How is myLot for you?

@Drosophila (16573)
Ireland
September 7, 2015 10:58am CST
Hi everyone, I'm doing a research article on social media platforms. The goal is to identify the "glue" or "gel" element that keeps an online community together. So I am interested in hearing about your experience of myLot especially around these areas: 1) How often do you visit myLot? 2) What is unique about your experience with this community? Thanks a lot for helping me with this.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
7 Sep 15
Don't look anymore. When this site stopped to pay members 2 years ago, about 99% left. Now that it pays again, many old members are coming back. The "glue" element at myLot is earning a little pocket money. For your questions : 1) I am here quite everyday. 2) It is a cohesive and friendly community : if we see new members everyday, those staying will stay for years. I have made some real friends here, and we kept contact through emails and Skype when myLot became a desert.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
7 Sep 15
Thanks topffer! This really helps, I am very intrigued in the exodus 2 years ago. Thanks for the lead, I will look into this some more. I stumbled across myLot as I was searching for other major online communities and this one strike me as unique in that it pays members for interactions. I will also look into Bubblews and compare the difference. Thanks again!
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• New Delhi, India
7 Sep 15
Why pasting same comments again topffer lol
@Tampa_girl7 (49067)
• United States
8 Sep 15
What happened two years ago? Do you know what were the circumstances that lead them to not pay ?
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• Mumbai, India
7 Sep 15
I am newcomer but visited 4 times in 2 days.It has some attractive force which unites like minded person.You will always get friends here.
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@yugocean (9965)
• India
8 Sep 15
@Mukundrao Welcome this is a good place is social media (actually myLot is more of discussion site, yet the discussions are mostly social and people made @else34 in old gen of myLot there were many active Bhartiya, this time there are only few
@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
8 Sep 15
@Mukundrao,Hearty welcome to the worldwide Mylot community.My countrymen joining the site make me ecstatic.Welcome again.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
7 Sep 15
That's good to hear! What brings you to Mylot?
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@vandana7 (98896)
• India
9 Sep 15
I am a myLot addict. When I first joined myLot, I had a maid, and my job was such that I had to sit up late in the night for downloading stuff. Now, most of it comes in during the day time. I waited for my good friends to return and since yesterday, I feel alive. I hope this does not mean I am going to suffer in my work, but for the moment, this is what fun is all about.
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@vandana7 (98896)
• India
11 Sep 15
@Drosophila ..I was looking for online working sites, and I came across myLot. Once I found folks here, and let me tell you it can have a therapeutic effect when you let others know what you feel or think in the day instead of stocking it all up and pouring it out in front of a shrink who takes money for listening to you. lol
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
10 Sep 15
That's interesting, how did you come across this web site?
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
11 Sep 15
@vandana7 Lol, one of my friend says, all shrinks do are asking you questions like, "why do you think this?" and "how do you feel about that". Something you can do by just asking yourself...
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@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
7 Sep 15
I'm here at least twice everyday. I just enjoy the friendly community so much.
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@vandana7 (98896)
• India
11 Sep 15
I know..
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• United States
7 Sep 15
It is a grand place Wendy. You will never be short of something to do on here. I have been on the old site and this new one for a good few years. I visit quite often. Hope you will too. Welcome.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
7 Sep 15
Thanks OT! Ya so far everyone is very friendly and helpful.
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• United States
7 Sep 15
@Drosophila Yes and if you have any questions all will be willing to help you Wendy. Hope the day is fine for you there.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
8 Sep 15
@OceanTeara,I know you were in old Mylot,and with the same username.Right?
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
8 Sep 15
I like mylot very much. I visit just about everyday, and love the people here they are very friendly and interactive. They have some great articles to read. wish I had of found this site a lot faster.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
8 Sep 15
@Butchcass,it's a little slow.I like it to be faster too.
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Sep 15
I am here almost everyday.Mylot is unique in that there are people from all over the world interacting with each other, leaning about each others culture, and earning a little bit of spending money in the process. When mylot stopped paying two years ago, I left, and I am glad that I came back, as it is great to see old frineds again, chat up a storm and earn.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
8 Sep 15
I'm around a lot on the website, I joined some time back but never did anything until a few weeks ago. I'm enjoying writing and the interact, it's something I need in my life at the moment.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
8 Sep 15
Oh, you must have a story. Have you just undergone some significant change stories in your life?
@rebelann (111235)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Sep 15
Like so many onliners I am here ..... and on other sites ..... to earn a few extra pennies and in so doing I get to meet all kinds of people from all over the world, it's always interesting to read about someone else's views on everyday life and it's fun ..... for me at least ..... to share the pictures I take ..... ..... ..... as for glue, there really is none, if you check on Bubblews it seems everyone left just because of the money, no care about the people they'd left behind.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
7 Sep 15
myLot and Bubblews are different sites. There is no messaging system at Bubblews, and not a lot of interaction like here. Even the possibility to comment on the profile page was removed by the staff. I never considered it like a social media site, but as a writing site.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
7 Sep 15
@rebelann I had no link in my profile. Some old friends from here were dropping me a phrase when we had comments in our profile. After they disappeared it was more hazardous to communicate through comments in a post, as I have never been very active at Bubblews, and no more active since the beginning of this year.
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@rebelann (111235)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Sep 15
@topffer good point, I write there all the time and a few of my connections do keep in touch, they use the link in our profile to connect outside bubblews.
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
28 Sep 15
I visit every day. Mylot always paid. Members will help if you a person asks for help. It is reasonably safe in that people support respect for all. There is some flexibility as to how a person can use the platform. For example, "members are required to write a specific number of words on a topic that has not already been taken" etc. - does not exist as a rule. Also people can have serious discussions or silly ones.
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
29 Sep 15
@Drosophila The opposite can be true as well. In a community you can always find things you don't like much and so that can repel a person. I guess that is why there are filters like blocking to enable a person to find what interests them and ignore what doesn't.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
29 Sep 15
That's true, flexibility & support are the positive behaviour that encourages people to stick around.
@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
30 Sep 15
@Bluedoll That's definitely needed!
@yugocean (9965)
• India
8 Sep 15
@Wendy789 I'd say the same thing as already mentioned by @topffer I would like to add that this community is good for researches too, if you stay here for some more time, then you too will like it. It is like doing researches by having fun and of course myLot will pay for the participation.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
10 Sep 15
Oh ya this site works in a fundamentally different way than Bubblaw. I'm getting very different results from the same post. Most fascinating.
@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
8 Sep 15
@Wendy,all I can say is,I love Mylot.It's a place that transforms learning,earning and making friends a fun.It's a platform where you are never alone and friendless.A place where you can never get bore.Everything is so great here.I have been a mylot lover since the days when we had the old mylot.I had to leave it reluctantly then when it stopped paying.Thereafter I was hopping from one site to another.Now mylot is back,and so am I.I was and am a regular visitor of mylot despite lack of time and a very tight schedule.The uniqueness of the site,in the opinion of a non native English speaker with an imperfect knowledge of the language is,it allows people like me to participate here.That's the beauty of Mylot.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
8 Sep 15
Excellent, do you feel your English has improved since using myLot?
@Tampa_girl7 (49067)
• United States
8 Sep 15
I am new to Mylot. I visit everyday.
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• New Delhi, India
7 Sep 15
i am a newbie here and a little confused on how will i earn pennies here by uploading pictures. or something can someone help me too
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
7 Sep 15
@rikimaruu it's supposed to be the "new" one. :)
@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
7 Sep 15
Hi Har, A useful page on "how to use mylot" is found here: Wendy
A quick user guide to MyLot with answers to some Frequently Asked Questions, a short history of MyLot and other notes Pages Useful Links Saturday, 4 May 2013 This is the NEW myLot! What is MyLot ?  Their front page describes the site as:  "An enormous disc
• New Delhi, India
7 Sep 15
@Drosophila Is it for the old Mylot or the new one because i searched the youtube and there were videos of 2011