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CLEVELAND, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
In a global market abuzz with the idea of social networking and social media, the awesome power of the online “community” has become a more rarely used term and resource – but those who embrace it will reap incredible business benefits.

Participating in online communities helps marketers, managers, and entrepreneurs break through the media clutter and engage their target markets on a personal level. Where social networking focuses solely on the individual, an online community focuses on the interests of the members and works towards common goals.

Tech entrepreneur Michael Silverman has been launching successful online communities for over 15 years. In his new book, Capturing Community, Silverman shares best practices on encouraging engagement and sparking a rich dialogue within your community.

Capturing Community: How to Build, Manage, and Market Your Online Community (Content Marketing Institute; Softcover and ebook; May 2012, $24.95; 978-0-9833307-2-1) is a book written for marketing professionals and business owners who want to attract and retain customers through an online community that can become a tangible business asset.

Readers will learn about the tools & techniques to create effective communities online such as:

How your organization can benefit from creating or participating in online communities.

Best practices for creating a sticky, engaging online community from the most successful community managers.

Case stories about different communities, and how they achieved success – creating communities with many thousands of loyal members.

What it takes to effectively manage the community, from technology to promotional channels.

On why he wrote “Capturing Community,” Silverman shared, “There are literally thousands of books available on social media and social networking, but finding information on how to build lasting online communities is an unexpected challenge for marketers. I really wanted to create the definitive resource on the ‘how-to’ of developing a successful business community strategy. This book focuses on exactly that.”

For additional information on “Capturing Community,” please visit Capturing Community or follow Michael at @MSilvermanDuo.

About Michael Silverman:

Michael Silverman, founder and CEO of Duo Consulting, has been building online communities for more than 15 years. A student of business for nearly 30 years, Michael has experience as an entrepreneur, executive, and innovator. Michael created his first community, RehabCentral.com, in 1997 before founding Duo Consulting. Since 1999, Michael has participated in the development of dozens of marketing-focused websites and communities for a variety of organizations.

About Content Marketing Institute:

Content Marketing Institute (CMI) teaches marketing professionals how to attract and retain customers through compelling, omni-channel storytelling. CMI does this through multiple offerings including: Content Marketing World event (Sept. 4-6, 2012), Chief Content Officer magazine, and strategic consulting and content marketing research for some of the best-known small and large brands in the world.

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The picture seen above was submitted to Deadspin via @Ten_Foot_Midget. Whether you like World Peace or not, the online community seems to be trending towards hilarity in regards to the whole scenario; and rightfully so.

Besides the fact that Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest) now holds the most ironic name in the history of sports, let#39;s take a quick glimpse at what has unfolded recently between the #39;Lakers idiot#39; and Thunder guard James Harden.

April, 22 — World Peace elbows Harden to the head following a dunk. World Peace would act as if it were inadvertent, but would still be suspended multiple games. Harden would miss games as well due to the concussion sustained from the hit.

May 16, Game 2 West Semifinals — More #39;World Peace#39; in action, as the Lakers forward got by clotheslining Thunder players multiple times without getting a whistle. In fact, on one play, World Peace took down two guys with one arm, as if they were bowling pins — it was one of the Thunder players who got called for the foul after being knocked down.

As you can see from the picture above, the referee is looking right at the play — a call was not made. Corrupt much?

May 16, Game 2 West Semifinals — In what was truly inadvertent, James Harden later drove to the basket and made a sweet assist to a teammate for a bucket downlow. The drive started after World Peace reached in for a steal. While manuevering around World Peace, Harden dribbled behind the back, accidentally elbowing World Peace in the face while doing so. Although being hit, World Peace flopped to the floor melodramatically without getting a call.

Let me conclude by stating that I am not a fan of the Lakers nor the Thunder, but I do believe in justice and even more so in Karma. Ron…err, Metta, has been suspended multiple times during his career for being a bully. He even stated that he would not shake the hand of Harden following his now famous elbow incident — you stay classy World Peace.

I#39;m also sure Kobe Bryant has given an earful to World Peace in regards to his aggresiveness on the floor. In short, World Peace needs to be smarter and quit acting like the villiage idiot. Los Angeles almost lost a seven-game series to the Nuggets without him (he missed the first six games), and they#39;ll need him on the floor for as many minutes as possible if they even want a shot at beating OKC.

Already up 2-0 in their series with the Lakers, no matter which side you#39;re on, Harden and his Thunder team are going to get the last laugh. And until World Peace becomes just that, he#39;s going to be the laughing stock of the sport.

Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnlineSports. You can follow him on Twitter @JHelmuth or subscribe at Facebook.com/CraveOnlineSports.

Published May 09, 2012, 12:00 AM

Home Garden: Flowering groundcovers provide great gardening variety
Since this past winter was so mild, it will be interesting to see how it has affected our perennial plants. I lost many of the spring blooming ground cover plants. I believe it was because of the lack of snow cover.

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Mary Jane Breitling, West Fargo Pioneer

Children around the world will soon have an engaging, interactive resource to learn about London through this new children’s book, Facebook page, and iPad app. Gain exclusive access to the creative process and help kids in need at the same time!

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) May 11, 2012

Studies show there is a correlation between family travel and success in school and families now have new resources to make travel easier! Orders are now being taken through June 2 for a new children’s book called “Finn’s Journey” on the grassroots artistic crowdsourcing site KickStarter found at their Kickstarter launch. Children and families will enjoy learning about London through this engaging book. At the same time, they will feel good that they helped give a similar experience to US military child or US Olympic athlete’s child. Through the limited time pre-sale you can join the project as an early stage backer and get exclusive access to the creative process.

“We are thrilled to be developing this series of books, Facebook and Twitter feeds, and iPad apps to solve a problem,” author Chett Kline explains. “The problem we are focused on is that the increase in globalization and cross-cultural interaction hasnt been met by an equal increase in education allowing children to be prepared to be successful. ‘Finn’s Journey’ will be a fun way for kids to learn, challenge themselves and become more aware of the world around them.” Follow Finn’s Journey on Facebook.

According to a study done at Clemson University: “Children that traveled with their family scored higher on academic achievement assessment tests than those who did not travel.” There are many barriers to travelling as a family and Finn’s Journey strives to mitigate these barriers through education and providing resources on their Facebook page.

Co-author Danielle Kline grew up a self-described “military brat” and wouldnt trade it for anything in the world. It was hard on her and her sisters moving to new places through their childhood. Ms. Kline discusses the current state of growing up with military parents: “We know moving is still very difficult on military children even in this era of technology and interconnectivity. Because of that, my husband and I are writing this series of childrens books that will help kids learn about the world and new cities they are moving to.”

Through the Kickstarter launch found at Kickstarter, ckreate has made an offer to send books and t-shirts to military kids who have PCSd to England. This makes it easy to support these important causes while furthering artistic creativity for children.

Anyone who feels strongly about helping children learn about the world, Finn’s Journey is a great children’s book to become a part of. Companies wishing to join in on the excitement are offered a Corporate Sponsorship option to get exclusive advertising rights for an entire month.

Future plans of this company include holding workshops at elementary schools to teach students about the world, travel, and writing. Plans include allowing a classroom to have the chance to co-author a book by helping research a city they choose then writing a story about Finn’s experience there. Students or teachers interested in this opportunity should contact the authors directly.

Finns Journey is also holding a Find Finn Family Travel Photo Contest. The photo with the most likes will win a Best Buy Shopping Spree prize and top photos will be printed in the upcoming book Finns Journey in London.

About ckreate LLC

Finn’s Journey is a product of ckreate LLC, a youth development services company founded in 2009 that offers consulting, camp programming to child and youth care facilities. Ckreate believes that the overall development of a child can be dramatically enhanced by a proper environment and knowledgeable, caring adults. Ckreate has 30 years of combined experience working with children around the world.

For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/Finns_Journey/prweb9494321.htm

Tucson, AZ, May 18, 2012 –(PR.com)– Members of the online community, Women on the Verge, will bare their vulnerabilities through their blogs, tweets and vlogs, as a means to liberating themselves from the worry their imperfections cause.

Women on the Verge (WOTV) members voice their opinions about anything theyd like on the website www.womenontheverge.net, find sisterly support and contribute to a monthly topic of discussion. For the month of June the topic is: No room to hide.

Our personalities are complex and have many different and even contradicting parts. They can be sociable yet shy, confident yet insecure, patient yet irritable. No room to hide is going to be a self discovery and exploration. Who is the you who makes you feel most vulnerable? asks founder and member Ana Lewis. Its time to release the fear and be okay in your most vulnerable skin. Anyone can create a free account and join the conversation.

The WOTV blogs, which garner 1,000,000 hits per month, are the main feature of the community and have landed the website in the pages of Marie Claire magazine. The community also boasts an additional 10,000 followers on social media. Members span all over the world and include New York Times bestselling authors, entrepreneurs and mothers.

Life coach and WOTV member Judy Kinney will offer a telecall seminar titled Imperfection and Vulnerability on June 6. Trying to be perfect and protect yourself sucks up your valuable energy, leaving you depleted and alone, says Kinney on her website www.judykinney.com. In the hour-long, $40 dollar session, Kinney will talk about what she calls the new power, which she describes as being personal, vulnerable and imperfect.

WOTV members will also share what theyve blogged about on the Women Change the World online radio show on www.blogtalkradio.com/womenontheverge. The show airs on the third Wednesday of every month, the next one being on June 20th, from 7 to 8 pm Eastern Time.

Panelists include Judy Kinney; Marta Moran-Bishop, author of Wee Three, A Mothers Love in Verse; Jessica Mason Pieklo, womens rights activist and attorney; Dawn Rivers, political junkie and micro-business expert; and Elin Stebbins Waldal, author of Tornado Warning, A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence and Its Effect on a Womans Life and founder of Girls kNOw.

Women on the Verge was founded in September 2009 by Lewis in Tucson, Arizona.

CARY, N.C., May 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
The SAS
Center for Health Analytics and Insights (CHAI) announces the launch
of a new
online community to help bring together
leaders and practitioners from the health and life sciences industries
who are dedicated to transforming health care.

“We want to facilitate a different dialogue about health
transformation,” said Jason
Burke, CHAI Managing Director. “Our research with health
plans, health
providers and life sciences firms finds that health analytics is
pivotal to a cost-effective and outcomes-oriented health system. But the
work requires collaboration. This open community will help customers,
partners, regulators and other industry stakeholders explore together
how health analytics can power a more information-driven health
ecosystem.”

The
Center for Health Analytics combines a traditional website and
online community. Members of the CHAI team will provide content and
updates on health analytics research and practice across such broad
topics as consumer engagement, health risk prediction, bundled payments,
accountable care, evidence-based medicine, adaptive clinical trials,
federal legislation and fraud prevention. In addition, industry leaders
and stakeholders will add their own unique content and participate in
discussions.

“One of our explicit goals is to balance input from our employees,
customers, partners, thought leaders and industry pioneers,” Burke said.
“We are launching this community to offer a platform for
multi-directional communication, education and exchange. We have a lot
to share, but we have as much to gain from those who visit and join in
the dialogue.”

About the SAS Center for Health Analytics and Insights

The SAS Center for Health Analytics and Insights (CHAI) is a strategy
research and incubation organization focused on innovative uses of
advanced analytics across health and life sciences. Through
multidisciplinary collaborations and the world’s most powerful
analytical software, CHAI helps organizations develop deeper patient
insights, better medical outcomes, lower costs and improved
organizational performance.

SAS is the industry leader in health analytics software and services,
delivering best-in-class solutions for improving medical care,
strengthening financial performance, deepening customer relationships
and pursuing medical innovations. All of the top 25 health plans and
pharmaceutical companies depend on SAS(R) for strategic
insights into health outcomes, profitability, and customer preferences
and behaviors that produce useful intelligence for business
transformation and growth. AstraZeneca,
Brigham
and Women’s Hospital, Kaiser
Permanente, Healthways
and McKesson
are among the leading health care companies that use SAS. Visit SAS
for life sciences, SAS
for health care providers and SAS
for health insurance for more information.

About SAS

SAS is the leader in business
analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor
in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions, SAS
helps customers at more than 55,000 sites improve performance and
deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been
giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW(R). SAS
and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered
trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other
countries. (R) indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names
are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright (C) 2012
SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.

SOURCE: SAS

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Cary.Conway@sas.com
Cell: 214-793-5705
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Shopping, Internet booking, and low-cost carriers will have the biggest influence on the Chinese travel market over the next 5 years, reveals exclusive research unveiled tomorrow (Thursday, May10 ) at the inaugural World Travel Market (WTM) Vision Conference-Shanghai.

Senior industry delegates at the event, in association with China Business Network, will be told the strength of the Chinese economy will underpin the travel sector’s growth until 2016.

The Travel Industry Global Overview report, by Euromonitor International, reveals the Chinese economy will be the world’s strongest over the next 5 years, with GDP growing at around 8 percent per annum.

For the outbound sector, shopping is named as the Chinese travelers’ activity of choice. The report states by 2016, the Chinese will spend around US$36 billion while shopping overseas – double the amount recorded in 2011.

The research also tips the Chinese to double spending on accommodation (to US$12 billion), excursions (to US$6 billion), and getting around within the destination (US$6 billion).

The most popular international destinations for Chinese travelers in 2011 were Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Reed Travel Exhibition Director World Travel Market Simon Press, who will open the conference, said: “The Chinese outbound travel industry is growing at a phenomenal rate, making it one of, if not the, most important market in the world.

“This growth alongside the ever-increasing amount of money the Chinese spend when on holiday, on either shopping or excursions, make the Chinese tourism market one of the most lucrative for destinations.”

Furthermore, Euromonitor International China Analyst Ray Li will say online travel retailing would double in value between 2011 and 2016, driven by a compound annual growth rate over the period of more than 16 percent. These figures are for intermediaries only and do not include supplier direct bookings.

Low-cost carriers will also have a big say in how the market develops over the next 5 years. The value of low-cost carrier sales will double from 2011′s levels to around US$6 billion in 2016. This will put pressure on pricing and distribution across the travel sector.

“The growing importance of the Chinese travel industry is why World Travel Market has expanded its WTM Vision Series in to China with WTM Vision Conference-Shanghai,” Press added.

“The WTM Vision series is designed to bring the latest research, statistics, and opinion to senior industry leaders to help them run their businesses. The Chinese market is moving at such a fast pace that country’s travel and tourism industry will really benefit from what WTM Vision Conference-Shanghai will bring.”

The 2011 WTM Vision Conference series has taken place in Moscow, London, and Dubai (at fellow Reed Travel Exhibitions event Arabian Travel Market). The final event of this year’s series takes place in Florence on May 18.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) –
SPS Commerce

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, a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, today announced that the Retail Universe trading community, an online community for trading partners in the retail supply chain, designed to facilitate relationships and communications between all members of the retail ecosystem, is available to NetSuite customers to enable them to easily connect with new trading partners. The Retail Universe community can help NetSuite customers expand business opportunities with new partners and new markets to increase sales of products and services. Through the free online community, NetSuite customers can collaborate online with more than 40,000 members. The announcement was made at SuiteWorld 2012, NetSuite’s user and partner conference held in San Francisco.

Modeled after popular social networking sites, Retail Universe is a free, online community for trading partners in the retail supply chain industry. Vendors and logistics providers can differentiate and promote themselves in the Retail Universe by highlighting their unique product offerings and capabilities, such as support for specific fulfillment models, including drop ship.

“As a NetSuite partner since 2007, SPS Commerce has a proven history of delivering impactful cloud-based EDI and supply chain solutions to our customers,” said Guido Haarmans, VP Business Development for Technology Partnerships at NetSuite. “The Retail Universe community is SPS’ latest innovation that can help NetSuite customers grow their business by identifying and connecting online with new trading partners.”

“Cloud-based networks, like SPS’ Retail Universe, are empowering the retail ecosystem to connect and collaborate across the globe like never before,” said David Novak, Executive Vice President, Sales and Business Development at SPS Commerce. “We are delighted to offer this service to NetSuite’s customers and showcase Retail Universe at SuiteWorld.”

Learn more about the Retail Universe at booth #G160 at SuiteWorld 2012 on May 14-17, 2012, in San Francisco or register online at
www.retailuniverse.com .

About SPS Commerce

SPS Commerce is a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions and the Retail Universe community, providing integration, collaboration, connectivity, visibility and data analytics to thousands of customers worldwide. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a Software-as-a-Service model to improve the way the retail supply chain community of suppliers, retailers, distributors and other customers build their trading partner relationships and manage and fulfill orders. Our Retail Universe hosts profiles of thousands of retail supply chain members, and enables retailers, suppliers and 3PLs to find, connect and form new business partnerships based on product or integration requirements. The SPSCommerce.net platform features pre-built integrations used by current and new customers alike, spanning 3,000 order management models across 1,500 retailers, grocers and distributors, as well as integrations to over 100 accounting, warehouse management, enterprise resource planning, and packing and shipping applications. More than 45,000 customers across more than 40 countries have used SPSCommerce.net, making it one of the largest trading partner integration centers. SPS Commerce has achieved 45 consecutive quarters of increased revenues and is headquartered in Minneapolis. For additional information, please contact SPS Commerce at 866-245-8100 or visit
www.spscommerce.com or
www.retailuniverse.com .

The SPS Commerce logo is available at

http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7184

SPS Commerce is a registered trademark of SPS Commerce, Inc. SPSCommerce.net and the SPS Commerce logo are the property of SPS Commerce, Inc. Retail Universe is a service mark of SPS Commerce. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

For more information about NetSuite, please visit
www.netsuite.com .

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CONTACT: Kay Rindels
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What would your bottom-line look like if your customers increased their spending with your company by 19%?

A 2012 study from the University of Michigan found that membership in an online customer community increased customers’ expenditures by 19%. Here is a visual aid to help you figure out what that would mean for your company.

The research details how the almost 20% increase in purchasing is directly attributed to joining and participating in the online community. It represents spending over and above what the customer was already spending with the organization prior to joining the online customer community.

Building Upon Prior Online Community Research

The report builds upon existing academic research that noted the increase in purchase intention among members of an online customer community, as well as studies that ties customer engagement through social media to higher revenue and margin growth.

Previous research also demonstrated that customers who are active in an online customer community show a willingness to pay a premium for the sponsoring organization’s products and services. Online customer community membership has also been linked to greater financial risk-taking with the sponsoring firm resulting from high levels of transparency and trust.

So, what does this mean if you are thinking about  launching an online customer community?

5 Things That Executives Need to Know To Increase Revenue Using Online Customer Communities#1 Customers Will Order More Often, Not Make Larger Purchases

Rather than placing larger orders, it is order frequency that drives the increased spending. This makes sense – more opportunities to engage and consume helpful content means an increase in the number of visits to your website, and therefore a higher sales conversion rate.

The University of Michigan study saw order frequency increase by 18.4% after a customer joined the online customer community.

#2 Engage New Customers

It is not necessarily your long-time customers that will make the impact. The research showed that newer customers actually have the highest increases in expenditures after joining the online customer community.

#3 Capitalize on Customer Retention and Repeat Purchases

In the study, the 19% increase in customer expenditures persists over time. Customer who join and participate in your online community will maintain the higher levels of spending with your organization and not drop off after the novelty of the online community wears off.

#4 Offer Ways to Engage and Purchase Both Online and Offline

Though organizations with online customer communities will likely see a shift toward purchasing through online channels, offline purchases will also increase. Make sure your organization has enough ways for customers the engage both online and offline to make a purchase.

#5 A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships (and Product Categories)

Which products will see sales increase? The University of Michigan research indicated that all product and service categories saw a proportional increase equal to the proportion of revenue from each category before launching the community.

However, you can expect the most spending around your organization’s most well-known offerings and those in which your organization and its community members create the most content. Less content and fewer discussions correlate with a lower level of focus by your customers and lower sales.

It is also important to note that this research was conducted with a company that sold many different brands products. This means that the products and services discussed in the online customer community were not associated with the brand sponsoring the online community.

Companies that only sell their own solutions can expect to see even better results when the products discussed in the private social network match the brand on the online community.

Online Customer Community Takeaway

Social business strategies, like online customer communities, can have a profound effect on an organizations revenue performance. The University of Michigan report is the first research to demonstrate the existence and extent of revenue increases as a result of joining an online customer community. Though revenue models can vary from one one company to the next, making the 19% revenue jump more of a guidelines than a guranteed result, executives cant ignore the sales-generating power of online customer communities. Educate yourself by downloading the Online Customer Community Guide.

Editors Note: The following is a community post by PSLS reader Kick_in_ur_Face, who says a fond goodbye to Metal Gear Online, which is sadly shutting down on June 12th, 2012.

Metal Gear Online, or MGO as it was known to its players, will be ending soon in June. It is the best multiplayer I have ever played, and as a tribute I can simply write about my memories of such a game, but there are of course ups and downs of Metal Gear Online.

Lets start at the beginning: In the early days of MGO it was impossible to join a game without Aim Bots. The memory that always comes to mind is the one I tell the most. I remember on the map UU I saw an enemy across the bridge, a distance shot, and I wasn’t the best shot at this time. I aimed; fired one shot and missed. This player, as I fired, turned around and shot me between the eyes, and before I even began to fall down, the player had already turned around and was continuing on his path. Konami soon did away with the majority of Aim Bots, but they still exist even though people dispute the fact. Even with such shenanigans, the game was extremely fun. I dreamed about MGO when I was sleeping and I dreamed of MGO when I was awake. I was a great sniper in my hayday. MM is the map of choice for sniping and my fondest memory is me taking on 3 snipers and destroying them all. 3 up, 3 down, respawn and 3 more down those were the days. Learning how to knife made the game even better. Waiting for that one person to come around the corner just so you can toss him down, and use your stun knife and then eventually use your knife to completely kill him.

Then there was the time I remember where the opponent used a DSR-1 (one shot sniper rifle) to kill members of our team and I ran out with an AK47, aimed at his head and got a headshot while he killed me with his cheap tactics. You just know when youre better than someone else and you have to take the moral victory. These were all fun memories for me but there were some bad too. Everyone knows about the horrible lag that came with MGO. Hit someone with a grenade and they go flying, and if you don’t kill them right away they disappear and reappear about 5 feet from where they were and now they have a free shot on you. That’s not really a problem but an inconvenience. I always had a rule if they are wearing Red they are cheaters. The people in red always did the impossible shots. I was watching YouTube MGO videos and this guy was simply shooting at spots before someone was there and getting massive kills and in the comments people were saying you’re the best player but I call bullshit. When your reticule doesn’t drop below the neck, EVER, youre full of shit.

But lets get into the other problems I had. All the problems I have mentioned are issues, but you can deal with those. What I couldn’t deal with were the whiners. Oh my god; the whiners! In MGO you had the ability to create games and set all parameters from what guns you could use to what game type and map you were playing. It got completely annoying. If a host sucked against grenades he simply removed them from play. Some games you played with no sniper rifles or no rifles in general. What I really hated was when youre just trying to play a Team Stealth Game and there are special rules of how to play it. The constant special rule on all Team Stealth games was NO RUSHING! The players turned the game type into Hide and Seek. You sat back as the invisible team and waited for the defending team to come find you. It was completely boring. All you would hear was “Kick Him, He’s Rushing!” Oddly enough these werent the only whiners in the game. When you kill anyone who was a higher level than you they would either leave to protect their stats or they would come on the mic and be like “that guy is cheating, Im too good and if hes killing me, he must be cheating”. This game was killed by the players. You just couldn’t have fun anymore. Between the special rules (literally in every game) and the whiners who played them, there was no point anymore. This was the longest I have ever played multiplayer and it was the greatest experience I have ever had. I no longer play MGO but will be sad when the game goes offline. Farewell Metal Gear Online. Long live H34dHuNtEr and Raidens_Clone.

If you enjoyed Kick_in_ur_Face’s post, be sure to vote for it to win the community writer award once all the entrants are published.