To Stickam or not to Stickam? The big controversy

So if you have been in Shaggys Stickam Chat room the past week you have probably noticed things have been a little tense. He and I had a disagreement which is fine :-) I STILL LOVE YOU SHAGGY!


Shaggy has said over and over again he does not feel appreciated at Stickam, and has complained numerous times about the technical and ethical Practices at Stickam. Now before I go on there are SEVERAL people on Stickam that feel this way!!! Not Just Shaggy!

I voiced my opinion in the room yesterday because I have had nothing but a positive experience with Stickam. Yes, I have had technical issues in my room....Yes, I have been frustrated at times with who is on the front page, and yes, I have even said in my own chat that stickam sucks today! Because sometimes they do. But I have a hard time getting mad at the staff for it because EVERY TIME I write them or contact them for any issue they have responded quickly and kept me up to date on the progress of fixing the problem. I know this is not what happens with everyone and I can see how people get frustrated. I have learn with the stickam staff a little kindness goes a long way.

There are always going to be Technical issues this is a social network, with video, with thousands of people online at one time. There is no way to get around that. I think I learn from working on the Rides at Disneyland a few years back that there are somethings that just can't be avoided when there is a technical issue. The guest would be pissed when the Ride broke down and they would yell at me for it and I had no control over the situation. It would be very stressful trying to make a 200 guest that waited 2 hours for a ride that just broke down happy. Well, I think of stickam as the ride operator and I the guest. I am so excited to go online and when it does not work I am VERY Frustrated but me yelling about it is not going to fix the problem any faster. And I am sure when there is tech issues they get about 100 Instant messages.


Just to clear things up Shaggy and i are NOT mad at each other I got a few e mails about why I was pissed. First It takes A LOT to piss me off and that would have not done it. I am just a very strong, independent thinking, Stubborn, woman that will not back down because everyone else thinks one way. And it does not help that shaggy is one of the most strong will people I know...
So to Wrap this up, I still stand my ground with my position on stickam being a great site and one of the BEST live streaming sites to aggregate Viewers. They are not the best technically I have seen better sites but you will never pull the numbers you do at stickam at any other site. And I know for a fact Shaggy will stick to his opinion about Stickam because that is how he truly feels. You should always voice your opinion and stand your ground. Shaggy is doing that and so am I. We don't hate each other. We are just stubborn asses! LOL ;-)

CONGRATULATIONS LIZZY!!!!

For those of you that didn't know, Shaggy recently put his beloved macbook up on the auction block on the ever popular EBAY.COM. It was a 3 day auction and many fans were battling it out in wars to outbid each other. If you know Shaggy at all, then you should know that his laptop was mos def pimped out! Esp with many of the reggae artists autographs, as well as his on there.... it was definately a most wanted keepsake. But, alas.... there could only be one winner...

and the winner is.... LIZZY!!!!!!!!

yayayayayay!

I forgot the winning bid amount, but I know that Lizzy is extremely happy and excited that she was the winner, and we were very happy for her too!

There was a special attachment for Shaggy to that particular macbook because thats the laptop that he made shaggylive.com with.

Lizzy, we know that you will cherish that laptop was much as Shaggy did, and we know you will take special care of it.


HAVE FUN LIZZY AND CONGRATS!

YouStage Success!!

Recently I made an entry about a group of youtubers called 'YouStage' who had entered a competition on the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) called upstaged.
The article I wrote was telling you to check them out, and even vote for them.
Thankyou to all of you who supported the group... They won!
They won a total of £10,000 (which is roughly $20,000).
They are going to spend this money on a gatherting in the UK for all youtubers!

Welldone youstage!

TAZ AND POOH!

Check out a new radio show on Stickam.com

They have a show every night 9pm est.... (that would be 3 pm hawaii time and 6 pm pst) Stop by and chat and make requests!
Go and check them out!


http://www.stickam.com/tazman3234869

Open Letter

I get emails and msgs through all the sites I'm on all the time like this following note:

-----Original Message-----
From: ****
Sent: March 28, 2008 8:08 PM
To: Shaggy
Subject: shaggy

u are very entertaining and u do help me get stress out when u are funny but i have a question can u help me try to get my name out there because ive been trying to get people to help and like idk what to do


Usually, I try to help give mentions and show guys the ins and the outs of it. But after checking out this kid's page, I wanted to really lay it all out. He's young, and since no one else wants to help him it seems, I guess I felt responsible for giving him a thorough answer as follows:

It's 4am, I just got home from work... so this may sound a little scattered.

The first thing you got to ask yourself is what are you trying to get "out there" as? Anybody who seeks attention just for the sake of attention is doomed before they ever start to promote their name or ever start a career. What do you want to do once people start noticing you? Nobody sticks around to watch someone just to watch them, and hardly anyone remembers them after they leave. You got to be focused on what you want to do before worrying about people knowing who you are.

I once had a very famous lady in radio history tell me, "remember...you start the day as a nobody, and when that mic is off, you're nobody again." Her name was Chatty Hattie Leeper, and she's beyond a legend in entertainment. I trusted her advise a lot, almost as much as I did my parents...and for a southern boy, that's deep. Hattie told me to make sure I wasn't being like most DJs of the modern era...so stuck on themselves that they failed to entertain anyone else. They had nothing going for them outside of being "on the air." As people, they were horrible...and she scolded me anytime I got a big head. I have to be entertaining to impress her, bottom line period. I try to pass that advice to people wanting to get noticed in any entertainment field. HAVE A REASON FOR PEOPLE TO WANT TO BE AROUND YOU.

Also, be careful what you wish for... I was once a unnoticed, funny kid in the middle of nowhere, North Carolina. My life was simple and I grew up in a great rural community. Entering college, and radio eventually...changed my entire life. I was always shy before, but people rushing to see you for no other reason than your job is CRUSHING. After 13 years of this life, I can no longer enjoy the basic things most people take for granted. Everywhere I go I'm spotted. I can't eat out, shop for groceries, or spend time with my kid because of who I am. My life is so different from when I started that sometimes I have to remind myself I'm nobody important at the end of the day. It's just rough when you can't just go around like a normal guy...

And I love everyone of the people that walk up to me. How sick is that? My listeners, my fans...they are great people. I thank them every time they say they like my show. I try to make time to talk to everyone I meet, and remind them I'm nobody without them. That's another rule of being a true entertainer....your fans are the reason you can even do what you do. Never take that for granted. Thank everyone everyday they come to see you. Be grateful for them, even if you feel like you are getting crushed with attention sometimes and just want to be alone. Never ever forget to take care of those that take care of you.

You got to remember too, that you have a responsibility as an entertainer. You have to always be the better person. Keep your personal life out of the way of your act. People remember the loud offensive entertainers, but only the good guys become legends.

I guess the last thing is the most important. Since I was 18, and professionally in radio, I can honestly say I've had a fun life. I get to do and say things most people really wish they could. My life is a blast. HAVE FUN with WHATEVER YOU DO. Don't force yourself into the spotlight without the goal of just having fun. You make mistakes? LAUGH A YOURSELF! People insult you and call you names? HELP THEM AND LAUGH SOME MORE! Never lose your cool, and most importantly, never be too cool to be bothered. Entertainment is an expression of yourself. If you are happy doing it, people are happy watching you do it...whatever your "it" may be. DJs, musicians, actors, and comedians can all lay down one truth to why they really do it. They do it to have fun.
At the end of the day, it's still the most fun I've ever had regardless of working long hours.

After reading this, take some time and think it over about what kind of entertainer you want to be and that will answer your most important question...and the one you asked me. How do you promote yourself starts on what you are actually promoting.

Alojah,
Shaggy

-hopefully this helps people who are thinking the same.

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