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The 411: Viewpoints and Sears Update

jasyjen — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:52:58 GMT

Oh good. I signed up through Viewpoints. Hope we don't loose to many people.

The 411: Viewpoints and Sears Update

Meredith — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:01:27 GMT

Vivasuzi is exactly right. AmyA- you signed up through Viewpoints so you will definently be staying right where you are :) Only Sears people who signed up through sk-YOU.com will be transitioning to the MySears community.

The 411: Viewpoints and Sears Update

AmyA — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:37:27 GMT

I have been around for a few so I would fall under Viewpoints :).

Thanks for the answer vivasuzi!!

The 411: Viewpoints and Sears Update

vivasuzi — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:53:37 GMT

Amy, from what I understand - the people who signed up through the Sears website will be Sears members now. People who signed up at Viewpoints originally will remain Viewpoints members. I hope that helps!

Of course, Sears members can always resign up at Viewpoints if they love it so much they want to stay at both :)

If you aren't sure if you are a Sears member or a Viewpoints member, you can ask Meredith and she'll clue you in.

The 411: Viewpoints and Sears Update

AmyA — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:42:01 GMT

How will the people be choosen to be in which group for the split?

Thanks in advance.

Amy

The 411: Viewpoints and Sears Update

Meredith — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:33:29 GMT

As you may recall, Viewpoints and Sears have been partners for over a year. As part of the partnership, Viewpoints and Sears have shared our "site". Each group had a different entry and different view, but the bones were essentially the same.

In order to help each site grow and retain its own personality, we have recently decided to divide up the sites. Sears will continue to be a partner of Viewpoints, but Viewpoints will help run and operate a completely separate site for them!

So, how does this change impact you? Because we'll no longer be sharing communities your sk-YOU friendships will be impacted. You will see their photos and historical information, but they will no longer be part of the community. That means that you cannot message them through the site, get comments from them, read their new reviews, etc. But, you can still connect with them! You will see their profile and be able to find them on the MySears website.

When is this all happening? The changes will then take effect on March 28th. To make the technical changes, the site will be down for several hours in the middle of the night! So, if you want to reach out to any of your dear friends from sk-YOU, please do so today or tomorrow.

Feel free to email any questions to me: meredith@viewpoints.com.

We appreciate your understanding and support!