From az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com Thu Dec 1 17:04:14 2011 Return-Path: X-Original-To: geolurker@listserv.azgeocaching.com Delivered-To: geolurker@listserv.azgeocaching.com Received: from cornwallis.duncanmultimedia.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by duncanmultimedia.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C3B86C4007; Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:04:14 -0600 (CST) X-Original-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Delivered-To: az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com Received: from mail-vw0-f49.google.com (mail-vw0-f49.google.com [209.85.212.49]) by duncanmultimedia.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABF926C4002 for ; Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:04:12 -0600 (CST) Received: by vbbfs19 with SMTP id fs19so2395851vbb.36 for ; Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:04:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=0svE0q9rfbgmHD/9jWOpZ533y88r37ZB4x1gflClnfU=; b=GiY6I3heRQ+/NvBG3apQjzrdSEBAxYL0oU9er8crbsXS0/e2Oeb9XmdtxoSOHO1i9G t2b94pCA0Ka3HrumpW145wlONmArSgcZ7wQa8XXS2KNoA7KCT2U/RN8Ju7q2eItaXvhN ru5Oz05PbXhV7XJp8X/aZQ0lXA7XTsfp5XRSs= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.34.211 with SMTP id b19mr7773111vdj.112.1322780652063; Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:04:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.162.2 with HTTP; Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:04:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <4ED80278.1000709@snaptek.com> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 16:04:11 -0700 Message-ID: From: Teresa Price X-Been-There: duncanmultimedia.com X-Been-There: duncanmultimedia.com To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Are people still caching? X-BeenThere: az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com List-Id: Mailing List for discussing Geocaching in Arizona List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0990349903438189042==" Sender: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com Errors-To: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com --===============0990349903438189042== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf3079bf3ce1cb9b04b30fdeea --20cf3079bf3ce1cb9b04b30fdeea Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I devise educational modules, using GPS and Geocaches (some already placed, some placed specifically for an event), for inter-active group learning events at schools, K thru University, across the spectrum of subjects...plus I coordinate special celebration occasions, team-building exercises (which I call GeoGalas and Cache-Mobs, respectively), and small-business marketing events; my company's name is *AZimuth Adventures ( www.AZimuthAdventures.co )* There was absolutely nothing on their site about GPS & Geocaching being used in education, until we notified them, requesting some information related to our research, and then all of a sudden, THEY are developing guidebooks, etc, for teachers to use...I absolutely understand that there are others out there having great ideas, too, but it GALLS me to be given the corporate run-around while presenting a fresh idea and needing startup information and assistance, then have that same corporation take the idea just because they have the resources to do so :/ On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:52 PM, AZTech wrote: > I'm curious: what was the idea they stole from you? > > David - AZTech > On Dec 1, 2011 3:51 PM, "Teresa Price" wrote: > >> Yes! People are still caching and I'm teaching it locally...but I don't >> have a lot of time to peruse the web, so what is it that you're talking >> about regarding the "lawyers" and "take down functionality"...I'm >> interested, because my son and I contacted geocaching.com this summer >> regarding an idea we had and wanted to know how they could help us get >> started; they told us a bunch of hoopla then basically stole our idea. I >> was not a happy camper! >> >> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: >> >>> I personally haven't been out in quite a while. The cachers that I run >>> into all tell me that they aren't looking for caches anymore, though some >>> say they still go to some of the get together events to hang out with >>> friends. >>> >>> I know for me the joy was sucked out of it when the lawyers for >>> geocaching.com contacted us to tell us to take down functionality that >>> we had created and they had copied. >>> >>> This discussion list has also died. It used to get a couple dozen >>> messages a day in its heyday, now we get about a message a month. >>> >>> Are people still caching? It seems like it became a dying/dead fad from >>> where I sit. >>> >>> Brian Cluff >>> Team Snaptek >>> AzGeocaching.com >>> ______________________________**______________________________ >>> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >>> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >>> http://listserv.azgeocaching.**com/mailman/listinfo/az-**geocaching >>> >>> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >>> http://www.azgeocaching.com >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ***Teresa (Tess)* >> *WinePress / Harvester of Harvesters* >> ** >> *"...the New Wine is found in the cluster..."* >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >> http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching >> >> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >> http://www.azgeocaching.com >> >> > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > -- ***Teresa (Tess)* *WinePress / Harvester of Harvesters* ** *"...the New Wine is found in the cluster..."* --20cf3079bf3ce1cb9b04b30fdeea Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I devise educational modules, using GPS and Geocaches (some already placed,= some placed specifically for an event), for inter-active group learning ev= ents at schools, K thru University, across the spectrum of subjects...plus = I coordinate=A0special celebration occasions,=A0team-building exercises=A0(= which I call GeoGalas and Cache-Mobs, respectively), and small-business mar= keting events; my company's name is AZimuth Adventures=A0(www.AZimuthAdventures.co)=A0= There was absolutely nothing on their site about GPS & Geocaching bein= g used in education, until we notified them, requesting some information re= lated to our research, and then all of a sudden, THEY are developing guideb= ooks, etc, for teachers to use...I=A0absolutely understand that there are o= thers out there having great ideas, too, but it GALLS me to be given the co= rporate run-around while presenting a fresh idea and needing=A0startup=A0in= formation and assistance, then have that same corporation take the idea=A0j= ust because they have the resources to do so=A0:/=A0

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:52 PM, AZTech <aztech.gc@gmail.com= > wrote:

I'm curious: what was the idea they stole from you?

David - AZTech

On Dec 1, 2011 3:51 PM, "Teresa Price"= <tnprice0424= @gmail.com> wrote:
Yes! People are still caching an= d I'm teaching it locally...but I don't have a lot of time to perus= e the web, so what is it that you're talking about regarding the "= lawyers" and "take down functionality"...I'm interested,= because my son and I contacted geocaching.com this summer regarding an idea we had and wan= ted to know how they could help us get started; they told us a bunch of hoo= pla then basically stole our idea.=A0 I was not a happy camper!

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Brian Cluff <br= ian@snaptek.com> wrote:
I personally haven't been ou= t in quite a while. =A0The cachers that I run into all tell me that they ar= en't looking for caches anymore, though some say they still go to some = of the get together events to hang out with friends.

I know for me the joy was sucked out of it when the lawyers for geocaching.com contacted = us to tell us to take down functionality that we had created and they had c= opied.

This discussion list has also died. =A0It used to get a couple dozen me= ssages a day in its heyday, now we get about a message a month.

Are = people still caching? =A0It seems like it became a dying/dead fad from wher= e I sit.

Brian Cluff
Team Snaptek
AzGeocaching.com
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