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   Rupert Taylorposted 2 years ago

   The weekly feed from HubPages tells us that Maven is now the Arena Group
   
   "According to a new article on Business Wire, 'This new identity celebrates the company’s efforts over the past year to focus its core business strategy—building scalable media verticals, dubbed “arenas,” on a dynamic single technical platform, around passionate consumer interests. The reimagined identity was designed to capture the company’s unique value within the industry: a media ecosystem that brings together consumers, brands, publishers, storytellers, and advertisers around robust digital destinations.'
   
   Could somebody translate this into English, which is the only language I speak fluently?

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      Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I'm expecting FatFreddyCats to wade in and gave me a laugh to relax.

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         FatFreddysCatposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Ehhhh... I got nothin'. Sorry. Not enough coffee yet.

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            Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

            What? You're a let down!

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      NateB11posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Some kind of doublespeak.

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         Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Correct. That's Big Brother''s English.

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      theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      It's awful, isn't it?

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      OldRosesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      In business-speak that means that Maven is failing so it is rebranding in an effort to become profitable.  It rarely works.

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      tsmogposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I am still digesting the newsletter announcement. I am unsure what they mean about the two niche sites falling into a Arena Group structure. They are independent websites aren't they?  I did find an article at Business Wire giving more information, yet I only skimmed it while still unsure how it affects HP directly.
      
      https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/ … hip-Brands

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      Nell Roseposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      LOL! I was going to say, please translate too!

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      Nell Roseposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Translation:
      Core business strategy. = Get your act together you twits.
      building scalable media verticals = learn how to use a video recorder, you twits.
      on a dynamic single technical platform, around passionate consumer interests = Work together you idiots, and not do your own thing. like Fred over there... what is he doing? Fred? Fred? stop playing tetrus....
      (bringing together) robust digital destinations.'= lots of different sites. (sigh)
      So, In a nutshell, there you go! Its Freds fault for playing tetrus, other people not taking notice, now we need to work together and stop piddling about.
      think that's it, waddya think? (wink)

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         Rupert Taylorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Spot on Nell. I'd like to add that "reimagined identity" means we are actually lizard people who have come from another planet and are taking our direction from the drug cartel-leading Queen of England.

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            Nell Roseposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            LOL! Rupert! Yep, you are completely right!
            I worked in an office for Ford, and Volkswagen, along with translating at least 10 languages onto addresses (got help with tech on that!) but not once did I try and be so pretentious to speak gobbledegook!

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      bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Jibber jabber, mumbo jumbo for SOL. The changes HP writers have been asking for just got permanently swept under the rug.

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      MizBejabbersposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Hey, I wrote better copy than that back in 1975.
      Actually, I think somebody needs to administer a laxative to them.

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         NateB11posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         

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         Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

         lol! ha ha ha! eh eh eh!

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       Kyler J Falkposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       This just shows everyone how truly disconnected they are from the product they wish to have others put out for them.

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          Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

          +1

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       EricFarmer8xposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       They want to make multiple websites or platforms for topics that grow or will have the potential to become popular.
       
       They plan on using the same technology everywhere to do this.
       
       They want to get writing on subjects that viewers like to read.
       
       No idea what their unique value is or what they want to offer.
       
       Something about how writers, viewers, and advertisers. will be happy.

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          Rupert Taylorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Eric, that's closest anybody has come to making sense of this twaddle. Why couldn't they have written it in plain English as you have? Congratulations.

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             eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

             Presumably to add mistique and cast spells on potential investors. Like the language that's used in advertisements.

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       Thelma Albertsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       I need a translator. Lol!

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          bravewarriorposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Amen. Legalize is a fancy way of saying absolutely nothing. Just look at what politicians say - NOTHING but a lot of mumbo jumbo to fly over your head and make you feel stupid.

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   Jodahposted 2 years ago

   So now that we are writing for Arena, does that make us Gladiators haha?

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      Nell Roseposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      LOL!

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      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Haha! Yes, we already are the Gladiators. Lol!  Let's fight with each other in this arena.

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      Thelma Albertsposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      This is so funny. Us being called gladiators

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   PaulGoodman67posted 2 years ago

   Yes, I commented on that in the other thread. It means b*gger-all to the average reader. The only reason I've any idea what's going on is through other sources.

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   Kenna McHughposted 2 years ago

   I started a post on this, too. https://hubpages.com/community/forum/35 … ost4204408

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      Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Smart monkey?!

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   Glenis Rixposted 2 years ago

   http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/services/ … -mark.html
   
   Perhaps whoever wrote the incomprehensible email from Maven/TAG might benefit from working towards the Crystal Mark

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   EricFarmer8xposted 2 years ago

   This is a trend I noticed when it comes to tech. But not always tech. People just love their buzzwords and anything related to their industry. The more buzzwords the more cool you sound apparently.
   
   blockchain! AI! Deep learning! something something else new.

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   FatFreddysCatposted 2 years ago

   I'm reminded of this classic "Simpsons" bit:
   
   https://youtu.be/Pk8grGedzAw

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