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Word is out that Scott Samuel is trying to put together another team of people to work for free on some snake oil he's a "Chief Visionary" of.

If you, or your son, is involved with Scott Samuel, I, as well as a lot of other eBay community members, urge you not to fall for his cliche's.

TheRossShow.com is documenting some of the facts about Scott Samuel and Ethical Technologies.

http://therossshow.com/showthread.php?t=8533&page=1

Here is Scott's recent attempt at self promotion on LinkedIn…

Scott Samuel 25 yr, e-commerce veteran/Founder & CEO Honesty.Com

Greater Chicago Area
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Profile Recommendations Current Co-Founder/Chief Visionary/CEO – Something Pretty Amazing at More Information To Come 2007
Past Internet Education On Consulting Basis at those8guys, L.L.C
CEO at – Honesty.com, Inc.
Founder Web Based P2P Auction Mangement Industry at Honesty.com, Inc.
Education North Central College Recommended 7 people have recommended Scott

1 report, 2 co-workers, 4 partners
Connections 60 connections
Industry Internet
Public Profile http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/261/828 SummaryMember of online community since 1980.

Owner/Operator of one of the first multi-user social networks 1984-1996.

Creator/Vision Leader for initial eBay auction management tools, 1996.

Founder/ CEO – Honesty.com, Inc. 1997-2000, Including eBay 'Andale' auction hit counters and web based auction management listing tools. Company sold to Andale, Inc. in 2000.

Ranked Jupiter Media Metrix #22 worldwide in terms of overall traffic/critical mass June '99-July 2000.

CCO – Andale, Inc. July 2000-Oct 2001

Numerous Consulting Positions 2001-2004 2006.

Specialties:
Critical Mass Dreation & Development, Innovative Tool Design For Single & Multi-Platform Web Based Companies, Online Group Dynamics.

ExperienceCo-Founder/Chief Visionary/CEO – Something Pretty Amazing
More Information To Come 2007

(Internet industry)

June 2006 – Present (1 year 6 months)

For information, please email onlyloveisreal@gmail.com for direct, interpersonal contact.

Scott has 1 recommendation (1 report) including:
Hans Lee, Architect, Startup Under the Radar View recommendations

Internet Education On Consulting Basis
those8guys, L.L.C

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

October 2001 – June 2005 (3 years 9 months)

Developed concepts and tools for large and small scale companies, including public Top-Tier corporations. Some implimented, others tabled due to potential legal action and breech of now-expired NDA.

CEO
– Honesty.com, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

December 1998 – October 2001 (2 years 11 months)

Founder of Andale, Inc counters (self-created) and web-based online auction tools such as auction research, listing tools, automated invoicing, automated feedback. Honesty.com was the industry pioneer, and was purchased by Andale, Inc. in a stock/cash deal in 2000.

Scott has 4 recommendations (1 co-worker, 3 partners) including:
Yakim Almaleh DC Cullinane Wayne Yeager Marjie Smith, Founder & Executive Director, D.O.U.A (Disabled Online Users) View recommendations

Founder Web Based P2P Auction Mangement Industry
Honesty.com, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

October 1998 – July 2000 (1 year 10 months)

Pioneered concept of Web-Based personal commerce management in 1997 via the invention of auction counters, bulk listing software and various third-party auction tools.

Scaled company from zero to 700,000+ customers in twelve months. Initiated and completed counter integration deal with eBay, Inc., June 2000. Successfully merged Honesty into Andale, Inc. in July of 2000 and served as Chief Community Officer for Andale, Inc. from 2000-2001.

At Honesty.com, responsible for community development, customer service, customer acquisition, online and offline strategy, legal, messaging, company culture and initial business development

Scott has 2 recommendations (1 co-worker, 1 partner) including:
David Higbarger, Product Manager, (startups) Alec Peters, CEO, Marketworks View recommendations

EducationNorth Central College
BA, History. Emphais: English, Communcations, Psychology (empahsis), 1984 – 1990

Recommendations For ScottCo-Founder/Chief Visionary/CEO – Something Pretty Amazing
More Information To Come 2007

“I've been in this industry for 16 years and I've met, worked with, and worked for a lot of people in many companies from small startups to large corporations. Some were nothing but goal oriented, some had vision with no drive, and others had only drive and nothing else, and most pushed their way into the leadership role to satisfy their egos and surround themselves with sycophantic employees. Needless to say, regardless of the capital and advances in the technologies involved, many of these companies were driven to the ground by people who were not qualified to be in that role. From the time I've met Scott, when I was still with Synfonic, I've never known anyone with the right combination of ethics, drive, vision, people skills and leadership qualities. One can whip a horse to run faster, or you can entice the horse to run faster with a carrot. But something magical happens when you empower that horse with a purpose, direction and a renewal of that drive at every milestone passed. Scott empowers his employees to do better. We do not endeavour to try harder because we are being pushed. We push ourselves because Scott makes us believe that with his vision, his proven track record, his people skills, his hand-picked team members, and with his persistence, we will get to the finish line first. Most are not qualified to be leaders, but the few who understand that it takes more than technology or more than sheer resolution… will follow the right man, and I believe Scott is that man.” November 30, 2006

Hans Lee, Architect, Startup Under the Radar
reported to Scott at More Information To Come Fall 2006

CEO
– Honesty.com, Inc.

“Scott possesses in-depth knowledge of and unparalleled experience in the ecommerce space. At the same time, I have yet to meet someone who is so in touch with the human psyche. All this combined makes Scott a leader in the industry and a true innovator.” March 16, 2006

Yakim Almaleh
was with another company when working with Scott at Web Based Online Auction Managment Industy

“Scott is a visionary entrepeneur who is masterful at motivating the folks around him and keeping teams focused. He embodies the right combination of energy and passion!” March 15, 2006

DC Cullinane
was with another company when working with Scott at Web Based Online Auction Managment Industy

“Scott invented the "third party auction tools" business, so I guess that makes him our patron saint! Scott is a straight-shooter and all-around good guy, and I'm proud to know him.” March 6, 2005

Wayne Yeager
was with another company when working with Scott at Web Based Online Auction Managment Industy

“Ethicial would be one word to decribe Scott and his company. He surrounds himself with the best in the industry, his people admire and respect him, and he knows how to get the job done. I have been honored to work with him for the past year and look forward to working with him for many years to come.” May 22, 2004

Marjie Smith, Founder & Executive Director, D.O.U.A (Disabled Online Users)
worked directly with Scott at Web Based Online Auction Managment Industy

Founder Web Based P2P Auction Mangement Industry
Honesty.com, Inc.

“Scott's ability to understand and reach out to customers is amazing. He is what every marketing manager should be but almost never is. I would feel comfortable recommending him to any company that is open to a such a creative person.” November 30, 2006

David Higbarger, Product Manager, (startups)
worked with Scott at Honesty.com, Inc.

“Scott was a pioneer in the auction management space and built a company that really drove value in the era of vapor ware. I highly recommend Scott.” November 30, 2006

Alec Peters, CEO, Marketworks
was with another company when working with Scott at Honesty.com, Inc.

Additional InformationHonors and Awards:
B.A. History, North Central College, Naperville, Il., 8 year program – Empashis: Education, English, Communications, Psychology.

See this link, and look to the right under "Related News" for more facts about Scott Samuel…
http://sneakydave.com/forum/index.php/topic,2251.0.html

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Usually these notices come out just before the monthly billing cycle, to keep sellers at bay, paying Ray Romeo their $9.95 a month for a Wagglepop store, but this notice came a little bit late (10/28/2007).

These notices are posted by Andrew Pittino (Director of Business Development & Customer Care), which is rumored to by Ray Romeo himself. Andrew suddenly showed up after Karen Morrow left due to the meanness of Wagglepop users. Karen also is rumored to be a Ray Romeo sock puppet.

Hello Wagglepop Members,

Many of you have noticed over the past week or two the rollout and subsequent rollback for extended development of both appearance related changes and dynamic content integration. We feel confident the bulk of the implementation related “bugs” are worked out, and we anticipate full integration shortly of both.

Along with that we will be announcing very shortly some policy and feature changes that we feel better reflects the marketplace as structured both today and squarely focuses on the future direction of Wagglepop.

A bit further ahead in timeline we have secured and are developing some vertical properties that we feel will develop the overall pool of both buyers and sellers in the same ways in which the Web itself is developing. It’s a fast-evolving and ever changing landscape, and we see distinct opportunities for growth.

While not a complete philosophical change, we are thinking outside the box more than ever. Conventional promotional methods used to date have had mixed and strange results, leading us as a company to rethink the needs of online users and the ways in which those needs are fulfilled.

We have a solid and real-world tested foundation. Now is the time to start expanding, and seizing opportunities in every way we can.

Continued thanks to everyone for your continued support of Wagglepop. The visionary nature and enthusiasm of our membership is truly inspiring, and we look forward to working towards making that vision a reality each and every day.

Andrew P.
WP

More on Wagglepop:
http://sneakydave.com/forum/index.php/topic,2202.0.html

Older Wagglepop news:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=wagglepop+site%3Asneakydave.com&btnG=Google+Search

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On 9/11/2007, Wagglepop is showing blank pages throughout the site. Ray Romeo has tried to disguise error message in the past by throwing up a blank page when errors occur, but I think I found out that it seems to be yet another database problem.

It also appears that Wagglepop’s “community” software is based on phpBB.

More…
http://sneakydave.com/forum/index.php?topic=2202.msg30002#msg30002

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