The Final Days of Consumating

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consulogo.jpgI’ve been meaning to write this for some time now, but haven’t gotten around to it.

It was announced earlier in the month that my favorite social networking site, Consumating, is closing it’s doors. The official end of the site is supposed to be March 15, which is fast approaching.

I will give my salute to a website that has really been a big part of my life since I joined.

My History with Consumating:

I was introduced to Consumating by Apollo Lee in May of 2006. At first it seemed a little weird, and I wasn’t sure what to make of it. My experience with social networking along those lines had been mainly with MySpace, and it always seemed a bit impersonal to me. I soon realized that Consumating was a little different. Before long I had met some really great people that have truly become my friends. I have spent hours on end in Consumating conversations. I have travelled (and will be travelling again) to different parts of the US to meet some of these people. I have made some very good friends.

Flash forward, 2 years and we’re coming upon the end of an era. Of course, that seems to be overly dramatic, but it truly feels that way to me. To be sure, there will be a replacement, and when it is running and available, I will be there. I hope that everyone I have met either online or irl will also be there and we can continue as always.

Without going overboard on this, I would like to thank everyone I’ve met and everyone I’ve yet to meet. If you have a Consumating account, and I’ve spent time on Consumating, on IM, in Text Messaging, on the phone or in person, this means you.

To end this in the most sappy and melodramatic way I can, I will say:

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end.

3 Responses to “The Final Days of Consumating”

  1. Apollo Lee Says:

    Inviting you to Consumating is the greatest thing I ever did to a social networking site. You’re the King (literally) and I am really glad you joined us. It wouldn’t have been the same without you.

    Keep kicking ass. Maybe I should remix some of your consutracks.

    (Imagine that.)

  2. Jay Def Says:

    Apollo - Definitely. Let me know which ones you want to tweak. I’ll drop the RSN on you.

    Also, I just ordered some studio monitors from GuitarCenter.com. So maybe I’ll get some decent mixes out of them soon.

  3. Stereotest / Ilya Says:

    Kinda sad, indeed.

    I was thinking about doing Consu-Zine and then Consu-Blog and then…

    Eh…forget about this, nobody cares about Consumating, even on Consumating, at least not in the way that I see it.

    :-)

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