tsu Has Gone / myLot

@egdcltd (12059)

August 2, 2016 11:23am CST

Well, it looks like the tsu social networking site has been shut down. This morning the layout had changed; now I've tried to access the site and all there is is a message saying that it has gone dark. Which would seem to mean that it has permanently gone. They say that anyone who reached the payment threshold ($100) will be paid, but that seems to mean that everyone below it is going to be out of pocket. Which could be quite a bit of cash. I had hoped that this site was going to last, but it looks like it hasn't, despite having millions of users.

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43897)

• Cambridge, England

2 Aug 16

It's a very curious statement which Sebastian has put out on the Tsu site. He doesn't say that Tsu has closed down - instead he says "You are probably wondering about the new layout but in fact we have taken tsu dark." That clearly implies that he doesn't intend to close the site and, in fact, he goes on to state that outstanding committments will be honoured and that, in the next few days, a button will be added to allow people to download their content. There is no indication of why Tsu has gone offline but an oblique reference to "royalties of music streaming services" and "business models of established platforms" (Facebook and Instagram both banned the posting of Tsu links) might offer a clue. In fact, it is highly likely that the 'established platforms' put pressure on Tsu, either directly or indirectly on the issue of royalties for music.

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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2 Aug 16

Yes, as explanations go, it doesn't really explain much.

Dominique

@dodo19 (48166)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

2 Aug 16

It's a shame to see another site go, but the earnings were slow and the payout was high. Such is life sometimes.

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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2 Aug 16

It's increasing my opinion that, to succeed online, you need your own stuff. Whether this be a site or other material, depending on others doesn't seem to be working that well.

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Sky

@skysnap (20152)

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2 Aug 16

Thats sad. but it was going down either way. it turned out to be a spam.

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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2 Aug 16

I wasn't earning much from it, but it was nice to earn a few pennies for promoting my own stuff. Although it looks like I now haven't earned those pennies.

Sky

@skysnap (20152)

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2 Aug 16

@egdcltd yeaah i spent 2 months earning 24 cents. it was not worth the time.

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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2 Aug 16

@skysnap I was making about that each month. I was hoping to build up my network to earn more (because I could never get active enough to earn anything purely on my own efforts).

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

2 Aug 16

I think the high payout level and the low amount of points per post probably killed it. I was there for a while and realized it might take years to cash out so I bailed.

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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2 Aug 16

The true power came from the network. If you could get lots of people below you earning tiny amounts (I didn't) that's when you could earn something decent. Otherwise I was (although now it seems I wasn't) earning more from promoting my own stuff than I ever did on any of the other social sites.

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N.B. Yomi

@Hanyouyomi (2186)

• Dallas, Texas

2 Aug 16

Given know obscure the site was, I'm not surprised that it shut down. Especially if the site owner didn't have the means to pay every user to made the $100 quota.

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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3 Aug 16

I wouldn't have said it was that obscure. Maybe not up there with the big boys, but more well known than here for certain.

egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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3 Aug 16

@Hanyouyomi The fact that everyone who earned less than $100 is, by the looks of it, out of luck does make you wonder.

N.B. Yomi