Well, Bido has been back for a couple of weeks now. The media coverage was initially strong and the Bido team was consistently discussing their return publicly in forums and on their blog. For some reason, things have changed – everyone is quiet again. I understand the team is (hopefully) busy making changes, but the core audience/members would like to be kept in the loop. Here are a few of my observations from the last few days.

The Bido Blog. This was one of the features that Jarred initially discussed upon the return of Bido. The blog represents and outlet for the Bido staff to discuss new features, domains in auction and more. Posts were occurring every few days, but there has since been an 11-day silence.

Auction setup delay. In the past, Bido auctions were generally setup (after getting the votes needed) within a few hours and never more than 24 hours after the final vote was cast. I had a few domains get the required votes 3 days ago and have heard nothing. Perhaps the team is working on a revised auction schedule, but I haven’t heard anything.

Social interaction. Jarred has always done a great job addressing individual questions at the various domaining forums, but has remained silent over the past week. Also, the Bido Twitter accounts have remained largely inactive over the last week.

In 2009 and early 2010 I was one of the biggest Bido cheerleaders out there, but Bido will have to continue to improve to retain my attention. I sincerely hope that the lack of information over the last 10 days is due to some major changes, but it’s just hard not to think the worst.

Anyone else have any recent experiences or interactions to share?

UPDATE: My Bido auctions are now being setup so clearly their is some action going on. Hopefully Jarred posts to the Bido blog in the near future.