BBC TOTALLY rips off Popex

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Celebdaq is a terrible name, too.

― Madchen (Madchen), Friday, 13 December 2002 15:35 (twenty-three years ago)

yeh, read about this months ago - i thought they may actually have contracted the PopEx people to do it themselves though

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 13 December 2002 15:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Is it an old thing then? I just found it via Fame Academy. Oh well...

― Madchen (Madchen), Friday, 13 December 2002 15:40 (twenty-three years ago)

its been running for a month or two/three...i think PopEx was started by the infamous Pauly (also set up NME chatroom) and for some reason i thought he also worked for the BBC so this would all make sense - but i could be totally wrong here

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 13 December 2002 15:53 (twenty-three years ago)

B-b-but PopEx was ripped off the Hollywood Stock Exchange who the BBC are working with on the agreed awfully named Celebdaq.

(I just spoke to an old buffer journo at the Daily Mail and need my ear syringed now).

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 13 December 2002 15:57 (twenty-three years ago)

I think Pauly said something a while back about doing some work for the BBC, so I very much suspect this is it.

The fact that I was one of the first ten people on popEx is the most absurdly pathetic thing I have ever felt proud of.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 13 December 2002 16:17 (twenty-three years ago)

I loved HSXE until their site got so bloody SLOW I just gave up playing entirely...

― Sarah (starry), Friday, 13 December 2002 16:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Pete - i hope it was Simon Heffer :)

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 13 December 2002 16:54 (twenty-three years ago)

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