To be honest, it doesn't make me that happy... ...For marketing purposes, the 700+ loans surely were more effective (IMHO).
I totally agree about that, Wolfgang - it's a great insight. It makes me better understand why Kiva has no major lender recruitment activity going on. But the part that does make me happy is that entrepreneurs aren't stuck waiting through the backlog queue and then also through the fundraising queue. Think about how fast they are getting their loans now!
Anyway, I hijacked your comments into this Music thread because I'm feeling pretty positive about the recent Kiva excitement and lender accomplishments and stumbled across this track in something called the "World" music category.
This is an MP3 file that should play in your browser once you click the link.
http://www.RadioOpium.com/LoopGuruKiva.mp3-Scott
p.s. This'll be my Kiva video soundtrack, for sure...