sangiro 26 #1 August 20, 2012 Heya all, It's been a while. Those of you who are older than Justin Bieber may remember me... I have some exciting news to share today. We’ve entered into an agreement to buy back Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com. See the official PR below. There are several factors that played in on this decision and that got us to this point. Bringing these sites back into the D4DR Media stable at this time provides us with the best opportunity to improve on what’s been created here over many years and ensure their longevity. So what will happen next? Right now I don't have a long list of plans lined up to execute. We've been managing these sites as a partner and more recently as minority stakeholder since the day we initially sold them so while the ownership just changed, our involvement really doesn't. I think the moderators and Bryn are doing an excellent job at being available to you guys to help steer the ship in the forums and they will continue to do so. On a personal note, I’m pretty thrilled about this. I'll be around a little more often again now and I'm looking forward to catching up. Press Release: ------------------------------------------ D4DR Media Acquires Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com to Refocus on Adventure Sport Communities Somerset West (South Africa) August 20, 2012 - D4DR Media announced today that the company will acquire and operate three of the leading sites in the adventure sport category: Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and RockClimbing.com. Willem Grobler, the CEO of D4DR Media, originally founded Dropzone.com in 1994. Dropzone.com merged with Rockclimbing.com in 2005 and in the year after these two sites started operating under the banner of D4DR Media. In 2007 BASEjumper.com was added to the portfolio of leading adventure sport sites . "I have a personal history with Dropzone.com spanning almost two decades" Grobler was quoted as saying. "Bringing Dropzone.com, BASEjumper.com and Rockclimbing.com back to D4DR Media will give us the opportunity to refocus on the adventure sport niche and reconnect with some old and new friends." D4DR Media will continue to build on the success of these sites by providing a platform for members to interact, share knowledge, experiences and ideas. Focus will be also be brought to efforts to help introduce new members to these sports by leveraging the reach of new and existing online channels. "These are well-established communities and the company understands the strong underlying cultures and the industries that support these sports. Social media, new web and mobile platforms and technologies, application based interaction and different form-factor handheld devices have changed how individuals and businesses find and share information," said Grobler. "D4DR Media is looking forward to exploring how to solidify the foundations of these sites but also reinvigorate them to grow these great online communities." ------------------------------------------ About D4DR Media: D4DR Media CC is a privately held company based just outside Cape Town in Somerset West (South Africa). D4DR Media owns or operates a portfolio of leading adventure sport portals which include Dropzone.com, Rockclimbing.com, BASEjumper.com and Divetime.com. These sites serve the skydiving, rock climbing, BASE jumping and scuba diving communities world-wide by providing platforms for sport participant and industry interaction. Contact: Charl Liebenberg D4DR Media - Marketing Lead info@d4drmedia.com 10 Lourensford Rd Somerset West South Africa 7130Safe swoops Sangiro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrumpot 1 #2 August 20, 2012 "Sangiro's Synergy" strikes again! coitus non circum - Moab Stone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 August 20, 2012 Meet the new boss....."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #4 August 20, 2012 QuoteMeet the new boss..... ...same as the old boss"Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #5 August 20, 2012 Quote ...same as the old boss But with more wrinkles. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #6 August 20, 2012 Congrats! I think it is the best for DZ as well as the other pages! I am willing to serve when ya need! MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #7 August 20, 2012 Giraffe steaks all around! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #8 August 20, 2012 Return of the Red Hot Fork Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #9 August 20, 2012 Umm....yay!!! "It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #10 August 20, 2012 "This ain't no damn democracy" ciel bleu, Saskia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefalljason 0 #11 August 20, 2012 Glad to see ya back HH!! Blue Skies, Jason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #12 August 21, 2012 Welcome back, Pedro......we need some sleeping lions around here. Just curious......what the meaning of 'D4DR' ? Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #13 August 21, 2012 QuoteJust curious......what the meaning of 'D4DR' ? http://www.d4drmedia.com/d4dr.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #14 August 21, 2012 excellent.. might just get a star by my name again, could never support the suits who didnt jump.____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #15 August 21, 2012 Very cool.....and a unique (and proper) name choice. Thanks ! Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rainman 0 #16 August 21, 2012 Nice! No big changes planned for now, but feels like coming home anyway! RamonRainman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #17 August 21, 2012 Good on you! Those were the days my friend... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strife 0 #18 August 21, 2012 hopeful a technology upgrade is coming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #19 August 22, 2012 Quotehopeful a technology upgrade is coming With what features?"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strife 0 #20 August 22, 2012 QuoteQuotehopeful a technology upgrade is coming With what features? smartphone friendly ability to embedded media new content feature Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psmarais 0 #21 August 22, 2012 Wow, this is great news! Congratulations :)A fool and his money is soon parted - Buy 1 million e-mail valid addresses for only $100.00 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #22 August 22, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuotehopeful a technology upgrade is coming With what features? smartphone friendly ability to embedded media new content feature Content is written by the users... Feel free to write something! Embedded media and smartphone friendly are oxymoronic. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strife 0 #23 August 22, 2012 no content here is great, just think the technology behind it by new content I ment like click a button and shows you the new content on the site since your last visit, maybe here just cant find it yet smartphone friendly I guess is similar to tapatalk forum runner type app support Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #24 August 23, 2012 cheers! Look at all the old-timers popping their heads into this thread. Good to see you back in action around here, HH!Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 26 #25 August 24, 2012 Thanks for the kind words everyone! It certainly is exciting to be focusing on Dropzone.com again. As you'll pick up from the press release, I agree that that devices (phones, tablets etc) have moved on since we were last at the helm here and I agree that we will have to do something about making the site a lot more accessible on those. Also, the underlying packages used to build these sites are outdated and stale. Chances are we have a pretty big re-platforming exercise somewhere in the near future to set up to make improvements faster and at a lower cost. As for content - the forums are buzzing, but the editorial content not. It's up to us to change that. If you can or want to write you are more than welcome to PM me. I will however bring somebody on board in the office here who will spend a considerable amount of his/her time focusing on that again. I'm feeling like a kid with a new (old?) toy and can go on and on about everything I'd like to do but right now I'm a little buried in the transition from NameMedia. The ad server, billing, tracking everything that happens in the background has to come over to our side - for all 3 sites - and that will probably keep my busy for the next week or so. In the meantime as you may have noticed, we have been doing some template changes on the Dropzones, Gear and Photos section. There's more to come on that and I'll keep you posted. Drop in on the Feedback and Suggestions and leave me your thoughts on what you'd like to see on the side, changed or added. We're unlikely to implement all of them but I can assure you we will shortly start going through that forum post by post to see what you've been talking about and where you'd like to see us improve. Keep it coming. Safe swoops Sangiro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
