Bemba Media, a Dutch startup that introduced a nifty browser plug-in / bookmarklet that enabled users to quickly share and bookmark stuff from across the web and particularly social networking sites in a very straightforward way, is shutting down. The site will no longer accept new users as from today and completely fade out per February 8.
The Bemba Media Team made this tough decision because the amount of Bemba users is not growing fast enough to pay our expenses. We are especially sorry for those of you who have been using Bemba actively.
I actually liked the service, which integrated well with most major social networks, made sharing on third-party communities and the Bemba network a breeze and included detailed statistics, but I was never an active user. If you were, you can recover some of what you shared by requesting a CSV file containing your links, titles and comments.
Bemba Media had raised an undisclosed amount of angel funding from a private investor.
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“Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.”
— Marilyn Monroe
Keep doing your job . This is the high price of success . These are the obstacles that successful people talk about . It can get lonely at the top but don’t let one or two or fifty people ruin your spirit . You have gotten this far and I am sure all celebrities have these kinds of stories maybe even worse . Dont dwell too much on a few miserable people .. Consider that some innocent people have spent year in jail rail roaded by the system and yet they are still eager to resume life when they get out ..
Think about all the “HATING” Obama had to deal with . Too much to even try to list but he handled it by just ignoring his “HATERS” and he focused on his goal of being President and that is why he won . Obama had MILLIONS OF HATERS that attacked him and his family in the cruelest ways .
All these negative things are huddles that people have put to slow you down and take you out of your game plan .
Stay focused . Keep planning for bigger things, all these little minded people can’t stop you .
NOBODY CAN STOP YOU !
Hey Michael why didn’t you punch the idiot who spat in your face? I sure would have.
Because the guy ran off too quickly.
What’s with the ugly new design. Seriously, last one was good!
OK, have now read “Some Things Need To Change”. It’s a pity you disabled comments. In general people really are good and I think you would have found a lot of support. (@ Mike)
Dickheads are a minority, but they have a way of having their voice heard. All the best.
To bad guys… To soon guys… Don’t really understand why your shutting down, but all the best for the future…
Its not that bad what about the guy that killed his whole family just because he lost his job .. These people handle stress differently . If the guy that spat on you has a family they are probably miserable too . Its not just you – they probably treat everyone around them with hatred .
The guy that threatened to kill you would probably threaten to kill his wife if he had one . he is probably an abuser, I mean some women deal with this type of abuse everyday so its not you its the fact that some people just need help .
Was this similar to SumbleUpon?
Based on what we are collecting on Startup Revival right now we are seeing more “aggregation” plays not be able to pay the bills. It is a shame because they have all built easy-to-use technology that solve a specific pain.
I think the problem is that there are too many right now and the major traffic sites are starting to incorporate aggregation features as well.
Hopefully Bemba will share their story on the site with the others, so we can all learn. (http://www.startuprevival.com)
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I have always used Shareaholic which does what this tool did. https://addons....efox/addon/5457
Guys, all the best. You were great M17 members!
Respect from M17…
Listen “john”. The fact that you make an anonymous critical comment on a blog should speak volumes of your own character.
What baffles me is why you choose to read TC given your obvious disdain for mike and the staff.