Comments on: Recipezaar Acquired by Scripps http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:13:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-1#comment-13796 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13796 Nothing like a HUGE overreaction! Nothing like a HUGE overreaction!

]]> By: Steve Murch http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-#comment-14119 Steve Murch Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14119 Great purchase for FoodNetwork -- it's a terrific site. At BigOven.com, we completely agree that the area of social networking and food has a lot of opportunity, and that the "what are we going to make tonight" problem still hasn't been well-solved by software or the Internet. Since 2001, we've been building out a pretty rich recipe swapping network, now with over 160,000 recipes. We've also got optional downloadable recipe software for the PC, with which you can organize your own favorites, post them to the shared archive, drag and drop to create grocery lists or meal plans, and more. You can even get RSS feeds to see what your friends are eating/rating/photographing, and even look up ways to use up what's in your fridge. Check it out when you get a chance, at <a href="http://www.bigoven.com">www.bigoven.com</a>. Great purchase for FoodNetwork — it’s a terrific site.

At BigOven.com, we completely agree that the area of social networking and food has a lot of opportunity, and that the “what are we going to make tonight” problem still hasn’t been well-solved by software or the Internet. Since 2001, we’ve been building out a pretty rich recipe swapping network, now with over 160,000 recipes. We’ve also got optional downloadable recipe software for the PC, with which you can organize your own favorites, post them to the shared archive, drag and drop to create grocery lists or meal plans, and more. You can even get RSS feeds to see what your friends are eating/rating/photographing, and even look up ways to use up what’s in your fridge. Check it out when you get a chance, at http://www.bigoven.com.

]]> By: buster's friend http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-#comment-14378 buster's friend Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14378 Neat beginning - as a paid "member" of the recipezaar "community", I'm not liking this bobble at all. There have been issues with the site - growing pains - all in all a great place to go. Now the big change. Can't even access the site. How's about an email to paid "members" outlining the changes? Hmmmm...hope this doesn't bode of things to come... Neat beginning – as a paid “member” of the recipezaar “community”, I’m not liking this bobble at all. There have been issues with the site – growing pains – all in all a great place to go. Now the big change. Can’t even access the site. How’s about an email to paid “members” outlining the changes? Hmmmm…hope this doesn’t bode of things to come…

]]> By: WI Cheesehead http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-#comment-14382 WI Cheesehead Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14382 I'm hoping this problem with accessing Recipezaar is being worked on, as I want to access my recipes. As "buster's friend" commented, there's no way to e-mail them that I know of. Please let us know what's going on! I’m hoping this problem with accessing Recipezaar is being worked on, as I want to access my recipes. As “buster’s friend” commented, there’s no way to e-mail them that I know of. Please let us know what’s going on!

]]> By: Mary Thompson http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-#comment-14393 Mary Thompson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14393 This is the only sight I get on the internet for...I barely check my email, but always check out the 'zaar. I had tons of my favorite recipes saved there and now poof...they seem to be gone. So much for dinner tonight. Why does something good always seem to change? This is the only sight I get on the internet for…I barely check my email, but always check out the ‘zaar. I had tons of my favorite recipes saved there and now poof…they seem to be gone. So much for dinner tonight. Why does something good always seem to change?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-#comment-14394 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14394 What the heck is going on????????????? Where is recipezaar and more importantly where are MY recipes.Recipes created and photographed by me and saved to my private cookbooks. This is not a good start at all for recipezaar who posted information about the sale on their site and assured us that little was going to change. At the very least they could have informed us the loyal customers that the site was going to be down for a while. This is a great inconvenience. I cater events and need access to my recipes. So that's money down the drain for me. Also a large part of Recipezaar's attraction is the warm and closeknit community of cooks around the world. Cutting off our ability to communicate to people who have become friends over a shared love of cooking is cruel. I have no way now of contacting my zaar friends and no way of contacting Zaar to find out what is happening. As a paying memeber of this site I expected better! Extremely pissed off. What the heck is going on????????????? Where is recipezaar and more importantly where are MY recipes.Recipes created and photographed by me and saved to my private cookbooks. This is not a good start at all for recipezaar who posted information about the sale on their site and assured us that little was going to change. At the very least they could have informed us the loyal customers that the site was going to be down for a while. This is a great inconvenience. I cater events and need access to my recipes. So that’s money down the drain for me. Also a large part of Recipezaar’s attraction is the warm and closeknit community of cooks around the world. Cutting off our ability to communicate to people who have become friends over a shared love of cooking is cruel. I have no way now of contacting my zaar friends and no way of contacting Zaar to find out what is happening. As a paying memeber of this site I expected better! Extremely pissed off.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-#comment-14395 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14395 I am a paid member too and all of a sudden poof....I cannot get on, Recipezaar kept telling us there would be no change, having no access is a very very big change......what is going on????? Not a good start in customer service if you ask me... I am a paid member too and all of a sudden poof….I cannot get on,
Recipezaar kept telling us there would be no change, having no access is a very very big change……what is going on????? Not a good start in customer service if you ask me…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-#comment-14398 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14398 Damn, finally find a web site i can enjoy and then people with money want MORE money and screw it the hell up. Damn, finally find a web site i can enjoy and then people with money want MORE money and screw it the hell up.

]]> By: unhappy chef http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-#comment-14399 unhappy chef Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14399 I agree with buster's friend--where is the real site? Where are our recipes? How long will the site be down? The new site appears to be nothing but a bunch of links to click on. A lot of us have paid for "premium" memberships--is this any way to treat paying customers? I agree with buster’s friend–where is the real site? Where are our recipes? How long will the site be down? The new site appears to be nothing but a bunch of links to click on. A lot of us have paid for “premium” memberships–is this any way to treat paying customers?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-#comment-14401 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14401 What I'm currently seeing is a link-farm straight from their domain registration company - aka there is no website setup for the domain. It seems to me if there was going to be a website change, they really should have planned to make it seamless. I'm not a paying member, but still unhappy that it's down, so I can't imagine how the members feel. It's a shame with all of that money being exchanged they couldn't manage to keep the site up without interruption. What I’m currently seeing is a link-farm straight from their domain registration company – aka there is no website setup for the domain. It seems to me if there was going to be a website change, they really should have planned to make it seamless. I’m not a paying member, but still unhappy that it’s down, so I can’t imagine how the members feel. It’s a shame with all of that money being exchanged they couldn’t manage to keep the site up without interruption.

]]> By: Alexis http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-1#comment-14402 Alexis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14402 As others have said, very upsetting to pay for something and then not be able to access all of our hard work and recipes we have stored on there. I am not happy about that. I also don't like having a bunch of ads popping up all over the place. Is that what it will be like? where are our cookbooks? are we even getting them back or are they lost?? As others have said, very upsetting to pay for something and then not be able to access all of our hard work and recipes we have stored on there. I am not happy about that. I also don’t like having a bunch of ads popping up all over the place. Is that what it will be like? where are our cookbooks? are we even getting them back or are they lost??

]]> By: KStrating http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-1#comment-14403 KStrating Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14403 Add me to the *Not Happy* group (also a pd member). Does not bode well AT ALL to what may be around the corner for this site! Did numerous web searches, trying to figure out why the site disappeared, and this is the first I've stumbled on that has any info at all... (info?, ok, venting). Where are the Scripps people and why are they sitting on their thumbs? Add me to the *Not Happy* group (also a pd member). Does not bode well AT ALL to what may be around the corner for this site! Did numerous web searches, trying to figure out why the site disappeared, and this is the first I’ve stumbled on that has any info at all… (info?, ok, venting). Where are the Scripps people and why are they sitting on their thumbs?

]]> By: KStrating http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-1#comment-14404 KStrating Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14404 Just found this press release... please note there is email contact info at the bottom. Please join me in contacting them. (At least so they know there are people wondering what the heck they're doing.) Just found this press release… please note there is email contact info at the bottom. Please join me in contacting them. (At least so they know there are people wondering what the heck they’re doing.)

]]> By: KStrating http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-1#comment-14405 KStrating Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14405 http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070719/20070719005142.html?.v=1 http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070719/20070719005142.html?.v=1

]]> By: Buster's friend http://www.centernetworks.com/recipezaar-acquired-by-scripps/comment-page-1#comment-14408 Buster's friend Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-14408 <p>From: www.lostremote.com/2007/07/19/scripps-buys-recipezaar/</p><p>"18. Marion Cook | July 23rd, 2007 at 12:16 pm</p><p>I called the number for register.com<br />was given an email address for Troy Hakala -<br />troy@recipezaar.com<br />and a phone humber (removed) not sure if they are good or not but I sent off an email</p><p>19. Chef Vseward | July 23rd, 2007 at 12:31 pm</p><p>Hello everyone, I am a member of Recipezaar also. Just thought I would pass on a message from Troy. There is no reason to panic, recipezaar will be up and running the same way in no time. Hang in there ~V<br />Troy Hakala<br />23 Jul 2007 11:13<br />Recipezaar Staff<br />Sorry, it’s a problem with Register.com and DNS. It’s fixed but will take some time for it to propagate around the world and to to be fixed for everyone. Scream if it’s not okay again in an hour."</p><p>***********<br />I imagine this is PST hence the time difference. I would love to have someone tell me why this heavily trafficked site didn't even make use of "site redirect" or even "site under construction" with a bit of info rather than this approach? Ohhh, it seems it is Register.com's errors/omissions. They were not forthright with this info when I called their number plastered on their junky pseudopage besmattered with popups!</p><p>A suggestion for getting your recipes was also mentioned on the aforementioned site -</p><p>Googling your zaarname & recipezaar to come up with your cached recipes is intrepid & resourceful but should be entirely unnecessary for PAID "PREMIUM MEMBERS". </p><p>Let's hope Recipezaar doesn't end up looking or acting at all like the Register.com junko site & that Troy doesn't change his telephone number anytime soon!</p> From: http://www.lostremote.com/2007/07/19/scripps-buys-recipezaar/

"18. Marion Cook | July 23rd, 2007 at 12:16 pm

I called the number for register.com
was given an email address for Troy Hakala -
troy@recipezaar.com
and a phone humber (removed) not sure if they are good or not but I sent off an email

19. Chef Vseward | July 23rd, 2007 at 12:31 pm

Hello everyone, I am a member of Recipezaar also. Just thought I would pass on a message from Troy. There is no reason to panic, recipezaar will be up and running the same way in no time. Hang in there ~V
Troy Hakala
23 Jul 2007 11:13
Recipezaar Staff
Sorry, it’s a problem with Register.com and DNS. It’s fixed but will take some time for it to propagate around the world and to to be fixed for everyone. Scream if it’s not okay again in an hour."

***********
I imagine this is PST hence the time difference. I would love to have someone tell me why this heavily trafficked site didn't even make use of "site redirect" or even "site under construction" with a bit of info rather than this approach? Ohhh, it seems it is Register.com's errors/omissions. They were not forthright with this info when I called their number plastered on their junky pseudopage besmattered with popups!

A suggestion for getting your recipes was also mentioned on the aforementioned site -

Googling your zaarname & recipezaar to come up with your cached recipes is intrepid & resourceful but should be entirely unnecessary for PAID "PREMIUM MEMBERS".

Let's hope Recipezaar doesn't end up looking or acting at all like the Register.com junko site & that Troy doesn't change his telephone number anytime soon!

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