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Re: CU at CJU?

consagreenwood — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:15:22 -0000

The the global economic and environmental collapse is happening at a rapid rate. Most citizens live in a economic and environmental situation they neither comprehend nor gain from. The reality is speculators sow the seeds of their own downfall by bidding up asset values using unsustainable leverage and easy credit, a way of life that becomes entrenched in culture until every idiot out there is certain asset price can't drop back to past levels and resources can't run out. Houses prices across the world have risen to levels whereby housing affordability is the worst it has ever been. Governments have a woeful record in providing a fair markets. Many European countries have better models that operate more equitably for everyone, yet even still, those Euro countries must still bail out their banking systems following the Credit Crunch and are facing food and energy shortages. The moral is no one gains from asset speculation and unsustainable growth, in the end bubbles always pop. Sure, the spruikers will say prices can rise forever and the population can grow forever, but when most people are priced out of the market and half the world is starving, then something has got to give. Now as expected the ponzi scheme is finally collapsing (inevitable), and perhaps todays underclass will have the last laugh when asset values collapse and sustainability comes to the fore, which is happening already in many places around the world.
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Re: CU at CJU?

consagreenwood — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:14:56 -0000

In Australia is that every spare dollar of household income is spent on overpriced housing and capitalized into ever increasing house prices as young families battle for decent shelter while speculators unfairly hoard the available housing stock! Quite unfair really.
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Re: CU at CJU?

Paula — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 05:13:01 -0000

I am so jealous. This is one event I really want to get to but living in Australia makes it a little more difficult...definitely want to get there next year. We managed to make it to Affiliate Summit in Miami this year and we actually attended your seminar Scott - What Super Affiliates Want. We also made it up to Cape Canaveral and DisneyWorld. Our first visit to the US (and our first affiliate type conference) but it won't be our last.

Re: CU at CJU?

Chris Kramer — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:03:07 -0000

This is my 6th CJU, I try to never miss it. We'll have 4 folks from the NETexponent team there including myself. There is a facebook group for all those attending: http://www.facebook.com/gro...

See you there,

Chris

Re: CU at CJU?

Charles Kilmer — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:39:07 -0000

I've attended cju for the last two years.

Last year we went up to some house in the mountains. The place had the air of a faded Hollywood legend. Something out of Sunset Boulevard if I recall my film noir correctly. Not really to my taste. Except for the smell of Eucalyptus Trees. That natural aerosol that stiffens the air about the Eucalyptus Trees stirs a natal memory of the Eucalyptus Trees in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

The year before we cruised off the white wine coast of Santa Barbara for an afternoon. Along past the old money mansions above the cliffs. I got into an interesting discussion with Todd Crawford about the difference between old money & new money types. We'd both met both types & preferred the latter. It seems that somehow that its better for your character to have made your own money rather than having it being handed to you. Likely too, we were both biased on that point.

Anyhow I'll be at cju from sat-wed.

Re: CU at CJU?

Scott — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:42:31 -0000

Cvos, I've already shared my opinion, but I'll elaborate.

To me, beyond the reunion, CJU is...

An opportunity to rub elbows with hundreds of top affiliates in CJ's network. Since you seem to be an SEO type, it isn't at all like the SEO shows full of clicks and the unwritten rule that you don't ask what people do. This group, as a whole, is much more open to talk about what they do than those at the typical SEO conference.

An opportunity to get face-time with people from the merchants I work with, or may work with in the future. Making some deals, sharing ideas, stories, and drinks. I find that when I've met someone in person, or even become friends with them, it's SO much easier to do business in this world full of mysterious, faceless, even evasive affiliate marketers where trust can be a big issue.

The sessions are less important to me as someone who has been around the block a time or two, but there's always new ideas that get spurred out of attending them. Personally, there's not a single conference that I would go to just for the sessions, and if this is what you focus on, it's easy to be disappointed or not justify the trip.

And lastly, icing on the cake, is that CJ puts on a first class event, sparing little expense (or at least spending a good deal of your registration fees if not all) on great meals, events, and parties. Santa Barbara ain't all that bad a venue either.

Re: CU at CJU?

Alyssa O'Mara — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:40:02 -0000

Hey Scott,

I echo those sentiments about catching up with old folks (yes, we're getting old) and meeting new.

See you there!
Alyssa

Re: CU at CJU?

Heather Paulson — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:56:11 -0000

Hey There Scott!

Happy to see you will be there and looking forward to the events and functions, CJU is always such a fun event with such amazing surroundings! We do have one ticket available from our office but I think I already have it sold. ;-)

See you all soon!

Heather Paulson