I decided that it was just too much of an annoyance and time waster to keep around.

I really see it as a “jump the shark” moment for EntreCard. However, I’ll keep an eye on it to see how things go. If they were ever to allow users to set their own price for a site, I’d be back in for sure.

Sounds a little kneejerk to me. And it’s your right to do it. I’m just chiming in because that is what we do on blogs whether we agree or disagree. And by the way, if the new change has somehow destroyed its social networking effects, then I technically shouldn’t be here posting.

The only problem I have with the MyBlogLog and BlogCatalog community thing is that they’re way overused by marketers and marketer-wannabes. I’ve rarely gotten an invite that wasn’t a marketing pitch in disguise.

EntreCard did have potential as a blog social networking tool since, originally, it evened out the playing field to some degree. Now, it’s just an overpriced way to advertising on other blogs. Sad.

I never understood things like EntreCard and BlogRush. It seems to me, most things that try to “shortcut” traffic/link building eventually come unraveled.

So far, the only “widgets” I’ve tried that actually do bring traffic are MyBlogLog and BlogCatalog. It’s a shame more people (including me) don’t just focus on building their communities within those systems rather than always experimenting with the “next new thing”.

Todd