Because there aren't any updates at bitcointalk anymore about the Master Protocol:

- Starting off 2014: Mastercoin's Top 10 You Want To Know About http://ow.ly/soTQh

- Vice: Making Your Own Cryptocurrency Has Never Been Easier http://ow.ly/shVkH

- Mastercoin Foundation Paying Out ~$1 Million upon Completion of Distributed Exchange http://ow.ly/svJGA

- Master Protocol & ‪Mastercoin‬: Development Update #2 http://ow.ly/srmwa

- What's Happening with Mastercoin? Check out our main Trello Board! http://ow.ly/ssmG8

- Mastercoin Foundation Searching for a CTO http://ow.ly/sq7nQ

- Two new exchanges: Dutch www.koopmastercoin.nl and the English www.mastercoindirect.com

and please vote for Mastercoin (MSC) on Cryptsy https://cryptsy.freshdesk.com/support/discussions/topics/45070

thanks so much, i do try to post these but sometimes i do forget (lots of stuff going on)