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Where Did You Come From?

Poll: How did you come across BleepingComputer? (2590 member(s) have cast votes)

How did you come across BleepingComputer?

Google (1498 votes [57.84%])
Percentage of vote: 57.84%
Other Search Engine (please specify) (198 votes [7.64%])
Percentage of vote: 7.64%
Calendar of Updates (7 votes [0.27%])
Percentage of vote: 0.27%
Geeks to Go (38 votes [1.47%])
Percentage of vote: 1.47%
Other Forums (please specify) (219 votes [8.46%])
Percentage of vote: 8.46%
Advertisement (14 votes [0.54%])
Percentage of vote: 0.54%
Billboard (1 votes [0.04%])
Percentage of vote: 0.04%
Word of Mouth (243 votes [9.38%])
Percentage of vote: 9.38%
Magazine/Newspaper/Television (41 votes [1.58%])
Percentage of vote: 1.58%
Other (331 votes [12.78%])
Percentage of vote: 12.78%

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#1 yano

I can see what you post!

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Posted 28 July 2005 - 11:43 PM

Well how did you come across BC?

I've been seeing a lot of people coming from Google, just wanted to get some statistics.

Personally I came from Google, looking help with a printer problem, I just never left. :thumbsup:

Couldn't stop.....

Edited by Grinler: If you hear about us from a Magazine, Newspaper, or TV...please let us know which one or what show. Thanks

This post has been edited by Grinler: 27 March 2006 - 11:15 AM

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#2 Pandy

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Posted 28 July 2005 - 11:49 PM

I voted for Word of Mouth.. Papakid told me about BC.

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#3 Skate_Punk_21

Crapware Killing Canuck!

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Posted 28 July 2005 - 11:51 PM

well i heard about it from OT, and Lobos at TechSupportForums, so i put other forums.

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#4 ddeerrff

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Posted 29 July 2005 - 12:12 AM

I ran into Grinler on the Dell forums..

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#5 KoanYorel

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Posted 29 July 2005 - 12:24 AM

Word of mouth from Papakid!

The only easy day was yesterday.

...some do, some don't; some will, some won't (WR)

#6 Lanscader

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Posted 29 July 2005 - 12:53 AM

A Yahoo search for CHIPSstart.exe took me to a random forum page. I can't remember which one...

Like Yano, I couldn't leave. Great community, and I love anything about computers (esp Hardware...Yum... :thumbsup:

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This post has been edited by Lanscader: 29 July 2005 - 12:54 AM

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#7 cowsgonemadd3

Feed me some spyware!

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Posted 29 July 2005 - 11:20 AM

I somehow did a search for something on Google and found this site.

#8 Scarlett

Bleeping Diva

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Posted 29 July 2005 - 03:09 PM

While searching for a computer help forum. I just could not find one where I felt I would fit in. So I wound up lurking around one in particular, where Papakid was a member. And he would mention Bleeping Computer, from time to time. So I visited and registered. Bleeping Computer was brand new. With only a few members. So I was not to intimidated. LOL It took me a month to post for the first time. Now they can't get me to shut up. :thumbsup:

Thanks Papakid! For directing me, (albeit inadvertently), :flowers:

to my new home away from home. :trumpet:

And thanks to Grinler, for creating such a wonderful site. :inlove:

Where would I be without Bleeping Computer? I have learned so much along the way. And have made so many friends as well.

This place rocks! Posted Image

This post has been edited by Scarlett: 29 July 2005 - 03:10 PM

#9 unrepper

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Posted 29 July 2005 - 08:17 PM

refer by a poster one of the microsoft xp newsgroups

#10 frankie12

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Posted 29 July 2005 - 10:24 PM

I did a search on google for computer help and ended up here. Great website Grinler!!! :thumbsup:

#11 Zekaer

Member

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Location:Atlanta ,Georgia

Posted 29 July 2005 - 10:50 PM

Well, I ran pass bleepingcomputer while reading some stuff from computing.net forums.

#12 Grandma_G

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Posted 30 July 2005 - 02:44 AM

I was surfing around looking for some help with my computer problems. I don't really remember exactly how I got here, but I saw some other sites and I felt more comfortable here. I have been reading your tutorials for about 2 weeks now, and trying to learn more about computers. I have always just been a user - what I knew how to do, I knew how to do. Now I realize that there is much more to learn if you really want to be effective... and have also found that it is fun and interesting - mostly, I think, because you talk to people in layman's terms instead of "computerese". Thank you for that. I will be going over to the Malware section to post my problems, and trying to help fix them won't be so scary now.

#13 jgweed

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Posted 30 July 2005 - 10:57 AM

I was involved in the old Tech TV forums, and someone there mentioned BC as a good place to go at the time when G4 began to transform (read: ruin and trivialise) TechTV and its boards.
John

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