Hey Mojo, Looks like Mike beat us to it

I'm not so sure about that Efren. It is imitation indeed but I feel that the thousands of people that call us home really dig what we do over here at Famous. Now...if we could only start sleeping with a massive marketing backer. Hmmm.... What could I mean by that?

And Chris Murphy...
Where are you buddy? We miss your love over here my friend!

We love ya Efren! Don't give up on us yet buddy!

Viva Modesto!
Ruben/Motown Mojo
Editor

Brother, IM there! You can take my name to the bank. I always say what I do & I always do what I say. You can bank on it.. We just can’t afford to stand around to long & let the grass grow beneath our feet.
Your friend
Efren J

Is there an actual Web site yet? A little less cryptic-ness would be nice :)

Well, I don't know about the motown mike name, I'm pretty sure my name is still just Mike. =) In response to the cryptic-ness, I probably should announce it here. www.modestofriends.com
I actually started work on the site 2 months ago in an effort to create a better user profile system. The user profiles here still leave much to be desired. I think it creates a better community experience as well as increases the social aspect of a social networking community. I won't however be blogging too much on actual Modesto news. There is ModestoFamous and The Modesto Bee online for that. I'm not a journalist and I may not be much of a web designer, but I do have drive and I do care about the community, hence my efforts. I will address a couple of the differences between the sites. I will not be charging for ad-banners, or any services, not now, not ever, all advertising will be free in order to support local businesses and groups. However at some point in the future if hosting/web costs become a burden I may choose to impose a small charge on select ads to cover these expenses only. I have already paid the hosting out of my pocket for 2007, and I anticipate paying for it in the future as well. I have no desire whatsoever to profit from the site, I am happy with what I have. There will be no selling of the site, it will remain in the hands of the people of the community, not under the direction and control of a large entity. Of course I highly praise Mojo for keeping the site censorship-free, but that is now and while he has say in how the site is ran at the moment, in the future it may not be the case. Only time will tell. I personally love ModestoFamous and will gratefully link to it (when I finish the links section) and refer visitors there often. I would only insist that ModestoFriends and ModestoFamous work hand-in-hand to support our community and it's people, anything otherwise would be doing a dis-service to the very people we claim to support. I will be writing an official announcement blog post here on ModestoFamous soon, but until then, I thought I would address the "rumor-mill". =)
I am open to all feedback and suggestions for improvement. I will also be needing volunteers to help maintain the site. You can contact me at www.modestofriends.com

Thanks!
-Mike

Hey Mike, The Site looks great.. Hats off brother.. I got to tell you, Mojo & I have been discussing building a site such as this & Modesto Famous. Don’t think it would be too hard, one of my degrees is in Computer Science. The Thought, Mojo would be out in front with me shadowing in the background with finical backing. The site would be For the People about the People & yes unconcerned. Mojo has and can bring a world of good to our community & I if we build it; I think People will come. Although I like to bringing in sponsors to provide Ruben with a pay check. He deserves to get paid for all the work he will do to maintain the site. As you may see, the site will start to demand more & more of you in the up & coming months. Well keep up the great work, perhaps we can all site down and calibrate on & of the future of Modesto’s Famous & Friends.. IM thinking we can get real large on this..
The Quake
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Efren J

Thanks for the link :)