a nice place to rebound when my fun on here was interrupted.3 people like this
@UR_Forever_Raja (985)
• India
16 Nov 15
Someone was really dedicated to the site.
Jokes apart, I respect your feelings. And hope you will find all of those things which were in that site here 
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
16 Nov 15
I had all my posts copied except for a few.
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@AdrienneJenkins (274)
• Vancouver, British Columbia
16 Nov 15
@sofssu I had not planned ahead and backed up accordingly :C
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@Tampa_girl7 (50525)
• United States
16 Nov 15
I imagine that we have lost our money.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Nov 15
@TheHorse I am willing to be the 9 dollars I had there that you will never see a penny of that money
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@DeborahDiane (40320)
• Laguna Woods, California
16 Nov 15
Yes, I am afraid that is it. People were not even given the opportunity to remove old posts, if they wanted to. I imagine the old ones will be de-indexed within a few days, anyway.
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@TheJavaman (4)
• Beaverton, Oregon
16 Nov 15
@DeborahDiane
You must be wonder woman with all the writing you do on News and now DTC.
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Nov 15
@jillybean1222 Someone wiser than I am will have to explain that. Basically it means that the post is no longer out there hidden somewhere internet land. You can still access an "indexed" post if you try, and therefore should not re-use it (even if you wrote it) on another site.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
16 Nov 15
I stopped working on it a long time ago. I knew I would never see it.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
16 Nov 15
I wrote one just yesterday even though I had started deleting my posts. Now that they are shut down the posts would be too. I do have copies of 90%
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
16 Nov 15
@AdrienneJenkins Adrienne, I stopped showing up there almost three months ago. When Kevin and Tyler moved to Sweeble and the only one responsible was Bear, I knew that the site was going to shut down. As usual, instead to be hones, they have collected as much as they could from the work of the others.
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@AdrienneJenkins (274)
• Vancouver, British Columbia
16 Nov 15
@TheHorse I can't wait to hear from other long time veterans like @NeldaHoxie and @LadyDuck we weigh in and share their thoughts.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Nov 15
I think it's all gone. I am saddened I missed getting some of my stuff down from there, and LOL just posted on this too.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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16 Nov 15
i've not posted there for about 3 months, shame you didn't get your stuff of there too.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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16 Nov 15
@Jessicalynnt I had 2.8k posts it would have taken me some time to get all my work of there.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk I had like 1.6K in posts, I was, it was just taking some serious time
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
16 Nov 15
Sadly I can, @Inlemay , I think we all had a feeling in our gut, but even though I did not post every day, I had friends there that only wanted to be there, and went back to keep in touch with them. I hope they find us here. This is so darn sad.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
16 Nov 15
I just tried to log in and saw the same message @TheHorse , I am just so sad right now. It was part of my daily routine to just go and see what everybody that was still there was doing, I did a post about 3 or 4 days ago. I hope everyone will eventually find us here. What a pity it ended this way. Thank you @LadyDuck for suggesting this discussion to me.
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
16 Nov 15
Hopefully the few that remained will find their way here
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@tuttiharris (1338)
• Chattanooga, Tennessee
16 Nov 15
@bluesa (1032), I wish we could find a way to get to all of our friends and get them over here. I was always hesitant about saying anything to them in a post or anything, because I didn't think it would be proper... but I wish they were here
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
16 Nov 15
I just checked them and they are gone. There goes my $50.00 bucks. I didn't think I would see it after not getting paid for 6 months
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@moffittjc (121714)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Nov 15
I wouldn't count on our money still being there. It vanished right along with the site. Thankfully, I had cashed out and received my payment not too long ago, so I barely had anything in my bank. I really feel bad for those that were still waiting for payment, or were right close to being able to cash out!
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@everloving (439)
• Chennai, India
16 Nov 15
You were just saved in nick of time. Was it possible to take out all that you have written from the site.
@moffittjc (121714)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Nov 15
@msiduri Yeah, I only had a few dollars, which although I would have liked to have received, is not quite that big of a deal to lose. It's those people who were right at, or close to, the $50 mark that I feel bad for. Can you imagine how long it took them to get to that amount on BB, only to find that it all vanished in a matter of seconds? Truly heartbreaking!
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Nov 15
I think the first announcement on this was from @Jessalyn and yes, that's it. They don't want final inquiries, they just want out. Now, you could harass them on Twitter and Sweeble and Instagram, etc. Their Facebook page is still up, with all the poetic ramblings of Arvind. But I doubt they're looking at that anymore. I might see if anyone is assailing them on Twitter.
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@celticeagle (168256)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Nov 15
It probably is. It's not like they have any ethic or care for anyone but themselves. Ugly way to end things. I sure want to run right out and do business with them again. NOT!!
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@celticeagle (168256)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Nov 15
@TheHorse ...I think that due to the media/internet now days people should do their homework before embarking on any heavy duty money ventures. I would hope that I am smart enough to do that.
@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Nov 15
@celticeagle You mean as far a investing goes? Or starting a company?
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Nov 15
@ElizabethWallace They said they did not use Bubblews money to finance Sweebie. Of course, we don't know whether that's true or not.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
16 Nov 15
@TheHorse Right. And the moon is made of Swiss cheese.
@kevin1877uk (36988)
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16 Nov 15
Wow I guess that was coming, I should have gotten all my stuff of there but never did, oh well never mind.
Thanks you let us know.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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16 Nov 15
@TheHorse I should be seeing I'm 51 but never seen it though with being here in the UK
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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16 Nov 15
I hope I get my $43 that would be wonderful but I can't see that happening.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
16 Nov 15
And so it finally comes to an end. That took painfully long. Saw this coming quite some time ago. Wonder why today.
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@oneoveralpha (434)
• Brookville, Pennsylvania
16 Nov 15
I guess it's not all that surprising, although it would have been nice to have some warning. But screwing us over is in character.
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