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  • BumpUglyz
    Confirmed User
    • Oct 2001
    • 1124

    #1

    Etology Ceases Operations

    This explains why David Orr was NOT responding to my emails or ICQs

    http://www.etology.com/

    Etology, Inc. Ceases Operations
    28 September 2011

    It is with great regret that Etology announces its intentions to cease operations effective immediately. During the last several months, a combination of market conditions and the need for additional investment to maintain the same high quality of service and technology demanded by the company, its customers, and its investors mean that the business is not economically sustainable. This was an extremely difficult decision to make, especially given the wonderful team of people working for Etology who will be impacted by this action.

    For further details, please contact:

    Etology, Inc.
    P.O. Box 4058
    Foster City, CA 94404
    [email protected]
    http://www.whoore.com
    icq: 37991616
  • sandman!
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    • Mar 2001
    • 15431

    #2
    guessing no one going to be getting paid
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    • Imortyl Pussycat
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      • Apr 2006
      • 5449

      #3
      damn, very sad news always loved that group and they had such a great platform/service. i remember when they were rollin deep
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      • Sharky
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        • Mar 2002
        • 4938

        #4
        Damn. I don't understand how a business model like theirs can go under at the size they are/were.

        Weren't they one of the premier networks/click-brokers at one time? They were all over the tubes, MGPs etc. Unless they were hit with a ton of fraud, or had big fancy offices and over-paid employees...
        Sharky

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        • GTS Mark
          Vrume Mark
          • Jan 2001
          • 20912

          #5
          Wow thanks for pointing this out!

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          • seeric
            ..........
            • Aug 2004
            • 41917

            #6
            this does not surprise me at all. anyone else that has a significant ad budget to spend each month will know what i mean.

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            • DaddyHalbucks
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              • Feb 2004
              • 18975

              #7
              Wow, what a shock.











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              • 1215
                Boner Party
                • Aug 2004
                • 2408

                #8
                it's the popular thing to do.

                bank a ton of cash, then run off with the money.

                then we all complain about it and not do anything about it.

                anyone want to start a combination of etology and epassporte?

                we can call it...E-FuckThemAllintheAssBecauseTheyWontDoShitButComplai nAnyway.com
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                • 1215
                  Boner Party
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 2408

                  #9
                  ps - hey mark, let's chat over email. i may want GTS to take over a few ad spots for me.
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                  • fuzebox
                    making it rain
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 22352

                    #10
                    This must be why David Orr hasn't been spamming the fuck out of me lately.

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                    • GonZo
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                      • Jul 2002
                      • 3180

                      #11
                      I guess thats why Mark Braatz hasnt returned my phone call.
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                      • Fob
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                        • Apr 2009
                        • 522

                        #12
                        I think JuicyAds has the same service but slightly better...
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                        • 2MuchMark
                          Mark of 2Much.net
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 50977

                          #13
                          Originally posted by 1215
                          it's the popular thing to do.

                          bank a ton of cash, then run off with the money.

                          then we all complain about it and not do anything about it.

                          anyone want to start a combination of etology and epassporte?

                          we can call it...E-FuckThemAllintheAssBecauseTheyWontDoShitButComplai nAnyway.com

                          A few weeks ago I visited a video store in downtown Montreal that had a pretty wide selection including stuff I couldn't find anywhere else, and saw that they were liquidating their stock and closing their doors.

                          Out of all the customers in the store, one guy stood out from the rest. He was just standing there watching people running around looking for deals. I noticed his name tag and assumed he was an employee, and asked if he knew any reasons why they were going out of business.

                          He turned out to be the owner or the video store. He talked about how much life he put into his business and how he just couldn't complete anymore thanks to downloads and piracy, and how he was also losing his house since he borrowed against it to keep his business alive, and almost missed the birth of his baby because of the late nights he had to put in. The poor fucking guy began to tear up right in front of me, crushed that he was losing his business and letting his staff go.

                          Maybe you should think twice about making comments like that. Just because you think some people close up shop and run off with the cash doesn't mean its true. Comments like yours dismiss a lot of people and the serious amount of hard work that businesses. Who are you to do that?

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                          • GTS Mark
                            Vrume Mark
                            • Jan 2001
                            • 20912

                            #14
                            Originally posted by 1215
                            ps - hey mark, let's chat over email. i may want GTS to take over a few ad spots for me.
                            Sounds great my man, would love to help you out. We are just beta testing our new geo targeted cpm solution on our own internal sites. Next week we will be rolling them out to all our publishers so we will be able to make you alot more money.

                            Anyone else who is looking for an advertising agency to handle their ad spots please don't hesitate to contact us. We would love to have your business, we've been here for 10 years and are not going away anytime soon!

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                            • 2MuchMark
                              Mark of 2Much.net
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 50977

                              #15
                              Originally posted by GTS Mark
                              Sounds great my man, would love to help you out. We are just beta testing our new geo targeted cpm solution on our own internal sites. Next week we will be rolling them out to all our publishers so we will be able to make you alot more money.

                              Anyone else who is looking for an advertising agency to handle their ad spots please don't hesitate to contact us. We would love to have your business, we've been here for 10 years and are not going away anytime soon!
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                              • will76
                                Making $$$$ w/ ClickCash
                                • May 2003
                                • 18037

                                #16
                                Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                A few weeks ago I visited a video store in downtown Montreal that had a pretty wide selection including stuff I couldn't find anywhere else, and saw that they were liquidating their stock and closing their doors.

                                Out of all the customers in the store, one guy stood out from the rest. He was just standing there watching people running around looking for deals. I noticed his name tag and assumed he was an employee, and asked if he knew any reasons why they were going out of business.

                                He turned out to be the owner or the video store. He talked about how much life he put into his business and how he just couldn't complete anymore thanks to downloads and piracy, and how he was also losing his house since he borrowed against it to keep his business alive, and almost missed the birth of his baby because of the late nights he had to put in. The poor fucking guy began to tear up right in front of me, crushed that he was losing his business and letting his staff go.

                                Maybe you should think twice about making comments like that. Just because you think some people close up shop and run off with the cash doesn't mean its true. Comments like yours dismiss a lot of people and the serious amount of hard work that businesses. Who are you to do that?
                                Mark, you seem to miss the mark (no pun intended) pretty often and are quick to defend people that you have 10 minute conversations with.

                                In this case, the comments that you are replying to are being made about internet companies that either had a lot of affiliates or did business with several other companies that they owe money to. It is very common when these internet companies close up that they screw a lot of people and most of them will purposely miss those last couple payments so they can keep a big chunk of cash before they close the doors.

                                Now what in the world does that have to do with a guy who owned a brick and mortar video store? your last paragraph you trying to scold the person who made the comments when his comments have nothing to do with the person you are referencing. What is wrong with you?
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                                • CyberHustler
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                                  • Feb 2006
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                                  #17
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                                  • CyberHustler
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                                    • Feb 2006
                                    • 28736

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by GTS Mark
                                    Sounds great my man, would love to help you out. We are just beta testing our new geo targeted cpm solution on our own internal sites. Next week we will be rolling them out to all our publishers so we will be able to make you alot more money.

                                    Anyone else who is looking for an advertising agency to handle their ad spots please don't hesitate to contact us. We would love to have your business, we've been here for 10 years and are not going away anytime soon!
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                                    “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

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                                    • NaughtyAce
                                      Traffic - Protect Content
                                      • Aug 2003
                                      • 1482

                                      #19
                                      Crazy Shock?

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                                      • Mike Dutch
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                                        • Aug 2003
                                        • 5607

                                        #20
                                        lets see if we get our remaining balance of +3K back

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                                        • seeandsee
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                                          #21
                                          this will be now interesting to see what will they do with people cash
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                                          • CamTraffic
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                                            • Feb 2008
                                            • 6538

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Mike Dutch
                                            lets see if we get our remaining balance of +3K back
                                            no kidding-

                                            Can someone pop in and confirm the balances will be paid off?

                                            Thanks for the HEADS UP Etology -sarcasm-
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                                            • arock10
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jan 2006
                                              • 6217

                                              #23
                                              Awesome now they can stop fucking spamming me all the time
                                              Sup

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                                              • ajrocks
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                                                • Nov 2004
                                                • 4526

                                                #24
                                                People have to make money these days. 90% of the traffic out there isn't productive enough to even break even on. If companies have to make money, there is no way to sustain the traffic prices that were edged up by companies like AFF.
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                                                • Lisa_trafficshop
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                                                  • Jul 2011
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                                                  #25
                                                  Actually David Orr was quite active recently, so i did not realize they were going to close. Hope you guys won't suffer from that
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                                                  • Niktamer
                                                    Lord of the Leads
                                                    • May 2005
                                                    • 3021

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by Mike Dutch
                                                    lets see if we get our remaining balance of +3K back

                                                    Idem

                                                    If Any of the Etology staff want to relocate to Quebec i have many job opening for you guys


                                                    I Can also buy back many of the left over spot.

                                                    Please Hit us up and let close the deals while its hot.

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                                                    • Wizzo
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                                                      • Nov 2000
                                                      • 15224

                                                      #27
                                                      Wow, wouldn't have expected them to abruptly close up shop. If anyone needs a new home for their ad spots or ads, lets talk!
                                                      Last edited by Wizzo; 09-29-2011, 06:26 AM.
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                                                      • MrVids
                                                        i am a meat popsicle
                                                        • Jan 2005
                                                        • 1070

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by fuzebox
                                                        This must be why David Orr hasn't been spamming the fuck out of me lately.
                                                        amen to that, i'm stoked they went under. i think it's great to see a company with business practices, such as their own, fail. they will not be missed.

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                                                        • troncarver
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Nov 2006
                                                          • 1584

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by seeric
                                                          this does not surprise me at all. anyone else that has a significant ad budget to spend each month will know what i mean.
                                                          i see whafft you did there
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                                                          • porno jew
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                                                            • Nov 2006
                                                            • 10166

                                                            #30
                                                            i will miss their emails.

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                                                            • troncarver
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                                                              • Nov 2006
                                                              • 1584

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by MrVids
                                                              amen to that, i'm stoked they went under. i think it's great to see a company with business practices, such as their own, fail. they will not be missed.
                                                              i must say they always had shitty customer service and never paid attention the littler guys which are now the big guys of today

                                                              and the big guys they paid attention to in the past well look at their fuckin stock
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                                                              • Pipecrew
                                                                Master of Gfy.com
                                                                • Feb 2002
                                                                • 14888

                                                                #32
                                                                they only existed because AFF was spending a shit ton through them which allowed their incompetence to go unnoticed. When AFF stopped spending, the gravy train was starting to slow down.

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                                                                • BAKO
                                                                  https://traffichaus.com/
                                                                  • Jul 2005
                                                                  • 18478

                                                                  #33
                                                                  I made a killing with Etology back in 08.............
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                                                                  • Imortyl Pussycat
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                                                                    • Apr 2006
                                                                    • 5449

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by BAKO
                                                                    I made a killing with Etology back in 08.............
                                                                    i remember those times when you had to fight to get a piece of that traffic and it was gold. this is so sad
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                                                                    • DarkJedi
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                                                                      • Feb 2001
                                                                      • 28301

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Good fuckign riddance.

                                                                      David Orr was quite an idiot too.

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                                                                      • porno jew
                                                                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                        • Nov 2006
                                                                        • 10166

                                                                        #36
                                                                        they should have put marc womack in charge. wold have saved the company.

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                                                                        • seeric
                                                                          ..........
                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                          • 41917

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by ajrocks
                                                                          People have to make money these days. 90% of the traffic out there isn't productive enough to even break even on. If companies have to make money, there is no way to sustain the traffic prices that were edged up by companies like AFF.
                                                                          Bingo.

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                                                                          • tigermtb
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                                                                            • Nov 2003
                                                                            • 1062

                                                                            #38
                                                                            I heard something about this many months ago but wasn't sure if it was true or not.

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                                                                            • famous
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                                                                              • May 2002
                                                                              • 674

                                                                              #39
                                                                              So thats why my spam rate went down 17%....i see

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                                                                              • AshleyMobile
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                                                                                • Feb 2010
                                                                                • 52

                                                                                #40
                                                                                It sucks to hear about good people finding themselves without work from one day to the next. If anyone from Etology is looking for work (programmers, sales reps, etc) - please contact me. We are always expanding and looking for good people to join our team.

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                                                                                • Chi
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Nov 2007
                                                                                  • 273

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  David Orr and the eTology folks are good people. I'm very sad to hear they closed shop as BLA and eTology go way back.

                                                                                  As others have stated in this thread I understand that some publishers may have found themselves caught in the vacuum after hearing this news. For those of you looking for a new home we'd definitely like the opportunity to discuss bringing you on board with Black Label Ads. Please hit me up and we can go over your specific needs and touch on some of our core products, namely:

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                                                                                  • CamTraffic
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                                                                                    • Feb 2008
                                                                                    • 6538

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    god damn, all the other companies jumping in here spamming their shit made me laugh.
                                                                                    no mercy!

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                                                                                    • BumpUglyz
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Oct 2001
                                                                                      • 1124

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by CamTraffic
                                                                                      god damn, all the other companies jumping in here spamming their shit made me laugh.
                                                                                      no mercy!

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                                                                                      • Niktamer
                                                                                        Lord of the Leads
                                                                                        • May 2005
                                                                                        • 3021

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Anyone got their funds back ?

                                                                                        they owe me 3k and i dont mind spending twice as much suing them.

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                                                                                        • Confined
                                                                                          Registered User
                                                                                          • Jan 2006
                                                                                          • 93

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by Niktamer
                                                                                          Anyone got their funds back ?

                                                                                          they owe me 3k and i dont mind spending twice as much suing them.
                                                                                          I didn't get money owed to me, not much but still.

                                                                                          Also, their site is back up.

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                                                                                          • seeric
                                                                                            ..........
                                                                                            • Aug 2004
                                                                                            • 41917

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by Confined

                                                                                            site is back up.
                                                                                            This should get interesting.

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                                                                                            • Niktamer
                                                                                              Lord of the Leads
                                                                                              • May 2005
                                                                                              • 3021

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              spoke to the CEO and its look good.

                                                                                              stay tune

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                                                                                              • Half man, Half Amazing
                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                • Feb 2008
                                                                                                • 372

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Etology had absolutely no problem working with copyright thieves. So I won't weep for them at all. Serves them right. Karma is a bitch, and she's back in heat.
                                                                                                Is this gonna get ugly, now? Huh? I hope not. Because I thought what we were here, racial differences notwithstanding, was just a couple of old friends. You know, just both of us Californians.

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                                                                                                • Jakez
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                                                                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                                                                  • 5656

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  How the hell does a traffic company go under in 2011? Obviously not in the business of actually building a legit traffic system.
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                                                                                                  • DaddyHalbucks
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                                                                                                    #50
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