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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Humzoo Turns 6 Months Old

It seems like just yesterday, but six months ago today Humzoo was born. It's very exciting to think about all that has happened in the past six months on Humzoo.

Since March 3rd, Humzoo has evolved into a community of bloggers, photographers and videographers that enjoy sharing their lives with others. Each person on Humzoo is unique in their own way. New friendships have developed, some people have actually met in person. We've all witnessed several exciting births on Humzoo. We even tracked someone's package! We've been interviewed and featured in several publications and the buzz overall seems very positive. We're very happy about that.

How could we forget the two awesome Humzoo Rad parties hosted in North Carolina and Illinois? There will be plenty more of those in the near future.

Charts and Graphs
We've accomplished a great deal in the six months the site has been public, and we're very proud of where the site is today. Charts and graphs say that we are growing. See for yourself.


Financially we're doing okay too. Currently the Humdinger memberships are floating the hosting and storage fees, and fortunately nothing has been paid out of our pockets. We hope that will continue and overtime the site will remain self-sufficient, because our pockets have holes.

Some New Things to Mention
We've been adding things and improving the site in the past couple weeks, but we haven't said much about it. For what it's worth, here is a list of subtle changes that you might have noticed:

- Added Blue Dots and commenting to the Mobile site
- Tags are now remembered from photo to photo as you upload new albums
- Improved text formatting and display on blogs
- More consistent video quality and download speeds

What Does the Future Hold?
A lot! We have plenty of new features we want to add and lots of improvements to the current set of features that we want to make. We always appreciate and welcome feature requests and feedback on the site.

Our mission hasn't changed much in the last 6 months, and that feels good to say. We still aim to create web sites that are easy to use and easy on the eyes. Some things to look for in the coming months are new themes, a grassroots marketing campaign, more Zootorials, a user-site face lift, grouping of related content, domain mapping, and much, much more.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. Without you, Humzoo would not be what it is today.
21 Comments
spike
1) Congratulations Dave and Denny! I have really enjoyed using Humzoo and I hope it continues to grow.
Spike   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
George
2) Specifically, you have iHoles in your pockets. You'll buy anything marketed with an "i" in front of the name, no matter what the price or availability. A very unwise policy if financial peace of mind is high on your list of life priorities.
LimeyGeorge   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
nikideaton
3) Happy 6th Months!
niki   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
nikideaton
4) George, who are you calling an ihole?
niki   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
gotshoo
5) Sweet graphs! You guys have done a great job with the site. I talk you up any chance I get.

Keep the good work coming.
shoo   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
soundchick
6) Can you put that graph in a series of pie charts? Ross Perot likes pie charts!
soundchick   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
reera
7) Thank you-this has been a great experience.Look forward to the next 6 months.
dannie   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
BrianHamrick
8) Where can I buy an IPO? Seriously.

Great work guys. The best is yet to come for Humzoo, I believe.
Brian   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
9) Congratulation to Humzoo for being the best new ssight around.
Looking forward to seeing much more growth from here,
Dave, have you considered a line of merchandise with the Humzoo on it?
I have asked for some Humzoo patches and possibly a couple of window decals, and I was thiking that I may go over to a local t-shirt shop and have them make me a shirt with the Humzoo decal on front and back.
Humzoo has had a good kick off stage, and you don't owe any money which makes it even better.
BeanCounter37   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
merritttise
10) Boy, this has been a fast 6 months! Looking forward to the next 6 months (and longer).
Merritt   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
rangywulf
11) yeah, you need to file those pie graphs with a TPS report. You did get the memo about the TPS report right?
RW   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
mrsshoo
12) Congrats, guys!! I can't believe how much Humzoo has evolved since Shoo first showed it to me. You guys have done an awesome job!! Not only have you built a website, but you've created a really amazing community. Who knew that little red face would be so popular??
Sarah S.   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
lgrant
13) Where do I send the birthday cake?

Hard to believe it has been 6 mos. Seems like only yesterday I was getting sarcastic remarks from my nephew about the length of my first blog testing the site's ability to manage a LONG blog. How many stories have we shared, recipes, births, deaths, birthdays, anniversaries, life events together? Laughed, cried, vented, celebrated, cheered.

Great news about the iHoles being plugged (I love your joke, Niki!) and more great things to come. I keep trying to find things to complain about, but you keep fixing all the problems. So, I guess, instead, I'll just say congrats, thanks and happy birthday--Dave&Denny don't look a day over 7 mos (or act like it). :)

Happy 6th Month Birthday!!
LGrant   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
ChinaCalling
14) I'm thrilled to be a part of the historic and hysterical first six months of Humzoo!
ChinaCalling   Wednesday, September 3, 2008
RoseDeaton
15) Congratulations on your first 6 months. Ya'll are Humdingers for sure. It was great getting to see you and talk to you a little in Hooterville. I love the community of Humzooville. Love to all of ya'll, Niki and Courtney, you are saints with very creative hubbys. You gotta Love em! Love, gigi
gigi   Thursday, September 4, 2008
Leslie
16) Thanks for all the fun I have had on Humzoo. It truly is a very unique adventure. I am amazed how much growth has taken place in such a short time. I predict great things are in store for the site and the creators. Think globally and follow your dreams!
Leslie   Thursday, September 4, 2008
girlcarew
17) Woot! Happy half birthday.
girlcarew   Friday, September 5, 2008
stevenheinzel
18) No where else on the net, except Humzoo, can you find iholes and cornholes. What a site guys, way to go and a "Happy Half" to you.
stheinz   Friday, September 5, 2008
betsyradish
19) Woot woot! So many b-days and anniversaries!!! Today is the 29th b-day of SPORTSCENTER!
Betsy   Sunday, September 7, 2008
Scott
20) And Google turned 10 today.
Scott   Sunday, September 7, 2008
cdcgull
21) Happy Half Birthday to Humzoo and a HUGE thank you to Dave and Denny for all their hard work!! You two have brought alot of people together!!! It is fun to connect to family and others!!! THANK YOU!!!
cdcgull   Tuesday, September 9, 2008
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