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Cushie

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Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« on: January 18, 2010, 09:52:13 pm »
http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/money-trail/2010/01/18/you-are-unlikely-prosper


Seriously, read this.  Article from The Big Money, part of Slate.  None of what's reported will be a big shocker to anyone here, but I doubt this makes the Prosper blog.  

BTW, .org is featured.  Yay!

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Mtnchick

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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2010, 09:56:32 pm »
+1 for the lobby - good find Cush!
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2010, 09:58:37 pm »
FINALLY an honest assessment of Prosper.  BTW, Fred's blog is also linked. 

BTW, you can also comment on the article. 
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2010, 10:00:48 pm »
Amazingly excellent.  Accurate.  Links to places other than .com and points out .com's false advertising.  Note Larsen still tries to spin.  "Oddly late?"  Like many of my borrowers!
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2010, 10:10:15 pm »
FWIW, pre-write your comments in Word and then paste to their comment section, because it'll time out pretty quickly.
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2010, 10:56:23 pm »
Quote from: xraider on January 18, 2010, 10:00:48 pm
Amazingly excellent.  Accurate.  Links to places other than .com and points out .com's false advertising.  Note Larsen still tries to spin.  "Oddly late?"  Like many of my borrowers!

I swore to myself not to go into my account today to see if I have any more new lates since I'm approaching a distressed level of 50% now.


Yeah I want to have a good day at work tomorrow I'm not gonna log on.   Screw it.   :D
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2010, 10:57:03 pm »
Someone needs to do a wiki update
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2010, 11:02:13 pm »
Quote from: bamalucky on January 18, 2010, 10:57:03 pm
Someone needs to do a wiki update

and update the FB, Prospers, FB, ask for comments via the Prosper blog, update their personal blogs, Twitter, link in comment areas of prominent blog or media pieces on Prosper, etc.
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2010, 11:03:12 pm »
FB is updated. Is there any way we can move the org link to the lobby so people can read it without registering?
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2010, 11:14:43 pm »
I posted the link on the Prosper FB page and asked them what they made of the article.  I'm genuinely curious to hear their reaction and if they chose to refute any of it (which they absolutely should, if anything is inaccurate).
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2010, 01:12:40 am »
Link isn't working.
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2010, 07:25:33 am »
Tells it exactly the way it is. Good read.
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2010, 07:36:44 am »
Wow...awesome article.
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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2010, 07:38:53 am »
I didnt catch the big splash on the home page the first time. lol. very nice

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Re: Article: You Are Unlikely to Prosper
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2010, 07:53:12 am »
Finally a reporter did some research.
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